I bought a 1994 Bayliner Capri 1950 with a 3.0 Merc for $1500 with the trailer in 2014. I still have the same boat to this day. It looks like a 2010 and runs like a champ.

I have a 1989 capri 2150. 5.7 liter. I've had it for 6 years now. Played on the water a lot and needs some updating for sure. I watched your videos and decided to follow some of your restorations techniques. All I need to do now is carpet the floor and replace the wood support walls for the dash and the little closet area. Thanks for sharing your videos. Helped me a lot. Itching to get on the water.

Wow, this brings back memories. I bought this exact boat in 1988 new. It gave us many years of enjoyment and adventures. I paid $14,500 Canadian. I just checked Bayliner 20.5 new bowrider, only with 6cyl. Comes in at $58,000. I cannot believe the boat prices today. It is well worth spending money on this, to have the same enjoyment and pleasure as buying a new one. Lot's left over for gas, steaks and beer. Cheers from Toronto

Thanks for watching guys! I hoped for 100 000 views within ONE YEAR. It is now one hour and forty minutes till midnight, and current view count this moment is 100 059!!!!!

Great job on the restoration good to see someone take the time to make and rebuild parts.

Nice to see. I'm hopefully going to restore one also. I love working with my hands and doing things myself. Any rich guy can buy a nice boat but a man who has to fix his own and make it nice I respect more! Great job!

Love seeing folks do work and get things done! you did a fantastic job with this little gem. I picked up a 1987 Chaparral 198C last week to do this exact same thing!

I love these Bayliner vids. I just ripped the interior of my ‘03 192 .. down to the ply. I’m going with faux teak flooring, and replacing the carpet along the sides. I gained some good ideas on the transom seats with speaker boxes. As well as a new dog house. I too, need to rebuild the lower half. The upper half is ok. Thanks for the inspiration 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Chef I really enjoyed your rebuild. I can't find your other video on when you had to repair the transom. But omg you had some serious trust in that old tree branch. I was watching with one eye open. Loved it through. I really like to see when folks restore the classics. Great job. Thanks for sharing

dude, you're a king among kings for this build!

Nice job, always loved these boats when i was a kid. Picked one up cheap as well and did a little facelift. Im also retired CG, saw just as many "hi end" boats break down more than these. Sometimes its nice to have a knock around boat to experiment with. But then again I have 4,lol

I really enjoyed your video. Not many words just a man a few tools and some “elbow grease”..... nice job can’t wait to see the next video.

Had one just like it in the late 80s to about 1994 when I had to sell it. Now I wish I had kept it. You did an INCREDIBLE JOB CONGRATULATIONS!!

Great job! I just bought a 17' '85 Larson boat, near-identical to your Bayliner, you restored and will be doing the same thing.

Hola tengo un sea ray 190 y este video me ha dado mucha ideas gracias , se ha convertido en un maestro para los q le hace falta un empujón, this video is a example for me I have a sea ray 190 1996 and you is my teacher for repair my boat tank you

Don’t run it with lower unit so high, it puts lots of stress on expensive moving parts. Yea she’s worth what you paid for her. I restored a few in my days in same condition. It’s a shame people think cause it’s a boat, it can be left uncovered outside in all weather. Anything to me, if it’s worth owning, it’s worth taking care of. Good luck on it all

I'm just finishing up a 1989 1750 Capri Cobra. Luckily the floor was in good shape. Had to replace all upholstery from the windshield back. Previous owner kept the bow covered but did nothing else to maintain it for the 6 years he had it. Wood under the transom cushion was rotten to powder. Every cleat and piece of hardware was loose. He put a couple hundred dollars into a 200W stereo system but I am hard of hearing so never listen to stereo music. All the wiring was just twisted together and taped. Even the ignition key was bare wires wrapped around the terminals. Side window was broken and somebody replaced it with Plexiglass. It turned out nice. After 6 weeks, I put it in the water last week but, now, I'm thinking it's too small for me. I had a 1984 1950 Cuddy with a Volvo back when it was new and it was the right size for me. So may be moving up like you. Sorry I didn't record my restoration but I learned a few things and techniques from you.

NICE! Glad to see someone do what I hope to do to my dads old boat soon!

I have that exact same boat except for mine is brand new still, my Grandpa bought it brand-new used it a couple times and left it in his garage with the cover on and when he passed away it was given to me along with and 85 Chevy Blazer that he had bought to pull the boat it was also brand new! I like the custom Bimini top nice job I can fully enclose mine it's pretty cool.

There is a lot you didn't cover. But what you did, is very informative. TY

WOW... you sir are an ANIMAL!... that was almost a basketcase and you brought her back, GREAT JOB... that 2.3 will take a beating all day and there's tons of performance parts to boost it to 150 hp easily. This video made my day, Thanks, be safe! ;)

I had a 16 ft 1969 Bayliner that was restored with 160 horsepower 2-stroke Johnson on the back of it stroked out and it really made 200 horsepower and that thing was a beast on the river it was a shiny red and white boat beautiful carpet interior beautiful boat I miss that thing a lot I paid $900 bucks for the rebuilt motor so the guy just need to get rid of it out of the divorce and I had it for 3 years and I sold it and man that boat was awesome it handled so good around the river in the tight turns you just back on the throttles whip around in Florida and it could hold probably three people Max I mean I've had five people in it but it does better with three or less it was a nice little ski boat too not as big as a smaller but it was an old school 60 style ski boat and everybody loved it at the boat ramp

Looks like your drive and skills is the valuable part! Nice job!

Well done man. I will be turning to your vids when we start the restoration of a 89

Nice. Nice upgrades too. Purchased a 93 cuddy.was kept inside so didnt need massive work like u did.but rust in risers exaust flappers broken.just the shampooing cleaning took me all summer off an on. U quadripled value on ur boat.nice work.

I also got my bay liner for cheap and it's been worth every penny and work to it ,an extra impeller it's a must good job and have lots of fun

Really inspiring me to start flipping boats with a friend. Thanks, and Great work!

Just picked up an 88' Capri with the 5.0 for cheap... We will see how it goes. It's too bad how some folks treat these old boats. Great job and determination!!!

Nice job and video its inspiring to watch you. There are so many Bayliners around that need this work.Such nice boats good to see this one being saved.I have a 1985 16ft Bayliner Capri Cuddy.I did the floorboards 6 years ago.They rotted partially again cause I left it uncovered stupid, lazy me.I will fix it again and cover the boat properly this time.I am retiring soon and want to use the boat again it does 40 mph with a 1988 Yamaha 115 its fun...Glenn in N.Y.

If cores surrounding engine are rotten it is likely that you have water intrusion in transom and possibly stringers. Nice work good luck with it

Really enjoyed watching this. So my granddad bought new an 86 Capri Cuddy. He passed in 04 and grandma sold it without asking if anyone in the fam wanted it. I have recently found where it ended up. I haven't talked to the owner but haven't seen it moved in the 2 years I've spotted it daily. Really tempting to inquire in buying it but scares me to think about what kinda shape it's in. But your video makes me reconsider... Especially if i can get it cheap.

Seems like a great deal and you made it look easy. We find lots of those that I’d love to flip but the usually have cracked blocks from lack of winterization here in Colorado. Then it’s not worth it since I’m not a mechanic.

This was really cool alot of hard work but i bet it paid off. Good job man

You are the kingof restoration

Funny I used to work at a Bayliner dealership wen that boat was new ..1750 or 1950 ..they were built as a working man's boat at nearly half the price of other boats we sold at the time , the hulls were very thin .. but yet seemed to hold up ? I remember some factory problems on the 89 , the factory corrected them with "trim tabs " later that year ..the came with three drive line options of course Mercury being the most expensive at the time , or more dependable .. I believe the omc sterndrive was the most common leaving the Volvo Penta in last place , my boss who worked on boats for 40 years at the time used to say a boat is a whole in the water that people threw money into ..but for a starting price of $600 bucks your way ahead of the game . A new boat is payments for years , wasted .. but every dime you put in this boat is all yours , REGARDLESS of book value ..in the end it's paid for . And you get to run with people who will pay for years . Good job ...

You are a handy fellow to have around. I'm doing basically same thing on a 87 Bayliner cobra close bow. I'm told it's a rare boat. So we'll see if it will last for a few years to come.

Good job bro looks sick I just bought a 87 bayliner capri

I have some of my greatrest memories in a bayliner just like that. Summers on the lakes.

I just got a 88 capri last night. It's in better shape than yours was. I hope to get her on par with these new boats everyone is running nowadays. I'm gutting the bow seats and mounting rod holders up front for fishing and found new seats for the hull on the west marine website that I'm going to order as well as a wake boat tower I'm going to mount tower speakers on. I cant wait to be able to enjoy her. I'm a truck driver so it will be a slow process but I plan to have her done by summer 2023.

I myself just picked up a 94 Capri 3.0 so what rotted wood can be fixed fairly easy the key to having these boats is the price that you can get them for and then you can spend as much money and time invested and make it your own comparisons to buying a ready to go for triple or more. Good job Happy Safe Boating

Can you link me the videos where you redid the transom? I have an 85 I may have to do and would like some input.

Great work dude ! Enjoy the ride !

Great job man!it's pleasure to see it!

i lost my Nav Pole light for the rear any idea where i can find one

Nice work on this, Chef... enjoy the boat. Mine runs great, might need some floor work soon. Did you find any patterns for the fiberglass hull to so this, the flooring, or just dive in? I am going to be shy about tearing it up I'm worried about damaging existing hull, my soft spots aren't too bad yet, so planning ahead. Thanks again for the great overview.

awesome job and great video really enjoyed and learned.

Did I miss something, or did he glass in the motor cover? How would he get to the starter and the oil filter, cables, wiring, and the bilge? Nice job so far, but I may have looked for something a little bigger, with a V6 or a V8.

I Have Two Words Mr Chef Well Done . . .

awesome restoration mate, keep it up.

A buddy of mine that is into boats once told me that "Bayliners are the Dodge Neon of Boats". After seeing this video I agree.

I am currently working on a 17 foot conversion I/O to outboard. I picked up a few free boats over the summer :)

Great job lot of work

Thanks for comments! Good luck with yours!

I've got a bayliner project with an outboard, but I cant find a replacement handle with pull out neutral throttle control. Do you know what could be interchangeable with that?

These are great boats. Their only weakness is that OMC out drive! Baby it a lot! Other than that You’re doing a great job. Love the attention to detail

awesome job bringing it back to life =)

Nice working getting old girl back in the water. I would have liked the video more if you had some narration of what you were doing and why. And what did you do to the motor?

Amazing Job! Great video!

I have a similar bayliner but mine has the out board force motor...i have redun the entire interior and floor, got the motor running like a champ and rebuilt the trailer including painting it now im in the process of reinforcing the transome after finding a couple soft spots in it once that is done I will reinstall the swim step and fish finder and I'll be back on the water. The prior owner tried to cover up a few problems with shoddy fixes but they came to light very quickly the first season I had the boat...shame on him but im learning alot about fixing boats and i like doing it.

How do u get the side panel arm rest things on after u put the vinyl on it

Damn man, sorry about your transom! Did you buff the hull, it looked pretty good in the video?

Great Job. Inspiring.

I just saw this vid and thought you'd be removing the transom as well, and the rest front to back, I'm sure there's some intrusion into the transom as well.....however all's well that ends well...I passed up a bayliner that was exactly the same way instead of a mercruiser it had the omc and that was another deciding factor ( no omc parts available anymore) and being a mercruiser guy it soured me on the whole deal as well....at least it runs and good work on what you have done.....thumbs high

Question…. Where did you find that canopy?? I want one desperately

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Sjes beautiful i just bought a 1986 capri it has the 5.0 v8 in 2 day my son and i already removed all the interior cut out the old flooring removed all the carpet its a whole lot of work but absolutely worth it at the end its out first boat

For $650 I got a 17 foot stingray super sport. Perfect interior and good floors. Motor runs, I just replaced the fuel pump and ignition coil.

Never run it with the drive in the up position, you can cause damage to the drive and or bindle if the u-joints are bad!!!

Great job! I have a 83 Bayliner Capri with Volvo Penta 270......do you know best place to get the outdrive bellows? I wish I could fix some of my interior but don't know anything about fiberglass nor upholstery.

I have a 1989 bayliner capri us marine motor < its starts but doest say one .. what do you think could be the problem ?? @chefgeir

How long was the boat sitting before you took ownership. And was that the first time being started since it was in the water with the previous owner.

いいおじちゃんがこういう事してると、自分もおじちゃんと同じような年になってもこういう事してていいんだなって励まされます。

Great work 👍🏾

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Good job! I had one here in Brazil and i did some restoration on it.

Good for you .. you don’t have to spend thousands of dollars to have the same experience as other boaters .. I have a 1968 Starcraft close bow with a 83 merc 50 hp .. does the trick

Wow that turned out great 👍

Wow, just came across this video as I have also looked into these models as people seem to be giving them away for next to nothing. Is this a 17ft? If so, what kind of speed can you expect on this with factory motor?

it,s remembering me that I rebulit a similar boat, I.ve took 6 years to do the job because I've redone all the powertrain ,all the structure, the seating plus the repaint of the hull and the deck. to finish, I've built a swim platform from scratch.

This is what I want to do instead of buying a brand new boat. Great job!

Impressive, excellent work. How much did it cost? And now what would be the value?

I'm just wondering how long it's going to last. None of the was protected or painted. What kind wood did you use?

I would say yes l got a project boat am working thats a cuddy has a good floor n just need to replace 2 seats wood rotted n the cuddy cabins bedding needs to be replaced and then replace the flooring material on the deck. Rest of the cuddy is in great shape. Need to find a motor 115 to do the boat justice.

i like those old ford motors, they run strong

Dear owner!How much was the restoration? Had to rebuild inside deck or any parts? Generally used to be soft and damaged the inside wood deck. I see new carpets...Thx for the informations! I hope to good wind!

Great work!

This may be a long shot, but I have a similar model, a 1992 but the propeller is gone. Would by chance still own this boat and be able to tell me what numbers are on your prop?

Had a question like I was saying I have the same exact boat it's sat for about 20 years or more but it's like brand new I'm having a problem with engaging into drive or reverse any idea what that could be?

Worth it all day.. twice on Sunday!!

I paid 600.00 for mine, all it needs is a doghouse and carpet and a carb rebuild. I have every thing I need except the doghouse, I can't find one anywhere.

I have the same boat in board bayliner Capri 130 hoarse power it’s amazing

I'm currently debating buying an 86.Thanks for putting this vid together!

The OMC Cobra stern drives are pretty strong... But you should never run the engine with the drive trimmed out like that..the drive shaft has u joints just like the drive shaft on a car or truck..u will destroy the u joints quick. That knocking noise you heard was that u joint.. always run with water like you did . And Always trim it down . As far as Bayliner goes . They were pretty cheap and the quality wasn't the best.. but if you treated it right . Keep it in the dry youd be good..

Very nice! I am currently redoing a glastron ssv178 I am wondering how you liked that awning I've been thinking about getting one like that

I am working on a 1986 Bayliner Capri with a 5.0 engine. Got it for free for getting it out of the lake. Was in a boat house and the right rear lifting cable broke so the right rear went under water along with 2/3rds of the boat. Apparently it was under water around a month before the owner noticed. They had a pontoon boat also in the boat house which blocked their view. It runs great and I am repairing stuff which needed to be done before the sinking. Replaced a section of soft floor, ujoints, bellows, exhaust bellows. I am missing the ski access door in the floor. Don't know the official name. Both rear seat cushions on either side of the engine. And the long piece which runs across the back of the boat which flips over where the bimini top is stored. I assume these items floated away. Where did you get your foam and material you used to cover the plywood? Looks like you are located in Ga. So am I .

What type of grinder wheel did you use on the angle grinder to cut through the wood? I can’t seem to find one that’ll cut well enough through the thin fiberglass layer on my flooring.

How heavy is that plywood? I feel like a 1/4 plywood would work and weigh much less. Not sure cause I’m no boating remodel expert!

Great job!

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Can't wait to see final project