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Brotha, being from south Louisiana (living in Colorado) I can tell you, the two happiest days in a man's life are................the day he buys a boat...................and the day he sells said boat, lol. Good luck though, I can't wait to see the content.

That boat looks like it could be a great project to work on. Send those seats and pads out for reupholster. Shop vac and pressure wash the inside and out real good. Clean the engine & carburetor. Depending how close or far the local Bayliner dealer is located, you could most likely get that outboard back together getting the parts through them, along with schematics on reassembly. That trailer alone is probably worth $500. I think that's a good buy, just needs some love and attention.

Wow, I feel so much better about my 2005 Bayliner 185! 😂 At least it was given to me. New gas and putting the carburetor float in the right way and it cranked right up. Good luck.

Boat content usually does really really well. I would love for you to buy a replacement outdrive and redo the interior!

Those folding chairs you can find replacements for mostly in white. Seen those bayliners converted for a outboard, if you can strengthen the back end with fiberglass

Lind thats a jewel - the trailer is worth $700 alone. The engine $500 and the boats alone is $400 + part it out. When you have a lemon you turn it into a Arnold Palmer :-)

The trailer would be worth 500 in my place, and i bet with putting the outdrive together it makes great content. I have seen a guy rebuild an Russian tank in over a 1000 episodes. He made a lot of money on that series

Yeah you got properly screwed dustin!😂

I was shocked that it even cranked 😂

That trailer and the Bimini top are worth more than you paid for the entire package. I'm a boat guy, and I must admit that I've never seen a motor and drive setup like that, though.

The trailer alone is worth $500. You did just fine. The L drive OMC setup is a different story. Parts are hard to come by and expensive. It is very possible it just needs a reseal. If the gimbal is bad be prepared for some cost.

The trailer is worth the price, and a $500.00 trailer is in demand for a free boat. you might even get $600.00 for it once they try to drag the boat on the black top.

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Great project boat. I have faith in you that you can turn this thing around and still make money on it. You just need to wait to sell it in the spring or the beginning of summer. So you have numerous months to work on it and get it all fixed up. The content will be amazing. I hope you know enough about boats that once you get it really running, you will need to run water through it so it won't burn up the engine while running dry. Too bad you already are buying parts for it. I would say see if you could put a completely different engine in it, but then I know even less about boats that you do probably.

The trailer has gotta be worth a thousand. Not a bad deal.

Good deal

Dustin, I always enjoy seeing the progress on the projects you choose to undertake. Sadly, the boat appears to be in an irreparable condition. Not all projects turn out as we hope but I know you’ll choose another and be successful. I admire your determination. Thanks for sharing your projects with us.

Force 120 L drive. I had one in my 1990. Basically a outboard shoved through the rear end of the boat

I knew it, not a single spider on the boat. can't be good one.

Why is the Miami Vice theme song playing in my head right now. LOL And don't get me wrong. Cool vid, and I like your style. The vid interests me, b'c I love boats and motors. But man.... what a piece! LOL This Bayliner was a piece of junk when it was brand new. But you might actually be able to do something with it. I mean... you only shelled out $500 scooters for it. The reality... that boat is prolly worth about $62.50. LOL But hey... the parts are worth more than what you paid for it. I am interested to see if that lower unit can be saved, and rebuilt / re-installed. And the re-sealing... If the boat were in better condition, maybe just buy a new out-drive. A rebuilt one. But man... don't throw too much cash into this Beast!

It’s about time you got back to work 🤠

How bout you build a pond to put it in 😂

Do we have the same wife?🤔😂 Sounds just like something my wife would say🤷🏼‍♂️

They saw you coming & laughed all the way to the bank 🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍

Right away when i started the video and i saw that cleetus hat, and i was hell yeah its a good video so i gave you a like

Something tells me you are a fan of VGG!

You can probably swap that out for an Alpha 1 gen 2!

Wish I was closer. I could help you put the lower back together. It's not hard, after you have fixed one or two. You could turn it into an outboard boat with a little fiberglass work. Good luck.

Nice garden ornament 🙂

Love the mustang side window louvers. Yep, she's a sport model. Kinda like my last girlfriend! I left her on the roadside too!

Find a used drive, think $500 was decent, trailer worth that. You can buy new and used seats, and cushions, I think it's still a deal. I mean if ya can toss, $1500 into it, it's still worth it. Used go for $2200 to $2500, running of that model.

I feel your pain . My bane was a rotten transom!! 😊😊😊😊

what is a boat? A large hole in the water where one continually pours money.

Be good in a desert as it won't sink.

Be happy it was only $500. I got suckered for $5000 on a pickup that blew up on the 90 mile drive home from the next state over. The guy put 90 weight rearend oil in the motor to quiet the knocks. I paid him cash, and the law in his state has an "as is, buyer beware" law. After replacing the engine for $6000 I found, like your boat, I found it had many other flaws. I got lucky though and it got hit while parked by a drunk driver, and my insurance totaled it, and paid me $7200 for it. So I ended up only losing $4800.

$500? Bargain! You’ll get that shipshape in no time 👍

I would pull the motor and hang an outboard on the back.

You got a boat and trailer the motor cranks the transom ain't rotten or cracked hopefully

The only one that won was the sellers

Aw man, don't give up! Whoops, I just read a bit about the Force L-Drive and it's no bueno. Apparently parts for them are getting rarer and rarer. And that hull cannot be reasonably converted to accept an outboard. Oh well, live & learn!

Would be a interesting rebuild project, as you say theres nothing about these on the net.

how about put the boat engine in the side by side.

The type of this boat is very excellent and very fast. It needs a 200 horsepower Yamaha engine.

Boat, wood surrounded by water in which one pores money into.

Covert it to an out board. You said the boat was in tack. Shore up the transom and put an out board on it.

Only a failure when you give up.

Did they pull it up off the bottom of Lake Mead as it dried out?

Jesus you got your hands full

It's actually easy to put back together,I wouldn't advise welding that,U R probably done with it by the time u get this message

Go buy the lower unit

Put the motor in a riding mower, sell bimini top and trailer. Dump boat at junk yard

What a shame

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PUT A JET DRIVE OFF A SEADOO.

I'd say it's worth 500

The infamous L drive. Worst setup ever made

Flat bed the trailer, toss the engine in a golf cart, recycle the metal make money

What do u expect for 500 bucks lmao