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| Author: | gaw951 [ Mon Aug 18, 2014 6:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | 1987 liberator 241 general questions |
I recently bought the above mentioned boat and had some general questions that I am hoping someone can shed some light onto.
I fell in love with this boat at first sight but am hoping that I haven't made a huge lemon purchase. Oh and I am in the Columbus Ohio area. |
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| Author: | crossram [ Mon Aug 18, 2014 7:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1987 liberator 241 general questions |
how bad is the damage ? do you have power steering or manual . could be a worn steering cable |
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| Author: | ric [ Mon Aug 18, 2014 7:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1987 liberator 241 general questions |
It's very well possible someone blew up the Bravo and replaced it with an Alpha One. |
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| Author: | gaw951 [ Mon Aug 18, 2014 8:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1987 liberator 241 general questions |
Crossram: it has power steering. The deterioration is not real bad. Looks like it got wet at some point and is sort of coming apart. I will try to get a picture of it tomorrow. Ric: I was told it was the original alpha that came with the boat. |
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| Author: | ric [ Mon Aug 18, 2014 8:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1987 liberator 241 general questions |
Oh man, you're right. In 1987 Mercury did mate the 330hp 454 with an Alpha One. Hope you got it for really cheap. Better hope you can sell it or a profit ASAP. |
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| Author: | LouC [ Mon Aug 18, 2014 8:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1987 liberator 241 general questions |
I recall reading about that, the 454 mated to an Alpha. Since the Alpha is limited to about 300 hp, if you drive it easy, no throttle to the max starts, it may last a fair amount of time. To up grade to a Bravo won't be economically feasible unless you can get all the needed parts (drive, transom inner mount, outer mount, trim rams, steering, etc the whole enchilada) used at a good price. Bravos are great but they are expensive. The wood rot, well post up a pic and let's see what it looks like. Been there done that. If its not too bad you might be able to patch that section and re-glass it. One thing I'd tell anyone with an older boat with plywood cored decks, if your deck is solid and is covered with carpet, GET RID OF THE CARPET. All it does is rot wood because it holds moisture. Get rid of that crappy carpet, re-glass the deck, gelcoat it in non skid gelcoat and seal up all the holes to mount seats etc. More boats have been ruined because of carpet that has no place in an open boat than anything else. |
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| Author: | crossram [ Mon Aug 18, 2014 9:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1987 liberator 241 general questions |
if its just at the bottom of the wood panel if front of fuel tank should be able to do a fiberglass repair on it come on ric why do you have to blow every ones bubble |
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| Author: | gaw951 [ Mon Aug 18, 2014 10:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1987 liberator 241 general questions |
Thanks for the words of encouragement crossram! I'll try to grab some pictures Wednesday since I work 12 hour shifts and won't have light tomorrow when I get done with work. I see you are in Ohio also, what part are you in? Would be great of you were somewhat close so I could have someone knowledgable. |
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| Author: | ric [ Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1987 liberator 241 general questions |
It's not his bubble that's going to blow. |
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| Author: | gaw951 [ Sun Aug 24, 2014 10:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1987 liberator 241 general questions |
So top of the list of things to do for this noob 1. Going to rip all the carpet this fall and glass and nonslip paint the deck/cuddy. 2. Repair bulk head behind fuel tank. Here's a link to the flikr with pictures of the damage https://www.flickr.com/x/t/0093009/photos/127147735@N03/ 3. While out today, when I go from cruising speed to full throttle I get some lag from the engine. I was told by my uncle, a 20+ year boater, that it sounded like the fuel filters need replaced. Any advice as to where to look for these would be greatly appreciated. 4. Replace hatch on bow. On a bright note, when arrived at marina today, one of the wheel bearings was shot and smoking. Luckily my uncle that came to meet me has a trailer by the same manufacturer (custom made trailer by a local company) and luckily had a spare bearing at his house. 3 hours later bearing was replaced and we were on the water. |
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| Author: | LouC [ Mon Aug 25, 2014 10:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1987 liberator 241 general questions |
That's a great looking boat, it will be worth putting money into it to fix typical old boat problems. Now what I'd do: remove the hatch over the gas tank see how far that rot goes if the plywood is just rotted in one spot, but solid below it, you can cut out the bad section and scarf in a new section. You have to be very careful though because the tank is right there, and the fuel lines are too. If its all bad, then its a bigger job. I'd then have someone help you drain and remove the fuel tank and fix any rot you find in that area. And please GET RID OF THE CARPET, its what causes rot in the first place. Rip it all out, and have the deck re-glassed and gelcoated in non skid gelcoat. take a look at this website: www.rotdoc.com if you use the CPES, make sure to wear a real fume respirator, gloves, googles etc. I fixed a spot like that on the front bulkhead of the tank compartment about 5 years ago, cut out all the bad wood, treated with CPES, cut a patch panel and used their epoxy filler to fill in the gaps, glassed with epoxy came out great. CPES will kill the rot spores and small insects lol.... |
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| Author: | gaw951 [ Mon Aug 25, 2014 11:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1987 liberator 241 general questions |
When you say non skid gel coat do you mean something like this? http://m.overtons.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?pdesc=Overtons-Tuff-Coat-Rubberized-Nonskid-Marine-Coating-gallon&i=73213 I was thinking I would drain the fuel tank and maybe remove it to give myself ample room to get in and remove any of the rot. I am very worried that if I don't I'll pierce the tank when cutting the rot out. |
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