Looking at 1987 SN 2001 *Pics*

Hello, I looked at a 1987 2001 this evening- I'm looking for a little advice...I've been lurking on this site off and on for almost 7 years now. I've always wanted a 2001 and I found one locally that is reasonably priced. Not sure if this is "the one", but it seems like a good candidate.

The boat was in pretty good shape overall for being 29 years old. Dirty from sitting all winter! The gelcoat and vinyl are in good shape...Few small knicks and dings, but nothing major. The carpet could use some attention, but that's really it cosmetically. The owner is selling because he bought an open bow. He's only owned it one year so not a lot of history on it.

I tried to do the "knock" test on the stringers and they sounded fine to me, but I'm no stringer expert. The engine bolts were tight as well. From what I can tell though, this boat has been fairly well taken care of in it's 29 years of existence. So I'm guessing it was stored indoors just by the looks of it. Any other things I could do to test the stringers?

The owner started it up and ran it for me and it sounded great. Has 1100 hours on it. It does have a small exhaust manifold leak. Wondering how serious that is and what it would take to fix it?

Right now, I'm still in the "thinking about it" stage. Just looking for some feedback from my description and pictures. Thanks!

Braden,
Welcome and go for it. I agree that the boat looks really clean. Did the seller start the boat for you after the pictures were taken? I ask since I don't see any water on the driveway but, at the very bottom of the last picture, it does look like he hooked it up to the hose.

I will say I have been searching craislist just for fun and have seen that boat for sale for a while. He may take a lower price for it. Not that the price right now is bad.

Braden,
Where is the leak? Is it water or exhaust? A water leak between the manifold and exhaust riser is common and the typical fix is a gasket after cleaning up the mating surfaces.

From what I could tell the leak is a water leak on the bottom side of the manifold if that makes sense (see the example pic below- that is where I could see water dripping). But based on the bad riser gasket that Hollywood pointed out, would it be leaking from the riser gasket down the side and that's why I saw the drip underneath?? Maybe I just didn't notice it?

There were no other leaks that I could see or smell. I looked closely at the motor while it was running.

Clearly you need to start with the riser gasket. Make sure you orient the gasket properly. The tab should follow the riser so that the short/low water path is blocked and is forced over the top to provide proper cooling.

Braden,
I just saw your recent pic after I posted and thought wait... that riser gasket looks recently replace but then realized that is a different boat/engine. haha..

I think you will find, you have come to the right place when it comes to these boats and a good portion of us have been around these boats for a long time and chances are, we've all had to do this repair at some point. The only advice I'd give you is use a little patience removing the bolts... and some PB blast in hopes of not cracking the bolt so you don't have to drill them out etc.

See the pic Hollywood sent.. I'd close the laptop and go p/u that boat LOL.

I see the pvc pylon cover, clever way to protect the cover, but curious, where does the one laying on the platform go?

I would assume they are both there to support a cover of some type, front one fits over the pylon, rear one sits infront of the rear seat, maybe those bungies hold it between the hinges for the dog house or the rear seat.

Yeah he had the pvc pipe over the pylon and one right in front of the rear seat to support the cover. Good idea!

AAM196 wrote: Nice catch Peter! Of course for over 5x the cost + shipping and waiting a week... Kano Kroil will work a little better as would acetone and ATF

Andrew,
The Kroil may cost more but you need to factor in the cost and frustration of a possible broken bolt. Also, you don't need to wait a week to get it if you always have some on hand.

Regarding the 50-50 mix, I actually feel it works as good or better than the Kroil.

Ohhhh, The old Fram filter box hiding the LW trick!

OK, so wd-40 is the best thing for removing freeze plugs, got it!!

And yes, daddy needs to get the deal done on his daughters new boat!!

Taking the wife to check it out this weekend. Wish me luck!

As I recall there was also a good thread on here somewhere about what to bring when you're going to buy a boat...assorted tools, emergency trailer parts, spare tire etc. Maybe pete can find it.

Well, good news. The wife approves and has given me the green light! But, the only thing I want to make sure of before I pull the trigger it is that the manifold leak isn't something deeper than just replacing A) the actual manifold ($200ish) or B) The riser gasket ($10)

When we ran it the other day the drip seemed to come from underneath (under where it says "PLEASURE CRAFT MARINE ENGINES" (You can see a little rust on the manifold -see pics)... I'm guessing the white residue coming from the riser gasket area is old as the gasket has maybe since been replaced since it's not leaking from there? I don't know for sure- check out the pics and see what you think. Thanks for the help!







More pics of the boat in better light: