Bought a boat! 1990 200 Striper

[Aquamaniac]

Well, looks like I can officially join the Aquasport fan club!
Happy to say I pulled the trigger on the 1990 200 Striper.  
Let's say I got boat/motor/trailer package pretty cheap  8)

Really pretty clean overall...but a few issues need addressing and I will likely fall on kind for forum folks for advice ..so fair warning!

GoneFission and others helped with some thoughts on the ancient motor (84 Merc 150).... BTW.....compressions were all in 105-115 range. Cold started and ran quite well.
Wonder if they (or anyone else) have experience with the external trim/tilt on that motor. Hear solenoids clicking, but no up/down. Solenoids bad? motor bad? Way to check?

Two fiberglass issues....
Found a small soft area to the left of the flip/flop cooler seat where some 'idjit' put three screws into the deck. Needless to say....the screws pull right out ...along with some rotten core. Can this be fixed and hold up? Method you would recommend?
At the bow, appears the same 'idjit' pulled the eye hook almost through the hull. Checked inside the anchor hatch and the rectangular
bossing is cracked/broken. Outside hull is OK. Should this area be filled with glass then redrilled? Methods/materials?

Uploaded some pics taken at seller's place. Hope to get her home and start repairs/cleanup Saturday. They went to gallery, but now I don't know how to get them here.
BTW....the tow light bar on top of the windshield is a bit goofy, but you can overlook them. Have some work to do on trailer as well.  

[Aquamaniac]

Well, not only can I not figure out how to get pics from gallery to thread, I see I mislabeled pics    
How do I rename pic files in my gallery?
It is a 1990 if the HIN ending in 90 means what I think it means. 'Spose it could have been built in 90 and sold as a 91?????
Anyway, it is what it is........early 90's 200 Osprey Striper.
As I clean her up, I will post some 'after' pics. Just hope I don't have to move them to the Rebuild forum.....    

[seabob4]

Congrats, AM!!!   A most happy Thursday...if only it was warmer!  Shakedown cruise!  Saturday will be nice...

Unless her HIN was changed, she's a '90, could have been built in late '89 after model year changeover...but not a '91.  Big deal, who cares.

CB will figure out your pic issue, I just use photobucket, so I don't have to deal with figuring out the gallery.

Once again, congrats!!  And BTW, what's your name?  I'm Bob, lest you couldn't figure that out from my screen name...  

[RickK]

Congrats AM  :!:  :!:
Posting from our photo gallery to your topic is the same as posting from photo bucket or any other photo hosting.  There is a sticky in every forum that explains how to post pics - you just need to spend 5 or 10 minutes reading it. It's very easy and most of the info are pics.

[wingtime]

Sounds like typical stupid PO (Previous Owner) Induced Problems  SPOIP ....  (hey I just cam up with that one and I LIKE it LOL).  Owning a older used boat can be frustrating when you see small dumb things a PO did that caused damage to and otherwise perfect boat.  Depending on how bad the screw holes are damaged sometimes a larger screw lathered up in 5200 will fix it.  If not than enlarging the top of the hole and filling it with some epoxy thickened with some milled fibers will do the trick.  For the bow eye it sounds like the eye wasn't resealed and water was able to get in and rot the wood backing board inside the hull.  The best bet is to remove the eye and replace the wooden backing block.  Even better get a thick hunk of starboard and shape it to fit.  Re-drill the holes, butter them up with 5200 and reinstall the bow eye.

[Aquamaniac]

OK...let me try this.....

[Aquamaniac]

BINGO....you CAN teach an old dog new tricks!
Here's another....

[Aquamaniac]

At the risk of getting carried away.....a profile shot.... :)



Got to love the mismatched wheels and no spare.....hmmmmmm.....but it WAS a deal (at least I hope )

[seabob4]

The boat looks excellent!  Trailer needs some work...it's a Boat Master, excellent trailer built in Sarasota.  So you just need some new bunk carpeting (the green... ), some fenders, clean up the wheels...

And the light bar across the console grab rail!  Too cool!!!

[fitz73222]

Congrats man,
You are sure this engine is oil injected? The cowling is '78 which would make it a 50:1 pre-mix engine, not that it matters much, just an observation.

[Aquamaniac]

Hey Bob,
Yep....I had to shake my head when I saw that light bar and tag over the console....guess it got the job done.

Pics don't show it,  but I was quite surprised as to how nice this boat was. A good cleaning/buffing, some oil on the wood, and it will look close to new. Even rub rail has the little rope like center and good end caps.

The transom amazed me.....not even little spiders....particularly after I was seeing a lot of significant cracks in the others I looked at.

I'll work on the little soft spot where the 3 screws were (can't imagine what they were there for) and the bow eye.

Windshield has lots of little spiders/crazing at the bottom. (anyone with a good  extra one?)

Bimini top and cover good...although needs new hold down straps (any good sources?)

Trailer is dual torsion axles (rusty) , so-so wheels and tires/no brakes/no fenders/no guide poles ....so yes.....some work is needed :(

All in all, I hope to get it squared away in reasonable time frame...enjoying the fixing.. and  definitely enjoy it in the bay.

Thanks for any and all help....let the games begin!
Tom

[Aquamaniac]

Fitz: Good observation...you have hit on what seems to be a can of worms!  

In fact I an now NOT sure of what this motor really is!!!!!!!!!!!

He said it was a 150. He says he replaced the thermostat and the impeller and says he told parts he thought it was a 91 150.Says the parts he got were identical to what he removed and went back in and functioned correctly.
HOWEVER........
when I plugged in the serial number from plate on the mount......it comes up a 200HP motor on Mercury site. Another parts site shows this serial to fall in 1984 for 150 .

So....how the %^&* do I determine WHAT this motor really is????????????????  

ARRRGGHHHH....so much for a deal????????

Please school this poor old man on old Mercury motors     Thanks!

[Bergertime]

Man... Love the lines on that girl!!!!   Congrats Tom  

Just take her one repair at a time!   Share some pics on your sea trial this weekend if you go out.

Tight Lines,

B

[seabob4]

Tom, Farley (Fitz) is THE Mercury man!  You're in good hands, fear not...  

[CLM65]

Congrats!  That is one of my favorite models.  I had a 1996 200 osprey, which was essentially the same boat.  I think you will be happy