That's 4 out of 5.

just sayin'

-W

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 04:49:48 GMT, "Clams Canino"
wrote:

That's 4 out of 5.

just sayin'

Just saying what?

Take care.

Tom

"The beatings will stop when morale improves."
E. Teach, 1717

Just saying what?

Take care.

Tom


All I can figure out is the 80% of the boats where Clams lives must be
Bayliners.

Either that, or he sold engine rebuilds to 5 Bayliners, and 4 have had to be
towed back to the dock........(just joking)

There is no credible foundation to stories that Bayliners are inherently less
mechanically reliable than most other boats in the same class. They often have
newbie owners aboard who run out of fuel,
drain the batteries, run over a pot line and foul the prop, forget to service
the fuel filters, fail to notice an overheat situation, etc. Put the same
people on any other brand of boat, and they will experience the same results.

Harry has a theory that the machinery in a Bayliner is never installed
properly. While that might affect shaft alignment and other minor
considerations, it's pretty tough to
screw up an installation to the point where the engine runs only
intermittently.

"Clams Canino" wrote in message hlink.net...
That's 4 out of 5.

just sayin'

-W

What were the causes of the towings? If engine related, could hardly
be the fault of Bilgeliner, since they don't make engines and drive
trains.

Actually it ran out of gas.....

There is some question as to the accuracy of the gas guage.... but the real
answer here could be more deep. Since we know Bayliner is a "price boat"
most often bought by new boaters. Then equipment aside, new boaters are
bound to make more silly mistakes than experienced boaters.

So even without equipment failures, I think one is bound to see more newbies
driving Bayliners.

The other one I towed here on Hartwell had the duel issue that the starter
bendix needed some WD-40 and improper starting procedure on the POS Force it
was equipped with. Again - brandy new boater - used 1st boat. This one was
easy as I sprayed his bendix and showed him how to start an outboard.

My wife and I came to the conclusion that Bayliners might have a duel issue.
The equipment AND the overall caliper of operator.

-W



"basskisser" wrote in message
om...
"Clams Canino" wrote in message
hlink.net...
That's 4 out of 5.

just sayin'

-W

What were the causes of the towings? If engine related, could hardly
be the fault of Bilgeliner, since they don't make engines and drive
trains.

I don't have an outboard anymore but I'm curious, what is the bendix and
why does it need WD-40? Also, what was the guy doing wrong to start
his engine -- isn't it just give it proper gas & choke and run starter for
short amount of time until engine starts??

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 14:06:51 GMT, "Clams Canino"
wrote:


Actually it ran out of gas.....

Ah - newbie.

Then again, I've done it myself. Once when I had a faulty gauge and
didn't think to actually check why the gauge stayed on full for three
hours.

The other one I towed here on Hartwell had the duel issue that the starter
bendix needed some WD-40 and improper starting procedure on the POS Force it
was equipped with. Again - brandy new boater - used 1st boat. This one was
easy as I sprayed his bendix and showed him how to start an outboard.

I see this a lot when I'm at some of the bigger lakes around here.
There was one guy this spring who, and if I'm lying, I'm dying,
couldn't get his engine started. I hung around the ramp and finally
used my trolling motor to go over and see what was what. The driver
told me that his engine always did that - it took fifteen/twenty
cranks to start and then it ran like crap for a while, then everything
was fine.

I pressed the primer bulb, rotated the choke lever up and wham - first
time. The guy looked at me like I was some kind of freakin' magician.

Sometimes you just can't make it up.

Later,

Tom
-----------
"Angling may be said to be so
like the mathematics that it
can never be fully learnt..."

Izaak Walton "The Compleat Angler", 1653

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 14:06:51 GMT, "Clams Canino"
wrote:


Actually it ran out of gas.....

Ah - newbie.

Then again, I've done it myself. Once when I had a faulty gauge and
didn't think to actually check why the gauge stayed on full for three
hours.


Yesterday I watched a professional guide drop his boat on the ramp during
take-out after he neglected to clip the bow strap on. None of us are perfect.

Clams Canino wrote:

Actually it ran out of gas.....

There is some question as to the accuracy of the gas guage.... but the real
answer here could be more deep. Since we know Bayliner is a "price boat"
most often bought by new boaters. Then equipment aside, new boaters are
bound to make more silly mistakes than experienced boaters.

So even without equipment failures, I think one is bound to see more newbies
driving Bayliners.

The other one I towed here on Hartwell had the duel issue that the starter
bendix needed some WD-40 and improper starting procedure on the POS Force it
was equipped with. Again - brandy new boater - used 1st boat. This one was
easy as I sprayed his bendix and showed him how to start an outboard.

My wife and I came to the conclusion that Bayliners might have a duel issue.
The equipment AND the overall caliper of operator.

-W



"basskisser" wrote in message
om...

"Clams Canino" wrote in message

hlink.net...

That's 4 out of 5.

just sayin'

-W

What were the causes of the towings? If engine related, could hardly
be the fault of Bilgeliner, since they don't make engines and drive
trains.



On Hartwell Clams, as in Lake Hartwell along the SC/GA border??

Capr Jack R..

Ya - that Hartwell.

-W

"Jack Redington" wrote in message
k.net...
Clams Canino wrote:

Actually it ran out of gas.....

There is some question as to the accuracy of the gas guage.... but the
real
answer here could be more deep. Since we know Bayliner is a "price
boat"
most often bought by new boaters. Then equipment aside, new boaters are
bound to make more silly mistakes than experienced boaters.

So even without equipment failures, I think one is bound to see more
newbies
driving Bayliners.

The other one I towed here on Hartwell had the duel issue that the
starter
bendix needed some WD-40 and improper starting procedure on the POS
Force it
was equipped with. Again - brandy new boater - used 1st boat. This one
was
easy as I sprayed his bendix and showed him how to start an outboard.

My wife and I came to the conclusion that Bayliners might have a duel
issue.
The equipment AND the overall caliper of operator.

-W



"basskisser" wrote in message
om...

"Clams Canino" wrote in message

hlink.net...

That's 4 out of 5.

just sayin'

-W

What were the causes of the towings? If engine related, could hardly
be the fault of Bilgeliner, since they don't make engines and drive
trains.



On Hartwell Clams, as in Lake Hartwell along the SC/GA border??

Capr Jack R..