Soon-to-be (hopefully) 3888 Owner

[MrBlenny]

Greetings everyone!

First off, it's great to be here and thanks to all the folks who make it possible. I'm new to power boats in general, and Bayliners in particular (grew up with sailboats), so I will undoubtedly have more than a few questions. Provided the sea-trial and inspection don't turn up any red flags, I will be getting a '94 3888 and prepping her as a personal dive boat. The electronics and other bits aren't new, so I expect to be updating quite a few things moving forward, but am excited about the project.

Cheers!

[brad4550]

Welcome. Hopefully congratulations are in order......Happy Boating....Brad

[Pcpete]

Welcome! We’ve had our 3818 for four years and enjoy the heck out of it. I have a purchase inspection check list created by one of our members I’d be happy to share with you. PM me your email and I’ll send it to you.
Please ad your location and a bit about you to your profile.

[Jim_Gandee]

Welcome aboard! Where are you located?

[MrBlenny]

Welcome! We’ve had our 3818 for four years and enjoy the heck out of it. I have a purchase inspection check list created by one of our members I’d be happy to share with you. PM me your email and I’ll send it to you.
Please ad your location and a bit about you to your profile.

Thanks for the welcome! I've added a bit of info to my profile. Boat pics will have to wait until she is mine

[MrBlenny]

Welcome aboard! Where are you located?

Home port will be Pleasant Harbor. I have the slip, just need the boat to pass inspection...

[Private Reserve]

Welcome aboard!! Look forward to seeing pictures of her!

[MrBlenny]

Welcome aboard!! Look forward to seeing pictures of her!

Some of the wood needs a bit of TLC, especially the stern, so I'll do a bit of before and after as well. A bit of oil makes wood so much prettier Getting new canvas as well--I cringe at what that will cost, but I know it's worth it.

[Pcpete]

I use a product called LeTonquin that I get from American Tar tarsmell.com the first coat looks pretty bad but by the time I get to number six, it looks like varnish except that it’s oil. It’s very forgiving and can be repaired easily if scratched.

[Cool_Beans]

Nice! Where are you at? What kind of modifications are you doing to make it more dive freindly?

[MrBlenny]

I use a product called LeTonquin that I get from American Tar tarsmell.com the first coat looks pretty bad but by the time I get to number six, it looks like varnish except that it’s oil. It’s very forgiving and can be repaired easily if scratched.

Awesome, thanks! Can you tell me which one? I see several variants on American Tar's website.

[Pcpete]

I use the number one.

[MrBlenny]

Nice! Where are you at? What kind of modifications are you doing to make it more dive freindly?

I'll be moored in Pleasant Harbor, WA. Scuba improvements will start with a proper ladder, tank holders, and camera rinse tank. Later on is new electronics with sonar, and eventually I hope to install a compressor for fills and blending