Anyone familiar with a 1990 Bayliner 1850?

External Since: Jun 23, 2003 Posts: 24

Just bought one and the previous owner did not have the owners manual
so Im in need of much help here.

-there are several buttons on the dash, i cant figure out "accy" and
"anc lt"
-what is the difference with the "tilt" and "trim" buttons?
-any typical maintenance stuff I should perform before taking it out
for the 1st time?

External Since: Jun 24, 2003 Posts: 16

(IDT 512) wrote in message ...
> Just bought one and the previous owner did not have the owners manual
> so Im in need of much help here.
>
> -there are several buttons on the dash, i cant figure out "accy" and
> "anc lt"
> -what is the difference with the "tilt" and "trim" buttons?
> -any typical maintenance stuff I should perform before taking it out
> for the 1st time?

These are not really more than educated guesses, but I believe the
answers are:

"accy"= "accessory" Sometimes the factory provides an extra switch
for some accessory the owner or dealer may wish to install that you
wish to have switched at the panel.

"anc lt" = "anchor light" probably. Take a look and see if that goes
on when you operate this switch. If the design is anything like my
'96 Bayliner Capri 1950, there's a receptacle near the aft cleat on
the starboard side, which may have a rubber "gasket" covering it, into
which you plug an aluminum pole which has the anchor light at the top.
The electrical contacts get corroded after a few years; for a few
years after that you can clean them somewhat with a wire brush if you
can get one down there; after that just replace the darn thing as they
don't cost much and are easy to replace.

"tilt" is for raising the outdrive way up for example when pulling the
boat up a launching ramp. With the outdrive in the full up tilt
position, it is not in the water and you would never operate the
engine in that position. "Trim" on the other hand allows you to make
fine adjustments to the outdrive (or outboard)to "trim" the boat (bow
up, bow down) depending on the load you are carrying and the positions
of the passengers etc.

Your question re "typical maintenance stuff" is just too much for me
to take on without knowing more about the boat's history, prior usage,
condition, etc. I would acquire a good basic manual for your power
plant, one which covers both the engine and the outdrive. Clymers is
one publisher that does a pretty good job, available at West Marine,
Boat US, and other places (Amazon?). They have good maintenance
sections. That is really what you want. I have my owner's manual
from Bayliner, but it contains very little actual useful information
specific to the boat. Mostly just general safety warnings, not that
those aren't also useful, but I suspect not what you are thinking.

Respectfully, you may wish to think about taking a Coast Guard
Auxiliary Course, as I am getting the impression that you may have
limited boating experience. Please, no offense intended, just trying
to help.