No rot from what I can tell. I reached my finger down in as far as I could and it felt pretty solid and I'm not seeing any debris or pieces coming out.
I've owned a 1995 Rinker Fiesta Vee 265 for 5 years. Down in the bilge I have what I think is a limber hole. To the left in the front picture is the drain hole. I've never had water come in from the front or anywhere else through it, but what happens is if I do get water in the bilge for one...
I have what I'm assuming is just a mess of a wire issue, that is pushing me to want to get out of boating. The boat is a 1995 Rinker Fiesta Vee 265, 5.7L Mercruiser TBI with a Bravo III, serial number OF286058. Long story short, I had a bad technician a few years ago mess with too much and I...
I have the mysterious "ignition coil getting hot" issue. The boat is a 1995 Rinker Fiesta Vee 265, engine is a 1994 5.7L Bravo TBI, serial # OF286058. The good news is that the boat has yet to shut down or strand me (my trips are less than 45 minutes normally), however if I run the boat for more...
I have sort of an odd question that I've searched the forums for and can't quite find a solution for. The boat is a 1995 Rinker Fiesta Vee 265, engine is a 1994 5.7L Bravo TBI, serial # OF286058. When I get to the boat, it fires right up and off I go. However upon running the boat (whether at...
Yes if the switch is off or if the switch is on and the boat is not running the batteries stay charged just fine. I've gone up after a week of the boat not running and they still have near a full charge.
I have a 1995 Rinker Fiesta Vee 265 with a 5.7L Mercruiser Bravo 3 outdrive. It's been a long couple of seasons with engine issues, but we have appeared to put those in the past and the boat is running/performing great. However the tech that originally installed a rebuilt engine is no longer...
Long story short, last season I had to have a rebuilt engine installed in my boat, original engine is a 1994 5.7L Bravo TBI, serial # OF286058. The boat is a 1995 Rinker Fiesta Vee 265 located in Marblehead, OH. The mechanic spent days tracking down why the boat wouldn't fire once the rebuilt...
Long story short I had to have a rebuilt engine installed in my boat, original engine is a 1994 5.7L Bravo TBI, serial # OF286058. I have had absolute horrible luck with the mechanic that I've been dealing with and he recently threw another zinger at me. When he had me order the new rebuilt 350...
Long story short I had to have a rebuilt engine installed in my boat, original engine is a 1994 5.7L Bravo TBI, serial # OF286058. After installing, my mechanic says he isn't getting fuel in the injectors. He pretty much said that after 10 hours of trying to diagnose it, he's done. However is...
Long story short I had to have a rebuilt engine installed in my 5.7L Bravo TBI. After installing, my mechanic says he isn't getting fuel in the injectors. We have run a hundred tests (including shipping the ECM off to OBD diagnostics). We have replaced ignition control module (twice actually)...
Alright, I had posted a couple of weeks ago about a bad experience I had with a local mechanic that had done numerous work all last summer on my 5.7L Mercruiser w/Bravo III and how my issues never went away. The full story...
A little background, I have a 1995 5.7L Mercruiser driving a Bravo III. Last year I discovered a blown head gasket that turned into weeks of digging to find a warped block. Rather than just rebuild everything, I had a local Marine shop sell me a rebuilt engine from Rapido Marine. They installed...
I've read several posts on this but not one that really answers my questions. I have a 1995 Rinker Fiesta Vee 265 with a Bravo III outdrive. We are looking to tube on this and I was just going to use a Y harness and tie to the eyehooks on the transom. These are right on the waterline and when...
I've had my boat in the water nearly 2 months and recently noticed a small amount of water in the bilge. I've thought for weeks that I had a leaky raw water hose on my 95 5.7 Mercruiser w/Bravo 3 since it takes on more water when in motion. Today I set out to try and find it and instead found...
