I never put adhesive on the exhaust bellow. I used to but it would pull off the transom end sometimes. Then I read that it's not needed. Volvo not so bad but does happen at times. Mercruiser seems to come off almost every time with adhesive.
If you have way to much trouble getting the pins out, how about getting another relay socket from the local parts store, snip your wires off the ones in the box and splice them into the new one. Fasten the new one to the area with good zip ties? I may be barking up a different tree but I did do...
As stated, weigh it. I've seen this before. Boat looks good but the foam is saturated and that's alot of weight. Hope it's not the issue. I did one a few years ago at the shop before I retired, The foam was totally gone, heavy stuff. The guy wanted it done so we did it. It was fine when we were...
I usually use the muffs and it takes a bit to get water to come out. But last year I used the muffs out at my cabin, it seemed ok but when I dumped it in the lake it proceeded to overheat. You guessed it, the water pressure at the cabin is lower than the water pressure at home. Burned up the...
I've had good luck with using sea foam to help flush out the block. Add a half a can and run it for 10-15 minutes, Drain and do it a second time. I use the cheapest oil I can find for flushing. Then put in your normal oil.
Pictures of the area helps. We had a customer that wanted to do a similar thing. It would have required removing the sink, cabinets and attempting to re-locate those items. Space was limited and he had bought the fridge and microwave already. No way they were going to fit in in there!
I hate those type of pumps. When I first saw one I was moving a customer's boat and it quit right in the middle of the docks and almost drifted into other boats. The pump had froze up and the belt broke. We replaced the works but that belt works fairly hard running the seawater and fuel pump...
Some systems have a reservoir down in the engine room, it gets filled to a certian level and pumped up with air to keep the system full. I don't recall those having a filler at the helm stations though. If this system loses air or oil, you lose steering completely. If it does lose air or oil...
