Ok so my brother left me this ski boat while he was deployed. Its a 2000 Sea Ray 180 with a Mercruser 3.0l I/O, anyway the here is the history on the boat. The motor was rebuilt 2 years (failed to winterize it) ago before he was shipped to South Korea it has been sitting from that day till...
Need advice.
My brother gave me a boat to look after while he is deployed for the next three years. I know how to operate a boat but im still learning about the mechanical aspects.
So I was out driving today and noticed it was pulling hard to the left. It has always had play in the steering...
So i am cleaning up after my impeller install and found the water tube sleeve sitting on the drive way.....^&(%!!!!
From what i understand its just a guide but what a bonehead move.
My brother got deployed again and left me his bot to look after for 3 years. I grew up around boats my entire life but im a dummy under the hood.
The boat is running what i think is hot. The gauge says 180ish then when i stop and kill the motor the gauge goes over 210. I replaced the t-stat...
