Assuming you’ve got an I/O, you can check the gimbal ring. Mine had gotten a tad loose and once tightened to spec (carefully) it improved the wander at slow speeds greatly for me.
An overall appreciation post is past due on here.
Same for me, over the years all the knowledge has let me do all the fixes and maintainance myself, which in turn has let me afford boating. Those garage costs would have sunk me fast.
Thanks especially to all the admins, lot of work and dedication.
Definently take the time to find that leak proper. Its tempting to forget about it after it seems to be holding oil and running well. It will run great until it doesnt and then its too late.
All covered and done in Southern CT. Have been for weeks. Normally pull the boat out at the end of October but the marina we are at was pretty hammered by the flooding we had in mid August. All boats had to be out by the following week so docks could be repaired.
Bright side was doing all the...
I was waiting for the photo issue to get resolved before posting this. Not sure how many of you all are in this area but we had unprecedented rainfall over the course of 24 hours on August 18th in the Oxford, Sandy Hook area of Connecticut. Tiny stream turned into massive rivers for 12 hours...
Was just finishing up torquing the last bolt on my gen 2 after all this years maintenance and I saw something that made me head hurt. Can anyone identify this gasket? I just finished doing the bellows, checking the gimbal and alignment, and impeller maintenance. I don't recognize this from...
If I were you, I might go back to the seller if this boat was listed and sold to you as having a working engine. Yes, you should have checked everything before you bought, as you said. He's under no obligation to give you your money back but that doesnt mean you can't confront him...
