2004 4.3L Mercruiser with an Alpha One Gen 2 drive in a Caravelle 187. Direct raw water uptake.
Couple seasons in and the issue seems to be occurring faster each season. While throttled up the engine cools quickly. While at idle it will quickly alarm.
First thing I did was to replace the raw...
I was out at sea on a small boat yesterday and my steering went "out". I could only go left and there was a TON of play in the outdrive. I have found that the steering actuator is flopping around. I see where a large bolt should have attached it to the drive or motor (bad angle, can't see). The...
I had posted yesterday about some flapper issues. I'm trying to order some parts and I can not get the engine serial number which is making the process difficult.
I purchased the boat used 1.5 years ago. I believe it went through a few owners. The serial number section of the flame arrestor is...
I'm headed out this morning and saw metal/rubber behind my prop. See the attached photos. It is a used boat but i'v had it a year. Any ideas what this stuff is? Is it safe to go out once I removed it?
Thanks in advance!
I recently purchased my first I/O. I picked up a 2004 Caravelle 187 with a 4.3L Mercruiser. It has a mechanical carb. Previous owner had the boat winterized but it was only out twice last year. Boat ran well on a hose. I took it to the lake and it ran great for 30-40 minutes. Then it seemed like...
I currently have a 1979 70hp Johnson that I love and I am looking to jump to a boat that has a Sea Ray branded 100 hp Mercury. It is a 1989 4 cylinder. I have a couple of questions:
1) I've always heard about people disabling the oil pump and manually mixing. Would that be recommended?
2) The...
I received an Evinrude 7.5 hp Fleetwin that was, "perfect". Haven't made it to the lake yet because it keeps breaking. First the pawl and now a lower unit seal.
The test bucket had a thick layer of oil after only 10 minutes. I drained a milk like liquid from the lower unit. I built a...
