I have a 89 Searay 23' with 454 and a alpha 1 outdrive. I pulled the out drive off 2 years ago when putting it away for the winter. I have not had it out since then and tried to put the outdrive back in today. This issue that I am having is the outdrive will not go past the pads for a lack of...
Does this serial number look right? 9C496349. It is very hard to read and I need to order a water pump. Would this be the correct water pump? http://www.iboats.com/mall/partfinder/?cart_id=441080740&gd_grid_id=987&gd_poid=110924&gd_row=3&session_id=250472734 The boat is a 89 SeaRay 7.4
I have a 89 sea ray 23' with a 7.4. It has a water pump in the lower unit (replaced two seasons ago) as well as an engine driven raw water pump, which also drives the fuel pump. I have two questions. How are the connections supposed to go on the engine driven pump? I took it off and forget how...
I have a 92 454 with thunderbolt iv ignition. I have recently had the block bored and all new internals. I fired it up today and it sounds goog. I was trying to time it to 8 degrees bdc, but if I go any lower than 16 it starts to miss and backfires out the exhaust. What could cause this? I also...
I have a 89 Sea Ray with a 92 gen v 454 10114182. I have just had the motor rebuilt and the are some wires that I am unsure where they go. The are a purple and red coming from the distributor that I believe go to the coil but which one is positive post and which one goes on the negative post...
I have an 89 Sea Ray with a 7.4l mercruiser, I have pulled the motor and was planning on resealing it along with new rings. I was getting some blow-by and figured as old as it is I figured it was about time. I have it tore down and everything looks good and I got to thinking that maybe I should...
I am helping my dad with his 06 Avalon with a 5.7 merc. It has a misfire that the mechanic cannot figure out and they are telling him that he needs a distributor. I am not able to go up and look at it myself. So I wanted some opinions. Here is the story. It developed a miss under load, so the...
Re: Should I buy this prop
I had been thinking of going to a 4 blade but didn't want to lose top speed. Does the 4 blade drop the top speed that much? My boat is not a cruiser. I am not sure if the gear ratio. After looking the prop up I see that it is for an outboard, it's too bad it was a...
I have a 23' sea ray weekender with a 7.4 and alpha 1. I am looking at a ss quick silver laser 48 16548 a41 23P. The guy is only asking $55. I am wondering if this will fit my boat and would it help my performance. My boat weighs about 5200 (boat and trailer weighed 6400) my max rpm is 5000 and...
I am helping my father with his pontoon boat. It is a 06 Avalon 27' with a 5.7 mercruiser and alpha 1 gen 2. The problem is that the first time that we took it out it was so hard to steer that it took both hands. The power steering system is electronic and does not use a engine pump. We have...
I am helping my father with his pontoon boat. It is a 06 Avalon 27' with a 5.7 mercruiser and alpha 1 gen 2. The problem is that the first time that we took it out it was so hard to steer that it took both hands. The power steering system is electronic and does not use a engine pump. We have...
Re: What is my boat supposed to weight?
The trailer doesn't give a laden weight either does the title. How else could I figure the trailer weight? I also looked at the boat placard and it says basic flotation. What is does that mean?
Hi, my dad has an 06 Avalon 27' with a 5.7 mercruiser with an Alpha 2 with a serial # 1FL55257. He was dewinterizing it this year first time for him, and he was looking for the typical grease fittings found on the outdrive but could not find any. Is it possible to not have any grease fittings?
I have a 89 Sea Ray 23' weekender. I weighed it before I put it in the water for the first time this year and boat and trailer weighed in at 6400 lbs. I figure the trailer weighs about 1200 so that means the boat weighs 5200. I am wondering where I would find what the boat is supposed to weigh...
Hi, I have an 89 Sea Ray 23' with a 7.4l with a carter afb. When I am taking off there is a hesitation or hiccup at first and then accelerates fine. I was told that the power valve has different settings/notches that I should see where's it at and move it. Is this something that I should look...
