Recent content by Lycon73

On a 2006 Regal 2000 with Volvo Penta SX (5.0 Gxi engine) you can shift from neutral to forward fine, but once you advance the throttle more to give it power, nothing happens until you advance it enough that suddenly the drive "slams" hard into gear. Replaced shifter cable and that did nothing...

Wow, that's sad. Similar here they seem to work short days and not full week.

Thanks, can you elaborate on this? It sounds interesting

No, because apparently the weather broke so late in the year, now all marina mechanics in the area are backed up 4+ weeks with work / launching of boats. So apparently many people won't even be ready by 7/4, my own boat only half ready due to this backlog.

Yep, with engine off they seem fine and are relatively smooth. For some reason only get very 'stiff' when boat's moving at higher speeds.

Larson Cabrio 310 with twin Volvo Penta engines, the throttle levers seem relatively smooth at idle but when boat gets up to speed shifting gets harder and harder, particularly shifting DOWN on both throttle levers from forward to neutral. The shifter cables are brand new, shifter itself doesn't...

Any recommendations for good marina/mechanics around lower Hudson river area anywhere between Stony Point to north NJ give or take? Preferably that knows Larson Cabrio boats well, Volvo Penta engines and drives, etc.? Preferably a marina/mechanic with good service track record that has boat...

Thanks very much. How are these drives? Good/bad/decent? Had a little water that seemed to be coming in at what appeared near the steering actuator behind the engine when steering wheel moved. Assumed it was the bellows but not sure yet.

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Can anyone identify this volvo penta drive, and whether it's the dreaded XDP series? If so, can you guys tell me more about the XDP, and what to watch out for, how to keep them working, etc., if that's what it is. Thanks