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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 Gimbal Ring

    It did not have any play when I disassembled it but this has been a problem in the past. When I bought the boat it was leaking here and the upper swivel pins were replaced on both rings. Although it didn’t seem to have any play, I believe those two bolts were torqued to the absolute max
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 Gimbal Ring

    Hi everyone, wanted to get an opinion on the condition of this gimbal ring. I was told by the mechanic I’m working with it looked ok but then I’ve had others say it should be replaced. My original plan was to just wire brush, sand, prime and paint. Does this look damaged or rounded out where the...
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    99 Monterey 276 Transom Replacement

    Hi everyone, I have some photos to share from last weekend's work. I have about 75% of the mechanical and electrical equipment removed and hope to have the rest emptied out this weekend. I actually put these images in a word doc and printed to PDF but the file was too large. Not sure what the...
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    99 Monterey 276 Transom Replacement

    Disregard my last question, guess I was overthinking that part. I went over there today and had someone inside the boat move the shift cable while I pulled the drive off. I was just careful not to force it so 1 down and 1 to go. Hopefully I can get to the transom assemblies this weekend.
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    99 Monterey 276 Transom Replacement

    Lol thanks, well I guess I’ll put them back in then
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    99 Monterey 276 Transom Replacement

    Here’s a few from right after I finished up removing the engines. We pulled these while it was still in the water so I could see where the leak was coming from. I have a video of that if I can upload videos here but it was sort of inconclusive anyway. It seems to be trickling down the back side...
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    99 Monterey 276 Transom Replacement

    Hey all, wanted to send an update on my leaky transom assembly/rotten transom situation. I drilled quite a few more holes in various places along the stringers and motor mounts and seeing mostly brown/black wood shavings that come out. I made a decision that y’all are right and it shouldn’t wait...
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    99 Monterey 276 Transom Replacement

    Nah, I didn’t get that vibe from him at all. He said if I wanted to have him do it, it wouldn’t be until end of next season anyway. He has that many jobs in front of mine. Again, it needs to be addressed but has probably been leaking/rotting for years. I’ve only discovered it this season. One...
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    99 Monterey 276 Transom Replacement

    I didn’t have plans to sell until this came up. I initially thought it was a death sentence. It’s a great looking boat IMO. Everything works perfectly.
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    99 Monterey 276 Transom Replacement

    I seriously considered it but I had a lengthy conversation with the guy in my area who specializes in restoration jobs. He said it’s actually a much easier job the further along the rot is. It’s much easier to do the demo work. Made sense to me anyway
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    99 Monterey 276 Transom Replacement

    Thanks for the advice everyone. Just wanted to share the rest of this story. After drilling a couple holes I’ve found that it is definitely wet and at the beginning stages of rot but it’s actually not terribly bad yet. I don’t have any stress cracks or the interior glass beginning to delaminate...
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    Twin 4.3 audible alarm

    Yea well, I’m looking for suggestions on how to actually test the wire next. I suspect it’s a frayed wire but I’m not really sure what to do with my multimeter to find that. My next plan is to drive the boat with only one engine running at a time. Hopefully that alarm is only chirping with one...
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    Twin 4.3 audible alarm

    I have had an intermittent problem with my audible alarm, going off randomly for the last few seasons. Sometimes it is a sustained beep and other times it just chirps for a second or two. Sometimes it never comes on at all. It only comes on when the boat is under load (around 3k rpm or higher)...
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    99 Monterey 276 Transom Replacement

    Yea, that’s my plan for tomorrow. It is dry docked right now so I going to drill a few holes and see what I find
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    99 Monterey 276 Transom Replacement

    Thanks for the feedback guys. I’ve attached a photo of where the leak was coming from, it is a sort of brown stain on the left side. The mechanic is saying this is an indication of a wet transom. Today I went over there and did a very thorough sounding test on the entire transom, both inside and...
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    99 Monterey 276 Transom Replacement

    Hi everyone, looking for some advice on what to do with my boat. I just found out this week that the leak coming from the starboard side transom assembly is indeed due to transom rot. I have had this boat for about 6 seasons and have put a lot of time and money into miscellaneous repairs and...
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