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While I'm concentrating on my trailer, which has surge brakes, is there any service to the coupler? I don't recognize looking at it any wear items- I know it goes back and forth as brakes are applied but is there something there that will wear out? There is a grease zerk there where it slides...

I have a 10k tandem axle trailer I need to service the bearings. I did this when we first bought the boat 10 years ago - which sounds alarming but that's probably 2500 miles tops. The water is more the concerns than the miles. I did it the one time having never done it before. I'm bringing the...

I tecently had a problem with the city and bringing my boat home to charge is now a problem. I have two batteries on a battery switch. Can I reasonably get enough juice to them to keep them alive? The boat is a Rinker 270 express cruiser, the batteries are a long way from the outside of the...

I have a pretty old trailer for my rinker 270. It has two axles and rated for 10K. It has spindles with zerts to grease the rear bearing. Both have spent most of the time I've owned it sitting- no long trips. It was a mess when I got it, rebuilt the brakes and new bearings and such. It has...

I have always had a battery issue. I did the following test on the system. As far as checking, multimeter on 10 amp max setting. Ignition is off- battery switch is off. I have not rechecked battery 2 but it was dead 0 on the draw. The only thing I'm sure i should have done but did not was...

I have a rinker 270 with the 350 mpi. Nice little mini cruiser. It has a hot water heater that runs on shore power but is also warmed by engine coolant, I think.. The motor is a closed system and is a 2006 boat. I recently replaced the fresh water pump and also a faucet that is in a small sink...

Isn't that the way? Boating not for the faint of heart unless you are rich- I'm not. 2006 350 mpi/bravo III. Around 350 hours, 270 Rinker. It does not get run as it should, but has been running nice- and everything else- but then it does not. Replaced plugs,cap and router probably 30 hours ago...

Our express cruiser has a water system for sinks/little shower etc...stopped working. Pump is probably 4 years old, not used heavily. I turned the switch on and probed the two wires going into the pump and does not seem to be getting power. I pulled the panel off and oh my- I expected a simple...

I'm sure it's been asked but, someone on another forum said iboats can provide based on my serial number an engine manual?

I was able to get my a/c working, was only something plugged up in the discharge line....nice 4th watching fireworks right from the marina. So, I had my dash ripped off, cut all the wires. Had a guy rewire new gauges and dash. Something was wrong - when you turned the key to first position the...

Got across the lake and into my slip- perfect conditions but a tad out of practice...anywho...a/c which always fires right up did, but no water pumping and shuts off-; I pulled the intake trap near the the thru hull and well...pretty nasty. I swear I checked it "recently" - only in the water a...

I gave a 2005 270 I/O rinker express cruiser. Someone I guess needed my dash with all my gauges worse than I did. The harness/wires behind the dash were all cut. What a mess. So that harness, is that a merc harness from the motor to the gauges or do the boat makers create that harness? Rinker is...

I guess the title is mis leading- I found after I put my outdrive back on without the proper adjustment it's hard to shift. I recall on the bearing puller there was a way to set that end of the cable and then there is another tool to set the other end of the cable. I believe there was a work...

So......I lost my spare keys to both the ignition and cabin..2007 rinker express cruiser with the sliding door. I'm hearing the ignition not a bad swap but tge hatch not so easy?

I've had so much stuff apart but I can't remember the cables for shifting...I had my motor out a while back and replaced the lower shift cable, 350 mpi/bravo lll. At the ramp today and pulled off the trailer and parked her at the dock and parked the truck. Back to the boat, started up and cast...

I seem to be having a fuel "delivery" problem- 2006 MPI 350/5.0, bravo lll. Short recap, boat seldom used over 3 years and started to get it back to the water. 320 hours. Pumped out and desposed of 75 gallons of fuel. Water and some crap in the fuel and that was pumping out through the fuel...

So...boat sat for some time, about 3 years. Definitely had bad fuel so I got it all out and fresh fuel in. Had done a tune up prior to its rest and really ran well. New filters after I got all the fuel out. I had been cycling the fuel pump looking at the fuel condition prior to figuring out I...

So..I thought I had a thread going on this....my boat sat for almost 3 years...with varying ages of fuel in it. So, was able to go to the ramp finally but it would not run. I put a valve on the fuel rail with a line into a bottle- hit the key and probably had 50% water and a some crap but...

I'm starting a new thread as my fuel issue evolved into an electrical issue the old thread was getting to be a mess. was able to get sll the fuel out. I found and electric fuel pump for 15 bucks that worked well. I have new fuel but I think I have After getting all the fuel out of my tank...

So, have been working through some issues with fuel...I think with all the cranking,or not getting water to the pump I fried the impeller. My 350 mpi is closed cooling. For water I have the merc foot and a thru hull- both hoses go to a strainer and then to the pump. I have it home on a trailer...