I just finished replacing my gimbal bearing and boots. Had her out on the water yesterday for the first time to see how she ran and there is a significant vibration coming from the drive that wasn't there before. It gets worse at higher speeds and turning. I just pulled the drive again and the...
So I tore into my drive because I was getting some water intrusion and some rumbling noise from the back. I all of my bellows out and working on getting the bearing out. The sad part about this story is the bellows all looked tight and my bearing didn't look that bad, but the parts are on their...
I currently have a 1999 Bayliner 2050 and have been looking at new boats(new to me) considering 2010-2014 23-25 ft open bows. Any one have input on switching over to jet propulsion. I have 5 little ones from 4-12 and thought the safety aspect might be a consideration. Thanks for your thoughts.
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I got my boat all ready for the lake and was running it on the muffs. I wasn't seeing temperature come up above 100 after about 10 minutes of running so I picked up a new thermostat and temperature sender. The sender I found was an automotive sender. I get it all installed and run...
Has anyone tried this? It seems an obvious location for sound dispersion into my open bow but now I'm wondering if the heat may cause damage to the speakers. Thoughts and input would be greatly appreciated!
Saw another first today. A little four person drag boat sunk in a hurry when he forgot his plug. I was backing into the ramp while he was unloading. Unfortunately the ramp was crazy busy and everyone was probably feeling rushed. His trailer was gone almost as soon he was in the water and...
I have spent the last 4 days making a new snap cover for my boat. During that time I had a large boat cover that isn't custom fit but normally provides another barrier from water. Also during this time we had some nasty weather and several inches of rain. With the loose cover and lots of rain...
I was out on the lake this weekend and turned into my own wake pulling a tube. I wasn't going very fast but the hull sure came down hard with a big crashing sound. So my question is, how strong are these fiberglass hull? Not that I plan on hitting any more of these but I suppose accidents happen.
Not sure if anyone's noticed this yet. The ranking on the forum for senior chief is wrong, assuming of course the plan was to use US Navy rankings.
This is what the forum uses.
This is what the navy uses.
It's been an interesting past couple of days as I tackled my bow snap cover. This is my second sewing project. The first was an armrest on my truck which didn't turn out nice enough to talk about. I think this turned out great! I used Top Gun Caribean Blue canvas. It's pretty tight right now and...
Another day of boating and another lesson to learn. I came across another boat today, dead in the water. I noticed the engine hatch open and a guy was waving. So of course I wave back. His wave seemed more of a I need help so I slowed down and came around. Sure enough he had thrown a belt and...
So I saw my first boat get dumped on the ramp today. Poor guy had his kids in the boat as he was backing down the ramp, which just so happens to be a very steep one. I looked over and saw it go down and started running. He had removed the safety chain and the winch broke letting it go. I moved...
As a new boat owner I am very interested in getting into water sports. I have water skied and used knee boards before, but wakeboarding looks like a lot of fun.
I found a board on craigslist and am looking for recommendations.
Its listed as a Park Bonifay 138 which from a quick research shows...
I found a good deal on a used prop. Based on the Mercury prop selector, this is the recommended prop for my set up. My question is, this is an older style high five with the rubber pressed in hub. How do I know it will fit my Alpha one gen 2 drive?
I've posted about a similar problem, read thru that post but this is a strange problem I have. I was working on adjusting my shift cables today. After my adjustments I wanted to ensure the engine started and shifted without any problems on the muffs. It started, chugged and died, probably...
I'm really enjoying boat ownership and finding and fixing problems, but don't want to go looking for something that is working perfectly fine.
I've noticed on several occasions, when shifting out of forward or reverse, that when placed in neutral, the drive will remain in gear for an extended...
I'm interested in a prop that can get my boat on plane fast. Does anyone have any experience with these props, which brands would be good? My I have a bayliner Capri 2050 with a 5.7 repower up from a 5.0. I have a vengeance 21p prop right now that was tapping on the rev limiter at 5200 rpm doing...
I have been struggling with this for awhile now. My original engine was a 2 barrel carb 5.0 without a knock sensor, serial number 357725.
After I installed the 5.7, I used all of the original components minus that intake and carb. So the ignition system is original to that serial number.
My...
Looking for advice. I just installed a rebuilt vortec 350 in my 21 foot bayliner Capri. I've also added an edelbrock aluminum intake and 4 barrel carb. I don't know what the hp is for this combination. Listed weight is 2400lbs. The prop is a SS Mercury Marine Vengeance stamped 48 16318 21p. I...
With all of the work I have been doing lately, I have been starting my boat on the muffs a lot. Is it safe to start and run like this? I have read that placing the drive in gear is not good for it when out of the water, is that correct?
