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    2004 Sea Ray 260 Sundancer sudden leak

    ok so I have a new theory... is it possible that my grey water tank is leaking? Here's why I wonder. I never use my grey water system and it's only hooked up to my head. I was just thinking about it and these leaks started after the first time in months I ever flushed the toilet. I think...
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    2004 Sea Ray 260 Sundancer sudden leak

    So... last time I checked it was on Friday. I think I said in my post that I was experiencing a pattern of finding actual inches of water in the bilge, cleaning it up, and then finding more water. I was able to see a bona fide trickle of water coming down from the transom area. Last time I...
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    2004 Sea Ray 260 Sundancer sudden leak

    I think I have it narrowed down, at least mostly? The water seems to be pooling right under the drive shaft. It's really hard to see what's going on but I don't see any leaking/seeping above the drive shaft, and the main trickle is coming from a little ledge where the water is pooling directly...
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    2004 Sea Ray 260 Sundancer sudden leak

    Not sure what you mean by finally but... maybe? Like I said they're brand new and professionally installed. And they haven't leaked for months, why would they start leaking all of a sudden when they're not being shifted? But, if this is the issue... how do I confirm this to be the issue? Thanks
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    2004 Sea Ray 260 Sundancer sudden leak

    I guess this is possible, but does it fit the sudden leak? Just trying to picture this, I feel like it would start much slower. For what it's worth, I had that boat on a trailer for 2 months working on the bellows and the mechanics and I both spent a lot of time bouncing on the outdrive (me...
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    2004 Sea Ray 260 Sundancer sudden leak

    Hello, about 6 months ago I bought a 260 Sundancer. It was in the marina when I bought it and I had it hauled out and had the bellows and zincs replaced by a boatyard and did general maintenance (bottom paint, etc.). I also pulled the drain plug, cleaned the hole, and put new heavy duty teflon...
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    Installed trim tabs and fish finder transom mount.... how do I know if it's leaking?

    This is actually genius, I hadn't even thought of this. Either way, I will be doing this next time I haul my boat out for sure. Question. How do you ensure that your new fiberglass bonds well? Especially when the part is a high stress part like a trim tab? Like let's say I use a hole saw to...
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    Installed trim tabs and fish finder transom mount.... how do I know if it's leaking?

    Ok so here's what I did on the trim tabs. They have two plates the kind of sandwich the tab, but for all intents and purposes, what I need to seal is the back plate. I drilled holes, sanded the area just to scuff it, and then I put 5200 in the screw holes, spread a line of 5200 around the back...
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    Installed trim tabs and fish finder transom mount.... how do I know if it's leaking?

    Hi all, I recently bought a boat that I keep in a slip. I had it out of the water for an inspection, survey, etc. and while it was out I had some service done and installed a few things like trim tabs and a fish finder bracket, etc. Now the boat is back in the water and I'm realizing... how...
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    Bravo 3, 300 hour service kit... cheaper options? Assemble it yourself?

    Hi all, I recently picked up a Bravo 3 and I want to do a full 300 hour service on the outdrive and motor. I see the mercruiser kit is over $600 and comes with an anode kit, seals, shift cable, and transom repair kit. The transom repair kit comes with bellows, gaskets, etc. However, this kit...
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    What kind of damage from an I/O in salt water for 2-3 years?

    Hm. Is this a bayliner specific thing, or are all glass boats not great after 15 years or so? That seems... not ideal. Like it's just not worth looking at a glass boat older than about 2010? I feel like there are a lot of 90s, 80s, even 70s boats running around out there. Should I be...
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    What kind of damage from an I/O in salt water for 2-3 years?

    Hm. Respectfully, I see things a little differently... I am, at the moment, pretty neutral—but given my individual goals, budget, risk tolerance, etc. there are certain pieces of information that I need in order to make a fully informed decision. I think if you read back through the thread, I...
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    What kind of damage from an I/O in salt water for 2-3 years?

    I'm pretty sure that I said that I had a mechanic come look at it this morning? So it got started this morning. Mechanic used fresh gas and piped it right in (bypassing the tank). So.... I guess what changed is that a mechanic came :) It can come out of the water to rebuild... once I own it...
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    What kind of damage from an I/O in salt water for 2-3 years?

    I think there has been some miscommunications/assumptions. When I said that the hull is clean, I meant above the waterline. There is significant growth under the water. It looks like mostly some wispy algae, I did not see a of barnacles or other hard things and didn't feel many when I ran my...
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    What kind of damage from an I/O in salt water for 2-3 years?

    Thanks for your detailed reply. Yes, I think the boat has continuously been in the water all this time. I also doubt that there's much left of the outdrive, I am 100% replacing the outdrive. What I'm less sure about is the rest of the transom assembly. The boat is a 1991, so pretty old...
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    What kind of damage from an I/O in salt water for 2-3 years?

    Yes, I am able to start it, I had a mechanic look at it this morning and he said the engine is in good shape and it was running well. So now my main questions are whether the transom is good and whether there is damage beyond the outdrive. But someone else noted that it's bad news that the...
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    What kind of damage from an I/O in salt water for 2-3 years?

    OK, this is the kind of info I am looking for! Why is no water in the bilge concerning? Like if the bellows are in good shape and hull is sealed.... how would water get in? And what's the concern if there isn't any water? Boat was not shrink wrapped, unfortunately :/
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    What kind of damage from an I/O in salt water for 2-3 years?

    Ah sorry. Yes, it's a 1991 Baylinr trophy. Engine is a mercruiser, outdrive is an alpha one. Floating in a marina for about 2-3 years. Just said above, but inside of the boat is in great condition, everything looks really nice except I just can't see the outdrive. But the hull is clean, the...
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    What kind of damage from an I/O in salt water for 2-3 years?

    If it matters, it actually looks like it's in great shape and well maintained on the inside... apparently the owner died and his kids just let it sit and didn't realize that they needed to change anodes, etc.
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    What kind of damage from an I/O in salt water for 2-3 years?

    ok, thanks. so are you saying that the transom is DEFINITELY ruined and I will absolutely need to replace it, and I should budget that in?
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