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Converted my existing Marinco shore power cord to the smart plug setup on the boat side a few years ago. The kit was a direct swap in terms of the boat side receptacle (no additional drilling, etc.), and was an easy wiring job on the shore power cord. Would never go back. Plug does not come...

Would check the plugs for signs of corrosion as well. The exhaust passages should be soot black, no corrosion whatsoever. The fact that youve got corrosion in there, means you have excessive moisture, which means the exhaust valves are corroding as well, which ultimately is what gets you...

Had the same thing on my 7.4 mpi. See pics below. Test your oil for sodium and do a compression check. Betting you have lower compression toward the stern as water runs downhill. Manifolds are shot and they're aftermarket to boot. The ones in the pictures were also aftermarket. Porous Chinese...

Here are the service bulletins. I took out the log system and installed waterlift mufflers on my 340 when I repowered from 7.4s to 8.2s.

I agree with ttmott in terms of what should be done here, with the addition (and I suspect ttmott would agree here as well) that you really at this point want to drill out the 4 bolt holes, fill them with epoxy and redrill. This era 340 does not have a cored hull, so it should be solid glass...

Owned mine since 19. Replaced just about everything at this point

Here re the rest of the pics. https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/XF_aa2RtTCqOyYNDU6IqGw.GoyzxwBkVdDTr8Xw4KlJfI

Repair pics https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/or933jCpQgOTYtR86r0KRQ.nCd36XkAR5jYwbjBekKXjX

I have a thread on this. A prefab exhaust tube is glassed perpendicular into the hull and the underwater exhaust port is through bolted on the outside of the hull. I had water and exhaust leaking in between the outside of the tube and the hull and then running down the engine stringers and into...

The magnets are bolted to the panels. The victron solar charger is behind the insert to the right of the helm seat

The IPS drives are more prevalent and have a larger network of servicers, but they have their downsides as well. As an example, the IPS circulates drive oil through the drive AND transmission. You take on water through the drive, and it takes out drive and transmission. The Zeus pods have...

Pods are like a 5 year old European sports sedan with an 8 cylinder twin turbo, with 60,000 miles on it. When they work, they are an absolute joy to drive, but they require at least twice the maintenance of a regular car, and when they break it can get expensive quickly. An example. I own a...

You remove the drain valve and replace it with and anode

Ordered!

It's 15 mm on the 340s from that era.