I used the butyl tape and took the Life Calk back - I am glad I did. The maneuvering of the seatback to align it in place would have made a huge mess with the Life Calk. The excess butyl compound was easily removed after the seat back stanchions were bolted in place.
The Life-Calk sounds like Anti Seize's cousin... You get Anti Seize on you and before you know it, it's in your armpits...LOL.
I just bought the roll of buytl sealing tape compound that Halfhitch mentioned.
It looks like the procedure is to roll the tape to a round "log" and apply it to the...
I bought a tube of Life-Calk from West Marine. The upholstery shop forgot about the seat back... they said they'd have it completed by the end of this week but I'll believe that when I see it. They are two months past due from the timing they quoted.
Thanks for the response.
There isn't a transom locker on this vintage - it's a 1997 model and I forgot to include that in my original post. Below is a picture I copied off the web as my boat is still in storage. The support mounting bars circled in red are where the sealer was. It's possible...
I took my stern seat out last fall to have it reupholstered and the back rest had through bolts through the transom. The original sealer looked to be a non-hardening sealer and I'd like to know what it's called so I can properly re-seal the bolts when I install the seat.
Thanks.
The oil color is the blue/green color of gear lube but I can't get enough on a paper towel to determine if it smells like gear lube. One thought is it could be spline grease (which is a similar color to gear lube) that is separating and the liquid portion is dripping to the ground somehow but...
I spoke too soon... A couple of days ago, I noticed a spot of oil the size of a quarter on the driveway. The oil is coming from the shift shaft area. in the direction of the red arrow.
I replaced the check valve seal in the outdrive. It's been one week since I installed the outdrive and so far, no leaks.
If the wind would calm down, I could actually use the boat. It seems like March lasts for 2-1/2 months in Michigan...
I didn't like the nicks/gouges that were in the seal. The local marina had one in stock so I bought it and will change it out in the next day or two. It came with a new spring and ball. Then it's time to install the drive. If it leaks again, hopefully, I can trace the leak path. Hopefully...
I looked at the seal on the outdrive again under some decent lighting and there are some nicks on it but it doesn't seal against the face. It is a double lip seal that seals on the inside diameter. It is approximately 1/32" recessed into the face of the drive. I inspected the check valve on...
I purchased a couple of quarts of the Quicksilver High Performance Gear oil to change the lube in my stern drive. I had a partial quart in the boat and used that up first. After I was all done adding oil to the drive and got it buttoned up, as I was throwing the empty gear lube container in...
I thought it would be best to start a new thread - I have an inconsistent gear oil leak to the ground on my alpha 1, gen 2 drive. I removed the drive last fall prior to putting my boat in storage. Recently, I drained the gear oil and there was no evidence of water in the drive. I pressure...
Bt Doctor and all,
I drained the gear oil from the outdrive a couple of days ago and there was no water in the oil. I am going to pressure test the drive but the local WestMarine store didn't have a fitting in stock. I'm wondering if that is really necessary since there wasn't any water in...