Alright I am going to start from the beginning because I am a total novice and need all the guidance I can get from you wise gentlemen on the forums. I'm gonna swallow my pride and be totally honest with all my boneheaded mistakes.
I live down in San Diego and bought my first boat, a 1993...
Not sure if this is allowed or not!
I’m new, so I apologize if it’s a problem!
I’m looking for an Alpha One Gen 2 outdrive 1.62 that’s Counter Rotating. I’m in Cincinnati
I have a recently purchased 1998 Searay Sundancer 290. Powered by EFI 5.7. The Alpha One Gen 2 outdrive look awful and port has big chunk of cavitation plate missing.
Now to the question…. What is the correct ratio? Starboard drive is stamped 162R, Port is not legible(counter rotating) From...
Happy Thanksgiving. At the sea trial of our new to us 2000 Sun Dancer 260 5.7, Bravo III the Captain said there was 1-1/2" of play at the drive and that it should be checked. It was checked and the pin was replaced. Still has that 1-1/2" of play at the drive. Is there cause for concern?
Heya,
Soon to be newbie boat-owner here.
I'm wondering if anyone has any good 'rule of thumb' suggestions for a maintenance schedule - (every X hours or Y months do Z).
What I have so far (for a boat slipped in salt-water):
- Every 15 months to a few years haul-out and do a bottom paint.
-...
I need to replace my Bravo 1 out drive. My current one is damaged. I have been searching for rebuilds and finding out that there is very few units available. New or rebuilt. I can't trust ebay.
Any recommendations?
87 Sorrento 23.
Was looking at Mercury Marine website for the prop selector.
there are 3 different gear ratios listed as options for this boat.
How do I determine what mine is running?
Hey, I bought a sea ray 240 sundancer 2 years ago which has been great, everything has been working great (apart some minor things) and has been a lot of fun. I am pretty new to boats and as this is my second one (first inboard) I am pretty bad at seeing how bad corrosion is and when to worry. I...
My first question is in regards to the trim; I took it for the first time to the lake, I lowered the trim but I didn't look at the indicator I wasn't sure how long it will take it to go down (I could have looked and checked but I didn't) but I realize that you can constantly hear the hydraulics...
I tried to raise my outdrive/propeller out of the water the other day on my Sundancer 250 and the switch on the throttle is not working. I hear a little clicking down at the outdrive, anybody have any ideas? I heard it is not a fuse or electrical problem, that was from my boat mobile mechanic...
I’ve been keeping my eye out for a sundancer 240 and have looked at a number of them. I just looked at a 2006 that’s been on freshwater it’s entire life. I was surprised to see a good amount of corrosion on the fin and exit shaft part of the outdrive. It seems as though it sat in a slip and...
92 Sea Ray Sundancer 290 w/7.4 Bravo ll. When taking it out for winterization last yr the marina found a 2-3" crack in the outdrive behind the propeller. They said it didn't extend into the gear box so they gave me the option of having it welded or replacing the lower unit. I choose to have it...
I'm wondering if anyone here has ever switch from a B3 to a B2 kn a 260 Sundancer? I have a 2000 260DA with a B3 (2.20R?) + 5.7 efi engine and am battling the notorious corrosion issues. I understand that the B2 has far less problem with this. I'm wondering if someone has done this...
Recently purchased my 1995 Sundancer 330. Trim was working fine until I tripped the separate "Trailer Trim" switch. Now, when I try to trim the starboard outdrive, the port moves as well. Only when I trim up. Does not happen when i trim the port outdrive. I pulled the trim switches to see if...
Cruising along fine in my 20 ft 91 Sea Ray at about 50-75% throttle and everything is fine. I hear a loud bang. I throttle down quickly. When I put it back into gear engine runs fine but the prop wont spin in forward or reverse. No visible damage to the outdrive and didn't see anything in the...
After some major engine work, we discovered the transom assembly has to be replaced, leaking and corroded. So I am looking for any kind of deal on a new one and need to buy right now. Any ideas?
Thanks, Mark in St. Pete FL
I saw an ad for this deck that is basically swim platform material that attaches to the outdrive. As a boat owner that has 4 legged passengers that can't stay out of the water, this seems like a nice addition. I got a load a pup that hooks onto the boarding ladder, but when installed makes the...
Hey everybody, it is about time to change my water pumps out on my OMC Cobra outdrives. Some people say the complete outdrive must be taken off to do this..Is that true? or can you just drop the lower unit? I have done some searches, and there is not a lot of info on this...I was going to change...
Wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this.
First a very brief history. I had a feeling my gimbal was a little weak as it would "grumble" a little bit if I started the engine with the out drive trimmed up but it was a very minute noise. I did some checking and was told that the gimbal...