Stray Current
Well-Known Member
- Oct 27, 2019
- 2,021
- Boat Info
- 2007 260DA
- Engines
- ‘07 6.2 Horizon MPI / ‘24 SeaCore Bravo III - ‘07
Kohler 5ECD
Well, today was spendy as hell!
I got the engine back in the boat with fresh manifold gaskets, dry joint gaskets, rear main seal, pan gasket, new thermostat housing gasket, new Mercruiser shift cable and bellows, and new mercruiser stainless trim hoses.
I’m gonna run it tomorrow to burp all the air pockets out of the cooling system and make sure everything is topped off and then I’m going to foam, wash the entire engine and bilge again to get all the oil out.
Friday I’ll be buttoning up the bottom paint on the transom after a little bit more sanding and fairing.
I placed the deposit on a brand new, 2.20:1 SeaCore Bravo 3 today. Between the condition of the paint and case, and the pile of shrapnel that fell out of mine, I said screw it.
The new drive should be here next Wednesday at the latest and I have another shop installing that so I have a full warranty. Hopefully Friday or Saturday it’s getting detailed and going back in the water.
The shop did point out some electrical issues which I need to look into repairing, but I’m definitely not paying someone for that!
Looks like I had a poor connection on one of my fuses. It didn’t pop the fuse but there’s definitely been some heat!
I’m going to look and see if I can find the new modular plug and pins and just trim that all back and replace it as is. Worst case scenario there will be four individual fuse holders there.
Would any of you happen to know the proper name for this clip that holds the gas cylinders on the ball joint for the storage compartment?
Now to go make peace with carrying a credit card balance for the first time in four years. I just made a years worth of payments for a new boat in one day.
I got the engine back in the boat with fresh manifold gaskets, dry joint gaskets, rear main seal, pan gasket, new thermostat housing gasket, new Mercruiser shift cable and bellows, and new mercruiser stainless trim hoses.
I’m gonna run it tomorrow to burp all the air pockets out of the cooling system and make sure everything is topped off and then I’m going to foam, wash the entire engine and bilge again to get all the oil out.
Friday I’ll be buttoning up the bottom paint on the transom after a little bit more sanding and fairing.
I placed the deposit on a brand new, 2.20:1 SeaCore Bravo 3 today. Between the condition of the paint and case, and the pile of shrapnel that fell out of mine, I said screw it.
The new drive should be here next Wednesday at the latest and I have another shop installing that so I have a full warranty. Hopefully Friday or Saturday it’s getting detailed and going back in the water.
The shop did point out some electrical issues which I need to look into repairing, but I’m definitely not paying someone for that!
Looks like I had a poor connection on one of my fuses. It didn’t pop the fuse but there’s definitely been some heat!
I’m going to look and see if I can find the new modular plug and pins and just trim that all back and replace it as is. Worst case scenario there will be four individual fuse holders there.
Would any of you happen to know the proper name for this clip that holds the gas cylinders on the ball joint for the storage compartment?
Now to go make peace with carrying a credit card balance for the first time in four years. I just made a years worth of payments for a new boat in one day.