Bellow not fixed (Bravo III)

[scoflaw]

I apologize that I upset op

 

[SkipperBerlin]

Pretty harsh response to someone trying to give you helpful advice. @scoflaw has helped many people on this board, he was just trying to prevent your next post from being: “bravo III is corroding badly, anything I can do to fix it”?

Sorry, if my response was to harsh I will apologize. He pointed this out to me in his earlier post and I already gave him right and wrote that I will give it more time this winter. New anodes have already arrived and will built in the next days.

Brgds Peter

 

[SkipperBerlin]

I apologize that I upset op

Sorry also from me for my harsh answer. You are right, and I know that, but it was really not possible for me in the last year to fix it. I haven't had the boat that long

 

[Pirate Lady]

The definitive answer is on a Bravo, it does not need to be connected.
I have the Mercruiser Sport Bellows, which intentionally do not connect to the drive, they close when drive is down, but not up. They give a nice blubbada blubbada sound (think Harley) at idle. The bellows in picture in post #2 is the Sport Bellows.
Plus, they last about forever because there is no flexing in the accordion which causes cracking. Most mechanics are recommending to go with them (because they are a hella lot easier to install), and Merc calls them 'replacements' for old bellows.

 

[Aig_man]

Hey Peter! I've installed both my drives exhaust bellows using simple zip ties. You'll be able to do this and it won't matter if the hose is a little stiff. Check out the YouTube video

I followed the video to the T and it worked out great. Noticed a bit of corrosion where the bellows attaches, looks like I’ll need a new gimbal housing soon. I did notice smoother and quieter operation for the engine.

Using zip ties reminded me of pulling one’s loose trousers up by the belt, made me chuckle a bit.

 

[Jimmy Buoy]

I followed the video to the T and it worked out great. Noticed a bit of corrosion where the bellows attaches, looks like I’ll need a new gimbal housing soon. I did notice smoother and quieter operation for the engine.

Using zip ties reminded me of pulling one’s loose trousers up by the belt, made me chuckle a bit.

Glad it worked out! Can't take credit for the idea, just saw it on youtube and it sure made a seemingly tough job easy. I like easy.

 

[jonl21]

If this was THT these guys be fighting for months and would have divided the whole community 6 times over lol