skolbe
Well-Known Member
- Oct 3, 2006
- 3,549
- Boat Info
- 320 Sundancer, Zodiac 290 Wave Inflatable Tohatsu 6HP, Boston Whaler 130 Sport
- Engines
- 350 Mag V-Drive - Kohler 5ecd
My port motor, the belt started slipping after we were anchored out when I went to start up. I went down below and tightened the belt and made sure nothing was stuck. All seemed to be fine. Started idling out of our anchorage spot and all was fine. Went to get up on plane and heard clicking then like something fell. Bottom line the belt broke. Water pressure alarm went off and pulled back throttles and shut the boat down. Boat thermostat read higher but it happened so quick. No issues. Planning to replace the belt. All the pulleys seemed fine. I could turn the water pump manually. Anything else I should look for? How can you tell if a pulley is bad. Belt is nine years old. Or is it just a bad belt. I plan to replace the belt and see how that does. Boat is 350 MAG - V Drives.