depty933
New Member
OK first let me apologize if I am re-asking a question that allready has a post, I could not find it. I am brand new to CSR. I have a 1978 Sea Ray 260 express with a 260 OMC and a stringer outdrive. I have just recently acquired this boat and got it going. The previous owner swore it had a new or remanufactured outdrive but I am beginning to doubt that. The last time I had it in the water, It had a lot of trouble going in reverse and it shuttered when backing up. I loaded it on the trailer and was having to back it up and go forward several times and the last time I tried to go backwards it just revved up.
I asked a friend of mine who is a self proclaimed expert on all things boating. He thought I had just gotten the "hydrolics" hot and that is why it did not go into reverse the last time I tried and thought it would be fine the next time I put it in the water. Tommorrow, I am going to hook it up to a pair of muffs and try to see what happens. I have researched and I believe it is a mechanical shift stringer outdrive. Anyone here have any suggestions or thoughts?
I asked a friend of mine who is a self proclaimed expert on all things boating. He thought I had just gotten the "hydrolics" hot and that is why it did not go into reverse the last time I tried and thought it would be fine the next time I put it in the water. Tommorrow, I am going to hook it up to a pair of muffs and try to see what happens. I have researched and I believe it is a mechanical shift stringer outdrive. Anyone here have any suggestions or thoughts?