Re: Just Purchased, 1993 2502
Decided to keep my 2502 and had a great season with it. The vintage 1993 twin 175s have performed great!
Today I had a very interesting experience. While running I noticed water shooting up between the outboards spraying my starboard OB's air vent. I couldn't figure out what causing the problem but knew something wasn't right. I started loosing power on the starboard engine and panic at the thought of breaking down so far from home. For whatever reason I was afraid to stop and investigate so I motor'd on. Normally I run at 4000 rpm at 34 mph. The starboard at it's worst during this event only hit 3400 rpm. I let the port work at 4200, running at 30 mph. When I reached the river (Bush) of my home port I stopped to investigate. Water came pouring out of Starboard OB where the cables enter. I gave her throttle and she performed as normal, except for the water shooting up. I stopped and started a couple of times investigating this issue and suddenly the water spray stopped. I investigated and discovered my fish finder transducer was inside the boat/over the transom. My problem appears to have been from my transducer coming loose...WOW. I now have 3 screws holes below water..Is this problem for a few more weeks?
P.S. Told my son about my experience today and he mention that he ran the boat a week earlier and got the transom stuck in the mud (OB were up...low tide and he wasn't familiar with my marinas channel). That explains why the transducer was loose.
