Hi guys--it's been a while. I'm looking to replace the cabin door track on my 1988 280 Regal Comm. I bought this boat new and have replaced almost everything at least once-including this door track--now it needs the be replaced again and I can't find anyone who sells the track and wheels...
Always happens when you least expect it---driving down the river-100 miles from home-boat overheats--roasts the impeller and top seal--I may have to replace the top half---my drive has been repainted so many times I cant read the ratio---howelse can I tell what the ratio is---thanks Steve
I have a 8500 lb dual axel A Frame trailer and am currently storing a 30', 10k boat on it and it seems to hold it OK---my question is---can I add a third axel and how do I make it fit ??? The axels seem to be the "trailer house" style and I have found a similar axel and it's too wide---can...
OK- I'm a Merc sterndrive guy---now one of my best freinds 1989 OMC 2.3- overheated--they have owned the boat for 3-4 years and have never changed the impeller---my job will be to change the impeller and try to start it and see if the overheating episode has wrecked the engine----any help would...
OK---I had the same prob on my old boat (1988 Merc 260 ) temp is great all the time running but slow down to idle and the temp slowwwly rises---on my 88--I took the ball-rod-spring thing and stretched the spring and it worked great-----my 2005 5.7 MPI is having the same prob--what do I do to...
Hey all,
I have an '05 Chaparral 310 with twin Mercruiser 5.7s and exactly 200 hours. While bringing it into the slip yesterday, I got an overheating alarm on the stbd engine. I'm thinking impeller. Any ideas on how to repair while in water? Is there a shutoff valve or do I just let the water...
OK--here's a good one---1988 260 Alpha drive---installed new style coupler and the old alignment tool just won't go into the coupler correctly----fits great into the other drive ( this is a twin engine app )--everything looks straight as a arrow--question is--is there a updated alignment bar for...
I have a 1988 twin engine/ 260 / Alpha drive boat---my drives are original and have been resealed-reshimmed ect-and run fine---the prob is that corrision had eaten away a lot of the lower housing to the point that the prop shaft large ring is exposed and prob someday will let loose and dump the...
I have a chance to pilot a 36' Albin from Lake Superior thru Lake Ontario in May---I have lots of questions
1- should we take a lake route instead of trying to go thru the Trent-Severn waterway between Huron and Lake Ontario
2- I have been trying to find milage charts on the internet before I...
OK---now it's time to buy a remanu long block--my 1988 Merc 5.7--260 hp blew last summer and now it's time to start working on it---I pulled the bad one out last fall-- put the boat away --so here we go --i need some advise on your favorite rebuilders-----any help would be great--thanks Steve
OK---it's been a tough summer---blowen motor right off the bat----now it's time to pull it and get ready for 2009---I'm going to buy a long block and switch everything over the winter----tomorrow I'm going to unbolt the engine and have a local shop pull it Fri---here's the deal-----what else...
I blew my 1988 Merc 260 and have decided to replace it with a rebuilt longblock--someone on this site suggested a Comp called S&S Engines out of Spokane Wash---they market under the name and website "Rebuilt Auto Car N' marine engines co"---I can buy a rebuilt longblock 260 for $1285 plus core...
I have a 1988 Merc 260--5.7 and the first time out-300 yards under power-BANG---bad deal---I sat at the dock--checking things--ran perfect--normal oil pressure-temp fine--ran up on plane---BANG---rods hanging out of the oil pan--pieces of block in the bildge---ish---now my plan is to pull the...
I have a 1988 Alpha drive that last summer lost the access plug on the upper case that covers the nut that holds the shift cable--my question is --by losing that quarter sized plug-is there anything I should do before launch--is the cable going to be bad ?? Or am I OK--It seems to shift between...
