89 Sea Ray 200 with mercruiser 3.0. Took it out early this season and had water in bilge, a lot in my opinion. Finally got around to pulling the drive and found the shift bellows and bell housing bellows were both fine. There wasn't any water intrusion in either. I have a transducer mounted on...
Getting ready to close a 1989 sea ray 200 with a 3.0L mercruiser IO. I unfortunately didn't get much use this summer, only used 2 short days.
I filled the fuel tank last October, treated with Stabil. Was wondering if that fuel needs to be removed or can it be treated to last over the winter...
89 Sea Ray 200 closed bow with 3.0 Mercruiser IO with 35 gallon fuel tank in the floor
On the water, the motor stalled and it wouldn't start. Gas gauge said 3/4 of a tank of gas, which I thought was accurate. Couldn't recall last time I filled the tank, but thought I had filled it end of last...
89 Mercruiser 3.0 Alpha 1. I am getting ready to put her in he water after sitting since last October. I drained the drive and replaced the gear lube. When I did this, I raised the drive. So it worked then. This was last weekend. Yesterday I went to start her up and tried to lower the drive...
I have a humminbird 161 combo on my boat now. I have purchased a new humminbird Helix 7 DI without GPS.
I will be installing the new one and was wondering if I remove the transducer from the 161 combo, will the GPS in that unit still work?
I will be keeping the 161 combo in the boat to use...
I use my boat in salt water.
I don't leave it in the salt water as I trailer it to the launch when I use it.
Should I have bottom paint on it, or is it only needed if I keep it in salt water?
I do run it on the hose and completely rinse the boat and trailer after every use.
I have an 89 sea ray 200 with a mercruiser 3.0 and alpha one drive.
Yesterday while flushing out the engine on the muff, I didn't realize the water was on a timer and it shut off as the engine was running. I was in the boat and heard a difference in how it sounded, looked at the drive and shut...
Got the boat on the water and noticed something odd.
When it started, it created a black film of soot around the exhaust. It was about 1 foot by 3 feet and floated away.
It didn't look like it was oil or gasoline but wanted to ask here to be sure. There was also black smoke at startup too...
I would like to get my boat in the water soon and was wondering if I do, when is the earliest to safely do so without having to "winterize" the engine after use.
I am living in northeast Connecticut and the temps will still go below freezing most every night. How cold does it have to get to...
89 Mercruiser 3.0 in a Sea Ray 200. Has a rebuilt carb.
Getting ready to put the boat in the water this spring. I noticed when I rev the engine, it doesn't go back to idle, it runs a little high. It seems as though the throttle cable doesn't return to where it should, Can I spray the end of the...
Out on Long Island Sound Sunday and ran into an issue with the boat, a 1989 Sea Ray with 3.0 Mecruiser, with a 2 year old SEI Outdrive
After about an hour of fishing, with the motor running, I put the boat into gear and as it started moving, there was a "bang" from the back of the boat. (Not a...
I am going to install new rear shocks on my 2003 f150, which I use to haul my boat trailer. I was wondering if I should go with regular shocks or the load adjusting shocks with the coils.
Is there a big difference in the ride? Is there a big difference how the truck handles when towing?
There...
89 Sea Ray with mercruiser 3.0, Trying to change the fuel filter in the fuel pump and can't seem to find the correct one.
The engine serial # according to the spark arrestor is OC459989 I got a new one and it is much smaller than the original.
There are numbers on the fuel pump, looks like...
I noticed I am getting some water in the bilge while I am out on the water. I checked both bellows and both are on tight. The bellows was put on last summer and the shift bellows the season before. Can't tell where it is coming in so I was wondering, where should I start? Yesterday I put the...
