Yep, I used some pretty good zip ties on them. The oem fitting from 1999 had a zip tie on it, so I figured if they did it, I could too. I finally got that little clip on!! Good lord, that was one of the most difficult things I've ever had to do. After around an hours of trying, with a piece...
Well, that fitting will in fact come right out without having to pull the drive. The hard part was getting to it, but once the clip it off...I pulled it right out the back, no issues. The issue now is trying to get that clip back on the new brass fitting. Good lord......it's all but...
Great news! I was able to get up under the engine hatch on the port side. Wiggled up under there as far as I could and was able to get those two bolts out of the water fitting right above the lube fitting. With that out of the way I've not a nice and clear view of that fitting. I could reach in...
Thanks. I just wanted to make sure since there seems to be a lot of contradicting info out there. Some people have said that there is enough clearance to push it out the back without pulling the drive an gimble housing off...I guess not.
Yeah, I used my little camera on the endoscope I have and it was the only way I could really see it. There is just so much stuff in the way. I think I might need to pull the coolant hose off that's right above it, and then also pull the steering cylinder off, or at least out of the way...
Well, mine lasted 26yrs before I started yanking on it and broke it....so I guess I can't complain. It sure sounds like the hardest parts is actually getting to the fitting on the inside of the boat behind the motor.....I can barely see it, let along access it with my hand.
Thanks for the info. So that plastic fitting doesn't have enough room to slide out without taking the drive and gimble housing out? That stinks. Getting to the other side of that fitting where that clip is that holds it in is going to be a royal pain...think I might have to take some of the...
Well, I noticed a small leaking coming out of the Bravo 3 drive on my 99' Crownline 248BR. I saw that the small rubber hose that goes between the transom fitting and the drive had a crack on it, any was dripping drive lube. I read up on all the info I could find on replacing that hose and the...
I finally got a chance to take the 99? Crownline 248 BR I bought out for a long run this weekend and really test it out. The 7.4 MPI ran like a top?.I?m very happy with the motor and Bravo III drive it?s got.
The one thing I noticed was that the water temp gauge would seem to fluctuate and...
I recently picked up a 99' bow rider with a 7.4 MPI and Bravo 3 drive. All my experience with Mercruisers has always been on older carbed motors with Alpha 1 drives.
I've wanting to go through and do the standard maintenance things before I get the boat out for a long weekend on the lake. I'm...
I?ve been looking around for a nice 21?-22? bow rider for the last few months. I was dead set on trying to find a nice used 95?-01? Crownline 225 BR, but I?ve recently seen some nice 99?-01? Baja 212 Islanders for sale. I haven?t gone to look at any of them yet since they are all 2-4 hours...
I?ve been looking around for a nice 21?-22? bow rider for the last few months. I was dead set on trying to find a nice used 95?-01? Crownline 225 BR, but I?ve recently found a nice 2000 Rinker Captiva 212 for sale. I haven?t gone to look at it yet since it?s about 2 hours away, and I want to...
I?ve been looking around for a nice bow rider for the last few months. I?ve narrowed my search down to low hour (under 500 or so) boats that are 21?-22? long, 305-454 power, something that will seat 8-12 people, and be able to run mid-high 50?s on the top end. Most importantly, I?m trying to...
Found a guy locally selling his 1995 Mastercraft Maristar 225 VRS w/ LTI motor for $15,000. The boat looks really nice and well maintained, but it's got 1,100 hours on it. Is that a good deal on this boat with so many hours? How many hours can they go before needing a rebuild?
How are...
Found a guy locally selling his 1995 Mastercraft Maristar 225 VRS w/ LTI motor for $15,000. The boat looks really nice and well maintained, but it's got 1,100 hours on it. Is that a good deal on this boat with so many hours? How many hours can they go before needing a rebuild?
How are...
