2 weeks ago I did an ADHD fueled deep dive on exactly this topic because I am working on a buddies boat, that he bought last fall, and it is my first go with a Volvo Penta outdrive. Just my 2 cents worth of research, but not personal experience, so take it as you will.
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This video is the first video I took with the boat in the lake. You can see it looks like it’s coming from behind the transom plate but after some research I am pretty sure that is a v-bracket and with the second video post above, I’m pretty confident it’s coming from the exhaust.
Using a scope I initially seen water coming in under the bottom transom bracket but after taking it home and getting better access I believe the issue is the related to the exhaust. I’ll post a couple videos of what I see. I took the outdrive off and the exhaust manifold so I could get better...
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I am having the same issue with my 3.0 but haven't looked into it yet. The first thing I am going to check is my tank vent, can't really tell if it has fuel or water in it from looking but I'm going to take a straw and try blowing into it with the fill lid off. If there is...
Family and I are going to camp and boat the entire week of the 4th of July at Dale Hollow Lake. It will be our first boating trip (4 hr drive from Indiana) to a big lake. We are staying near Sunset Marina and hopefully will be able to rent a slip so I don’t have to launch the boat every day...
2 weeks ago I bought my very first boat, all my family and I could think about was being on the lake since we bought it.... well that excitement has turned into extreme disappointment! While getting ready to load the boat on the trailer after only our second time on the water with it, my wife...
