Recent content by XavierSPL

Hi all, after beating my head against the wall with no luck, I'm hoping someone here might have some suggestions. I have a 2003 Seafox center console with a 2003 Mercury 150 salty and I just picked it up with what u thought would be an easy issue that has proven to be tricky: The starter...

I always knew owning a boat was a major maintenence pita but this boat has me ready to throw in the towel.. :mad: Hoping some history and symptoms might help get a diagnosis from someone here: A little quick history - this winter the block cracked on the outer water jacket under the...

After returning to where the boat is docked after a few days of heavy rain I found water in the bilge halfway up the oilpan.. (no auto bilge pump :facepalm:) I got all the water out, dosconnected the battery and left her out in the sun for a few hours to dry out. When I first started it, no...

So after reading a bunch of threads on replacing the alternator belt I decided I'd tackle mine today. It's been squealing a bit and has a bunch of slack despite the alternator being at the end of the adjustment range. (doesn't look like previous owner used the right size or it's way...

Ok, I'm only a working day or 2 from my son's bday party and I'm hoping someone can help me figure out what I goofed.. I dropped the lower and replaced the impeller prior to getting in the water for the first time this season and all seemed to be going smoothly until I tried to reattach the...

Hi Everyone, After lurking for a bit I thought I'd jump in and pick some brains; Just a little background first - I'm fairly mechanically inclined with cars, motorcycles, etc but boats are new to me and I just purchased my first one and am trying to get her ready for the water.. It's a...