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2008 Rinker 276br. The two seats at the very rear that face backwards just above the swim platform are collecting rainwater Under them in a storg compartmen. I don’t see a drain in there and there appears to be a factory installed plastic liner. It rains just about every day here in Florida...
So I added the mercruiser remote tilt switch to my boat and i have the volvo penta 8.1 and now the remote tilt switch works great but now the tilt/trim switch on the throttle does'nt work. I matched wire coloring to both connectors, any idea why throttle trim/tilt not working?
yes it works but i want to add remote tilt switch using mercruiser part # 87-815200A02. I have read it will work with VP systems so long as the connector is the same.
I have a 2008 Rinker 276BR with volvo penta 8.1 and DPS-A drive. I'm trying to find the trim tilt wiring and I think this connector may be it but looking for confirmation. The connector is connected to a long flat cable that is bundled up behind the engine near the transom in the engine bay. can...
I recently purchased a 2005 sun tracker party barge and it has a mercury 90hp 4 stroke outboard on it serial# 1B103481 90 ELPT 4S with 8 pin harness. This is my first outboard so I have a lot of questions.
1. the valve shim appears to have gotten of place and nicked the side where it sits, is...
I have a 2000 bravo 3 serial# OL743969 and i want to change the u joints but dont know if i have inner or outer clips. Want to replace with spicer or trw or something similar.Anyone know??? what aftermarket u joints will work???? thanks in advance
i have a quicksilver 3000 classic throttle control system. the engine cut off switch works and cuts the engine off if flipped to the off position. My problem is the replacement lanyard i got from Mercruiser dealer does not really fit in the cut off switch opening. the black plastic loop end...
I called a local shop to have all my bellows replaced requesting use of only oem bellows. The shop proceeded to tell me no problem with replacing the ujoint and shift cable bellows but if the exhaust bellows was good to leave it on as "the recent oem exhaust bellows they have gotton keep falling...
I just replaced the impeller on the engine above and when i run it on the muffs at idle there seems to be water exiting out of the upper body of the engine its the part circled in the photo...is this normal? did i do something wrong?
On my bravo 3 i can feel a slight play vertically when i pull on the first larger prop pulling up toward the smaller second prop is this normal?? I tightened the nut really good but still has some play in it .
Okay i installed a battery isolator today and when i started the motor the volt gauge was not reading anything and the warning beep was going off. I wired everything like the image below so im not sure what is wrong.
Alternator ouput wire to alt stud on isolator (i removed the factory alt wire...
i have a merc alternator 862031 and want to wire it up to a battery isolator. i know what the big orange wire is but it also has 2 smaller wires going to a plug. one of the small wires is purple and the other small wire is red. how do i wire this up???
Well i needed to pressure test my drive so i built a very simple, easy to assemble pressure tester yesterday. i purchased everything from home depot.
1. gas pressure tester 0-15 psi sku# 459718 $ 9.87
2. 1/2" x 3/4" brass mnpt reducer sku# 605039 $4.21
3. 3/8 x 2" hex bolt...
i seperated my bravo 3 drive upper and lower to check for gear oil leaks into the exhaust. when i sperated them i found some slight gear oil on top of the shaft area (highlighted in red in pic) this is the shaft that goes into the upper gear box. is there supposed to be some residual gear oil in...
Well i got the boat out of storage this weekend and when i lowered the drive gear oil starting dripping out from behind the prop. its a bravo 3 dual prop...last season had no leaks and oil never had any water intrusion in the drive. what happened in storage? anyone have any idea ????
My ski locker gets a puddle of water in it while the bilge stays dry. The longer im on the water the more water accumulates in the ski locker untill the water level raises high enough to enter the drain tube to the bilge......the boat is a 2000 sea ray 230 br...my only thought is i have a crack...
