Anything new, under the sun for MR impellers?

[Boomyal]

Just checking before picking up a standard water pump kit for an MR drive. Are there any new materials that can withstand long periods of inactivity? It is ridiculous that you 'need' to change this so frequently with so few hours on it.

 

[Bondo]

Re: Anything new, under the sun for MR impellers?

Just checking before picking up a standard water pump kit for an MR drive. Are there any new materials that can withstand long periods of inactivity? It is ridiculous that you 'need' to change this so frequently with so few hours on it.

Hey Boomer,.... Search up Globe impellers.... American made stuff,... still....

 

[achris]

Re: Anything new, under the sun for MR impellers?

If you want it to last longer, use it more... I'm serious.. It not using a boat that kills it; it's not using a boat that kills it....

I've seen engines that get used once a year at Christmas, that look like just came out of the box, but they have to be thrown on the scrap heap (too much corrosion damage inside), and engines that belong to fishing companies that look like a bad nightmare but run like a Swiss watch....

Chris.........

 

[Boomyal]

Re: Anything new, under the sun for MR impellers?

... still....

Whatchoo mean by 'still', Bond-o? Switch to OMC? For starters OMC impellers are 3 times as big as the puny Merc impeller. Lastly, I have had 3 total impellers in my Stringer. which is now 33 years old and all of them were changed out on general principals. None of them were compromised or or dysfunctional; just a bit directionally set.

 

[achris]

Re: Anything new, under the sun for MR impellers?

And I change the impeller in my Gen II about the same frequency, and it's not puny.....

Just one question Boomy... If the stringer was SOOOOO good, why aren't there any around today???

Chris.....

 

[Boomyal]

Re: Anything new, under the sun for MR impellers?

If you want it to last longer, use it more... I'm serious.. It not using a boat that kills it; it's not using a boat that kills it....

I've seen engines that get used once a year at Christmas, that look like just came out of the box, but they have to be thrown on the scrap heap (too much corrosion damage inside), and engines that belong to fishing companies that look like a bad nightmare but run like a Swiss watch....

Chris.........

There is no doubt about the 'use it or lose it' philosophy but these things should be designed to cater to their normal use habits.

 

[Boomyal]

Re: Anything new, under the sun for MR impellers?

And I change the impeller in my Gen II about the same frequency, and it's not puny.....

Just one question Boomy... If the stringer was SOOOOO good, why aren't there any around today???

Chris.....

Because OMC fell asleep and did not address the few issues that plagued them. It was a great idea that hey did not follow up on. For me and the way that I have used mine, it was head and shoulders above the Rube Goldberg construct that is MERCRUISER!