I need your opinion. Last spring I bought a 1977 Carver with twin inboard mercruiser engines. The previous owner and several people at the marina said the boat was in excellent mechanical condition with no problems at all last year. The boat was winterized and stored out of the water last winter. When we test drove the boat, my wife noticed white "smoke " coming from the starboard exhaust. The owner said it probably was the old gas, and we thought no more about it.
I bought the boat, and the first time we went out the starboard engine stalled. I checked the oil and found it was milky and way over filled. The problem turned out to be a cracked exhaust manifold. $1,500 later I'm trying to understand if the boat ran well last year, what would cause the exhaust manifold to crack? Can it just fail that quickly, or could poor winterizing be the problem?
What is your opinion?
I bought the boat, and the first time we went out the starboard engine stalled. I checked the oil and found it was milky and way over filled. The problem turned out to be a cracked exhaust manifold. $1,500 later I'm trying to understand if the boat ran well last year, what would cause the exhaust manifold to crack? Can it just fail that quickly, or could poor winterizing be the problem?
What is your opinion?
