Recent content by BRANDON43

Curtiss, Sorry for the delay, but I've been out. Yes I did complete that project with very little trouble. To remover the water tank, you will need to cut the water intake line and vent line. I simple use a brass fitting to splice them back together. I took off the strap that holds the water...

I forgot to mention, The schematic should work for all Alpha and Bravo units.

In the early part of last year, I purchased a Sea Ray 280 DA. And as usual the previous owner did not update me with all of the current issues. In the process of eliminating these issues, I like everyone else here found out that our buddies at Mercruiser did not have any type of troubleshooting...

I totally agree. I would not bypass the outdrive, I was thinking of pulling the water from the outdrive in lieu of installing a seacock. thanks,

Thanks for all the input guys. The upgrade was for the ease of maintenance on the impeller.

I own a 2004 Searay 280 Dancer. In a couple months I will be putting her on the dry dock for maintenance. During this time, I will be removing both Mercruiser outdrives and have them repainted, replace both u-joints, oil seals and check for bent shafts. I was also thinking about adding an engine...

My 2004 280 Dancer generator is hunting and maybe it's time to clean the carb. Has anyone removed their carburetor from a Kohler 5e? If so, what is the best approach, since it is very congested. The water tank is butted up to the generator and was thinking of removing it. Any help here is...

Being a new boat owner, I see the bilge in the engine compartment is holding some (not much) water. Keep in mind that the gel coat has fake off in areas and the water is oozing from under the broken gel flakes. The area can be dried, but water will ooz again. (1 ounce per hour) Is considered...