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Transmission repair After 4 weeks, the transmission repair is finished. Port tranny was replaced and the starboard rebuilt for a total cost of $7,383 (parts and labor). As Frank had mentioned in his thread on transmission oil coolers, replacing these units at regular intervals might prevent...

Down at the marina last evening and noticed a SR 280 DA going in circles nearing the fuel dock. Thinking there was some problem, I stood by, ready to help out if I could. As the boat got closer, I asked if everything was ok and a worried looking lady at the stern holding a dock line said "yes...

Thanks to all who replied for your interest and comments. Although I'm in no position to doubt the findings of my mechanic, I'm not really satisfied with his hypothesis regarding the starboard transmission. As I mentioned, the fluid level on the starbd side was low but not "dry", nor was color...

My tech just called and the mystery is solved. Port transmission oil cooler has failed and ingested water. He said the sbd drive is ok but is making a "clicking noise" and is low on fluid. No damage to the props or running gear. His solution is to replace the oil coolers and rebuild the...

Frank and John, thanks for the reply. The service office just called and said the tech won't be able to look at the boat until tomorrow so I'll continue to entertain even wild speculation about the problem. I thought about a line on the prop but some of the symptoms don't seem to...

Took my 2001 SR 310 out last evening after gassing up for a little sunset cruise. I throttled up to get on plane reaching 3200rpm then my starboard engine surged to 4800 but the boat veered to starboard. After throttling down, I tried to go forward at headway speed thinking that I might have...

My 2001 SR 310 has some wacko tachometer readings on the port engine that do not match up with the starboard engine or a shop tach. The needle moves in the right direction with increases in the throttle but is clearly off. There seems to be a slot on the back of the instrument that changes the...

Just splashed our 2001 SR 310 Friday and did a shakedown cruise yesterday. The motors (Horizon MPI 5.7 IB) ran fine and performed as expected except there was a difference of 300-400rpm between the motors while the throttles and synch indicator guage were even. Also, the port motor put out an...