Recent content by vzljcf

That's really interesting, Mark, sounds like the exact same deal. Thanks for the tips. It's not ideal to have to open the hatch every time we start up, but we are just really relieved it's resolved before the weekend!

It's the drain plug that drains the water inlet hose on the top of the water pump. Big air bubble is forming every time we pull the boat out of the water.

It seems like we have identified the problem. For some reason when we lift the boat out of the water on the hoist an air lock is forming, so suction and water flow don't re-establish the next time we drop it in and start it. That's why it's worked both times for the mechanic and overheats for us...

The mechanic is a boat mechanic we've known for years. Not throwing anybody under the bus there... Shoulda, coulda, woulda :) Thanks for the ideas. One impeller was whole, the other had a couple small pieces out but no fully broken vanes and the pieces were retrieved for the most part. That...

We recently had impellers replaced on twin Merc 5.0s. Within 15 minutes into our first run after, both motors overheated within a minute of one another. After research we figured out there were some bad impellers (too small) on the market and the mechanic re-replaced and ran the motors for 25...