had the boat out this past Sat - ran up to 3400 no noise at all, so maybe just mud that got flushed. manually turned both shafts port/stbd by the hex nut at the transmission and both turned easy fwd and rev I'll check more when we haul out
340DA 8.1 V-Drives, saltwater slip, boat had not been run for about 4 weeks, idled out of creek 200 yards - whining/squeal noise – no vibration, put both in neutral noise stopped, port in fwd – noise, both neutral, no noise, stbd in fwd, no noise, both neutral, no noise, port reverse – worse...
Hey Creekwood, thanks for the quick response. In the cabin panel box, two switches are labelled "Main Battery Solenoids" the port has a blue light that indicates it is on, the stbd does not have the light. If both of these are on, the voltmeter below reads port voltage - correct? To the left of...
Thanks for the comments. We will sea trial tomorrow which will be the decision maker. The boat has been well kept/maintained and the cockpit/cabin layout suits our plans really well.
Considering purchasing a 300 with 225 hours on 5.0L MPI with Bravo 2 - any thoughts/opinions/experiences would be much appreciated. Especially concerned about not being fresh water cooled and perhaps under powered - not buying for speed or performance, just moderate cruising rivers and mid...