My best friend is looking at a boat with 8.2 Bluewater gas engines and ask me about them, I told him that I really didn't know much about them but I could probably find out. So if you guys don't mind please chime in and gimme some info for him....Thanks in Advance.............
Someone told me that you could put Bromine tablets in the a/c strainer and it would help keep the cooling lines cleaned out ? I have never heard this before and wonder about any side effects ?? Any Thoughts ??
So my generator transfer switch has a line 1 position line 1&2 position and the Generator position, when I'm at the dock I'm always in the line 1&2 position on shore power, Before I pull away from the dock I crank up the Generator and let it warm up my question is can I just throw the switch to...
13 Years ago today Boating lost one of the greatest Boaters of all time. Mr. Ray had an Awesome vision for the Boating industry and changed it forever. When I sit on my 390 I think of how awesome a Boat it is and how well it is made with quality parts and good craftsmanship and was made to last...
So last 3 times I been to the Boat the generator cranks right up runes fine will run everything for about an hour or a little longer then shuts down. The next morning it will start right up and will do basically the same thing, anyone ever had this to happen to them ? suggestions ...
When I go to Boat after a week lay off engines have always cranked over about 5 to 10 seconds before starting the first time, then after that they start immediately when you touch the key every time after that..Week lay over 2 Week layover however long the same thing...Now all of a sudden the...
Cruised for about 1 hour at 1800-2000 rpm stopped was throwing anchor out and port engine quit. Tried to restart and it would not fire, then it backfired through the exhaust enough to blow a hole in the top of the muffler !!! After it cooled down it would crank and idle but when you barely give...
Say I sell my boat for 50,000 and I'm buying one for 95,000 I put the 50,000 back in to the 95,000 which leaves 45,000 do I pay taxes on the 95,000 or can I pay taxes on the 45,000 ? I'm in Tennessee by the way if that even matters also going out of state to buy new boat.....
Just for everyones information I have a 1987 390 EC with Mercruiser 340's (454 GM) I had a pretty good oil leak on the port engine that was close to the stringer it kept getting worse and I finally figured out where it was coming from after a lot of searching and cardboard and mirrors and so...
My house water pump runs for a real long time before it pumps up all the way it seems to be working pretty good it just takes forever for it to shut off any thoughts will be appreciated. ??
Ok was coming in yesterday and generator quit, turned everything off and tried to restart and it started and revved up and quit it will do this every time you try to start it, starts reves up then shuts off ??????? Any ideas,sounds kinda like its running away like the governor quit or something...