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I took the boat for a long hour run about a week ago with no issues but as soon as I arrived at my destination after killing the engine about 5 minutes later I could not re start the engine. The battery was around 12.2 or so volts and it was starting to turn over but wouldn't start. I killed all...

Can someone help me identify this hose? It came loose while underway and I’m trying to understand the flow of the water system. I was able to connect it back although it doesn’t seem to be seating 100%. This is on the port side of the 350 mag mpi 5.7 very close to the oil pan.

After replacing a few times I’m ready to fill these holes and forget about the underwater lights. What’s the best way to fill these considering they are on the transom below the waterline? Is there an epoxy that has more of a paste texture that will stay in place while drying?

Last season we were seeing some water in the bilge after running the boat and in the off season they determined the culprit was the transom assembly so that was replaced. They completed a sea trial last week without issues and I also took the boat out for an hour and she was running smooth...

After running the boat I’m getting a few gallons of water in the bilge. It only happens after running the boat and is not happening at the slip. When idling at the slip I do not see any visible leaks. I do see some staining under the power steering pump and this would make sense since the...

I usually wax the hull and put on two coats of ablative paint. My marina does this and they are the ones allowed and all the subcontractors are not able to work until restrictions are lifted on 5/4. Of course that could get extended... Should I expect any long term implications from skipping...

I received an estimate of $2,800 to perform the following on my 2007 260DA w/Single Mercruiser 350 MPI: complete tune up,cap rotor,plugs,wires,ignition coil sending out injectors for proper cleaning replacing bellows boots and gimbal bearing outdrive annual service Just wondering if this is...

Has anyone done this that has no use for the hot water heater? Mine is bad and I have no use for hot water aside from someone accidentally turning on hot vs cold. I would like to connect the water tank inlet/outlet together to essentially turn all the hot water outlets to cold outlets. Is there...

Has this happened to anyone else? One of the 3 bolts snapped as I was torquing it down. The other two are in and holding the assembly in place. There are no visible leaks after letting the engine run for 5 minutes. The bolts are not sold separately of course. Is it safe to run like this as...

I have an Atwood 6 gallon hot water tank and I am trying to troubleshoot an issue with no hot water and low water pressure. I had some service performed last year and they put the water in/out for engine heat exchanger in a loop. Now the loop is gone. Do you know if it's required to have a loop...

I just had the risers, manifold and elbows replaced on my Mercruiser 350 MPI (2007) by the marina service team. Not even 2 hours after running the boat, the starboard side elbow started gushing seawater into the bilge and the guardian mode kicked in. I killed the engine and now I'm waiting to...

I’m 5’11” and I feel like sitting on the bolster still doesn’t give me the visibility I’m looking for. I usually end up standing which is not comfortable the next day :). Has anyone raised their captains chair by installing one of the adjustable pedestals? -2007 260DA

Almost out of the marina and the alarm went off as we were gaining temp over 180. I stopped and got towed back to the slip to be safe. Ran the engine around 900 RPM at the slip for about 25 minutes and the temp stayed around 155 without issues. The risers were cool to the touch. It seemed to...

Anyone have a clue as to why someone would have cut in this access panel?

I use the Navionics app for my iPhone/iPad to plan trips and take advantage of the auto-routing feature which takes into consideration your draft and clearance and plots your course automatically. I struggled with getting the routes/waypoints to export/import into my Garmin 741xs and figured I...

Here is where it’s leaking right at the fitting. Any ideas? Is it probably just the connector or something bigger?

I figured I would post my project here with my experience installing a radome on my 07' 260. The biggest issue was fabricating a mount to compensate for the curved arch design. I read posts here of users sculpting 1" starboard with decent results. I decided to reach out to Seaview as I had...

Can anyone recommend a cleaner or method to remove this stuff? It's caked on there pretty good. I have tried letting simple green sit on there with hot water then scrub and power wash it off with no success. Also tried acetone. The loose pieces came off but the majority of it is really embedded...

My batteries are off the boat and it’s shrinkwrapped so no access to the engine compartment. I’m trying to program some 12v gear and test new electronics. Would it be ok to connect a 12v battery jump set through the 12v accessory port in the cockpit to power these devices until the battery on...

Does anyone know if it's possible to either: 1 - Integrate the two systems to view data on the Garmin ChartPlotter (741xs). 2 - Re-Wire or wire-in-series the depthfinder for reading on the Garmin. I attached a photo of the schematic from the manual but don't see anything for NMEA.