I have a new prop coming. It should b here is week. An no I didn't replace the Gimbel bearing. I started an ran the boat with no prop on it out of water with muffs on it an I didn't get that vibration like I had on the water. But there was still a lil vibration but that felt more like engine...
My boat is a 1988 sea ray Seville cuddly cab. How do I know which which option to pick from. Sorry about all the questions like I said this is all new to me.
I only had the boat out 3 times doing some test runs an trying to work out the bugs before summer. The first time I had it out I didn't notice a vibration at all an the second time I didn't notice it either but this last time it just all the sudden it started. An it just seem to get worse.
Idk I bought the boat used an the person I got it from said it was water ready but when I changed the oil in the out drive it just came out of every where so when I tore it down I found all the seals leaking and all the bearing pitted with rust so I just did a full rebuild. I keep checking the...
The motor runs great. Yes it goes away the faster u go. I replace the rubber bushing inside of the prop. When u trim it up an down it don't stop the vibration. The splines on the the brass sleeve that centers the prop look fine an the shaft that holds the the prop on look fine also. Turning left...
That's the problem I don't know anyone that has boat experience an the local boat mechanic charges 95$ an HR an I don't have a ton of money to have a mechanic to look at it. I was trying to fix it my self. I figured someone on here could at least tell me some things to check out.
I have a 1988 sea ray with a 4.3 Merc cruser with a alpha one out drive an I am getting a bad vibration at low speeds. I rebuilt the out drive so every thing Is new in the gear case. My prop has a few marks in it but nothing that looks to bad. This is the first boat I have ever owned so I don't...