Hello fellow members! Found the problem. See attached picture.
AND THE OSCAR GOES TO.... Wanderer 290!!!
The belt around the water pump pulley is half on the pulley, half off. Called the mechanic to explain my finding, and he says the water pump failed. He will replace it. Thankfully, I will...
Thanks! This is very helpful! This is my first boat... not very knowledgeable. Luckily, I'm on vacation all month. I will take it apart tomorrow morning... or call my mechanic!!!
This sounds like a very likely explanation. But would I still have water pressure on my reading if there was a complete pump failure? Could it just be the impeller that it the problem?
Hello!
I just purchased a 2008 Sundancer 330, with two V-Drive, 8.1 L Mercruisers, water cooled.
Today, at 3550, I heard a high pitch screech coming from the engine room. I immediately went to idle, and it stopped. Could not find anything wrong other than that noise, then at a lower pitch...