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Well I looked at the boat and overall it was in very good shape. The ER is tight but seems manageable. I have looked at some 99-01 340s and I like the 02 320 layout better. The updated sofa and lounge chair on the port side make it a little bit better. The head sink is small on the 320 but...

Thanks for the info and anymore will be greatly appreciated! They are asking $69k for the boat. I am very curious to find out why the transmission went out. I will try to ask the mechanic who serviced it. I do not want the other to go if I get it but research shows it would cost $800-1600 to...

*UPDATE* I installed all the parts listed above and the tach now stays within 100rpm of the actual engine rpm. It is good enough for me to not worry about anymore. The only two remaining parts that could be the culprit would be the actual distributor shaft or the ECM. If its the ECM then I...

I have enjoyed my 230 BR very much but I think it will be a good change to get a 320 Sundacer or maybe a 340 depending on year/price. I have found a bank repo 2002 320 Sundacer with 5.7 Mags and V-drives. The boat has been in saltwater (guessing since new) and only has 69hrs on the engines and...

Sorry I have been away from the site for awhile but I have an update on the wanderinng tachometer. The tach is still wandering on my boat and I have narrowed down the problem to items 6 (Retainer), 7 (Shield), 8 (Coil), 11 (Pole Piece), and 12 (Pin) of the link below. I have orded these parts...

Does anybody have a picture of this swim platform installed and the boat sitting in the water? I would like to add this but I want to know how it sits in the water before I order it. Thanks...

*UPDATE* I have installed all parts except the Coil because I did not have a drill to extract the rivet to install the new one. The boat has run fine with no miss firing so far. I am still waiting it for it to happen again. I still have a wandering tach and I am wondering how to fix this...

Well I ordered GM parts and they were the exact same. I stuck with the Mecruiser Spark Plug Wires instead of GM because I was unsure how they run around the exhaust manifolds. All the parts are the same, about to install them this coming weekend. My plan is to put some Iriduim plugs in but I...

OK I have done a little research and found the parts I need to start with for replacement to get the boat running properly. I looked on MercruiserParts.com and found the Distributor Cap (808483T3), Rotor (898253010), and HEI Coil (806673T1). The HEI Coil from Mecruiser costs $122.40, but the...

Sman0624, Yes I do have the Delco HEI ignition system. Which I was thinking of replacing that exact same part you linked above. I will run a fuel psi gauge to see if it falls down also which sounds about like the time it started happening. I drove it for 15 mins parked drove 20 mins and...

Thanks for all your input guys, all of it will be checked when I get to start the repair. BTW it is a EFI not a Carb motor. It was the TBI EFI motor that only lasted a few years and was replaced by the more efficient MPI EFI motor. Checking the connection on the back of the tactometer...

fc3 I agree with your comments on being a definte electrical problem. That was my gut instinct I was just looking for other alternatives if that does not solve the problem. The tach does wave all over the dial from 0-6000rpm mainly though from the running speed above rarely does it fall...

Well let me say I new to this site and I am requesting a little advice on where to locate the problem that I have with the boat. The boat is a 1998 Sea Ray 230 BR with a Merc 5.0L Alpha I driveline. The boat has just over 700hrs on it. I have had the boat since new with no major problems. This...