Capt.Will
Active Member
- Aug 15, 2016
- 148
- Boat Info
- 1997 Sea Ray 330 Sundancer
- Engines
- 7.4 MPI Mercruiser Inboards
Vessel: 1997 Sea Ray Sundancer 330
Engine: 1997 7.4L Mercury Bluewater MPI
Transmissions: Hurth V Drives
Incident One: September 15 2021, From a cold engine start leaving my dock the STD transmission would not engage. After shifting in and out of forward and reverse several times it eventually engaged. After reaching my destination I checked the fluid in that transmission and discovered it was quite low. I topped it off and it worked fine from there on.
Incident Two: October 27 2021, same thing as before. STD transmission would not engage until shifting several times. I checked the fluid and it seemed to be at an acceptable level. I had about a ten mile voyage to make and at about 8 miles into it I suddenly started to lose power from the STD side. The boat started to list rapidly but my engine RPM didn't seem to change. I almost immediately brought down to idle speed and shut engines down the check fluid level. Seemed fine. I started back up after about 5 minutes and it planed fine and I made it to my destination.
*The time between the two incidents, I used the boat every weekend with no issues.
Could this be a sign of a failing transmission? Bad fluid? (I changed fluid last season). Clogged transmission filter?
Any ideas, comments or similar situations shared would be very helpful.
Engine: 1997 7.4L Mercury Bluewater MPI
Transmissions: Hurth V Drives
Incident One: September 15 2021, From a cold engine start leaving my dock the STD transmission would not engage. After shifting in and out of forward and reverse several times it eventually engaged. After reaching my destination I checked the fluid in that transmission and discovered it was quite low. I topped it off and it worked fine from there on.
Incident Two: October 27 2021, same thing as before. STD transmission would not engage until shifting several times. I checked the fluid and it seemed to be at an acceptable level. I had about a ten mile voyage to make and at about 8 miles into it I suddenly started to lose power from the STD side. The boat started to list rapidly but my engine RPM didn't seem to change. I almost immediately brought down to idle speed and shut engines down the check fluid level. Seemed fine. I started back up after about 5 minutes and it planed fine and I made it to my destination.
*The time between the two incidents, I used the boat every weekend with no issues.
Could this be a sign of a failing transmission? Bad fluid? (I changed fluid last season). Clogged transmission filter?
Any ideas, comments or similar situations shared would be very helpful.