PorkLoins
New Member
Hi,
Brand new, unhappy, SR boat owner here.
Picked up a 1999 SR SD 210 on Ebay.
It needed some serious work, turns out the boat broker bought it from a repo dealer.
After 10 hours of a SR mechanics time and 80 hours of my own elbow grease, we put her in the water on Wednesday night. 8 minutes into the first ride, white acrid smoke began to pour out of the engine compartment. The engine had overheated badly. We opened the engine compartment to find that the freeze plugs had melted out of the manifold on the left side. We lacked any ability to put the boat into forward or reverse. After an amusing/humbling pull from the local Fire Department, we returned to the boat club to a rousing greeting from the members. As the mechanic looked at the boat today, he suggested a new manifold, a new water pump, new wiring to engage the gearing *He says it melted. Even at his remarkably affordable hourly rate, he thinks we are looking a $800-$1,000 in repairs including the $350 for parts. This boat spent some time in salt water, something I will avoid in the future but can not change now. Because it was a repo we have a very limited view of its service history. My question: Does his assessment sound accurate? Do I really need to change the manifold? What would you do? I am beyond frustrated with the situation and recognize I've made some rookie mistakes, fortunately, I did get the boat $4,000 behing book value.
Any thoughts of an intelligent nature are encouraged.
Sincerely,
Captain Pork Loins
Brand new, unhappy, SR boat owner here.
Picked up a 1999 SR SD 210 on Ebay.
It needed some serious work, turns out the boat broker bought it from a repo dealer.
After 10 hours of a SR mechanics time and 80 hours of my own elbow grease, we put her in the water on Wednesday night. 8 minutes into the first ride, white acrid smoke began to pour out of the engine compartment. The engine had overheated badly. We opened the engine compartment to find that the freeze plugs had melted out of the manifold on the left side. We lacked any ability to put the boat into forward or reverse. After an amusing/humbling pull from the local Fire Department, we returned to the boat club to a rousing greeting from the members. As the mechanic looked at the boat today, he suggested a new manifold, a new water pump, new wiring to engage the gearing *He says it melted. Even at his remarkably affordable hourly rate, he thinks we are looking a $800-$1,000 in repairs including the $350 for parts. This boat spent some time in salt water, something I will avoid in the future but can not change now. Because it was a repo we have a very limited view of its service history. My question: Does his assessment sound accurate? Do I really need to change the manifold? What would you do? I am beyond frustrated with the situation and recognize I've made some rookie mistakes, fortunately, I did get the boat $4,000 behing book value.
Any thoughts of an intelligent nature are encouraged.
Sincerely,
Captain Pork Loins
