Hopes
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OPPS!! I corrected it, thanks Morpheus! And thank you for the link!
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Yes 5 is nothing but it's 2 years. Boats don't like to sit and do nothing either. Someone correct me if I'm wrong here but the impeller probably should be changed. I can just see it sitting their dry and setting and then breaking. Someone with more experience hopefully will speak up on this. Your first service (normally just an oil change) is at 20hr and then 1yr/100hr you do a service.
Sundancer,
I think that LUSR is the only dealer on the west side. They have other locations (4) but they are all interconnected. I haven't found a Sea Ray Dealer that isn't connected to LUSR :huh:
We took a NEW 2007 210 Select out for a sea trial yesterday, it rode very VERY nicely and has some great specs (I posted them in the 210 Select thread). But we aren't thrilled about the color.
Yes 5 is nothing but it's 2 years. Boats don't like to sit and do nothing either. Someone correct me if I'm wrong here but the impeller probably should be changed. I can just see it sitting their dry and setting and then breaking. Someone with more experience hopefully will speak up on this. Your first service (normally just an oil change) is at 20hr and then 1yr/100hr you do a service.
The impeller is what pumps the water into the water jacket for the motor.Ok guys, this will show you how new to boating we actually are. What is a impeller?? :huh:
Sorry to sound like such a newbie once again but could you expand on this a little bit? And why it would need to be changed in 2 years time with only 5 hours on the water?The impeller is what pumps the water into the water jacket for the motor.
Is the engine Fresh Water Cooled? Does it have the SeaCore system?
Sorry to sound like such a newbie once again but could you expand on this a little bit? And why it would need to be changed in 2 years time with only 5 hours on the water?
dp, I have to say that I have no clue. All we know about the engine is that it is a 350 MAG MPI BR3 Mercruiser :huh: We're pretty sure that it is fresh water cooled because it is just a 210 Select, but we could be completely wrong.
I am not certain about that boat but I believe each has options. I was looking at a 260 that was not FWC and a 240 that is. I am running in the Puget Sound so FWC is a must for me. I am not experienced with trailering boats and I will be keeping my boat wet in a slip all year. So flushing is not what I want to do. The FWC uses radiator-fluid like coolant to circulate through the engine and a heat exchanger using raw water to cool the coolant (like a radiator on a car). All you need to maintain is the one zinc in the heat exchanger, the empellor running well, and your good. My Universal diesel in the sailboat had this system and it worked like a charm!
Read about the the Seacore system and see if this is what you may need.
http://www.mercurymarine.com/engines/inboards/sterndrives/index.php
Sorry to sound like such a newbie once again but could you expand on this a little bit? And why it would need to be changed in 2 years time with only 5 hours on the water?
dp, I have to say that I have no clue. All we know about the engine is that it is a 350 MAG MPI BR3 Mercruiser :huh: We're pretty sure that it is fresh water cooled because it is just a 210 Select, but we could be completely wrong.
Hopes:
The impellar is located down in the outdrive down near your propellar. If you look at an outdrive, there are little holes that allow water inside. Behind the scenes is a little star shaped rubber impellar that is spun by the shaft from the motor down the leg to the prop. That shaft spins anytime the motor is running and you control whether it's in neutral, forward or reverse at the helm. The rubber impellar can take a set or get dried out after a period of time. It can ONLY be run when wet by applying water to the outdrive with a set of "muffs" or by running it in the water. Running it dry will cause it to heat up and melt. The muffs allow you to flush the outdrive while in the driveway. I'm NOT an expert on the B3, but I think it might have another pickup under the boat somewhere to supplement that water that comes from the leg.
If it takes a set, it won't pump efficiently and this will be noticeable when slowing down after a good run. The motor is hot and needs a lot of water, but the pump won't provide enough so it can run hot during that period. It may also get warm when idling for long periods of time. The little vanes can break off and get pumped into the motor where the pieces can lodge in some of the smaller cooling passages. That causes problems as well, so preventative maintenance would be to replace it every 100 hours or every two years, MAYBE three. I'd still opt to have it replaced because an 07 could have been made in the fall of 06, right? Kind of like cars?
Hey DR
If you're leaving it in the water the Seacore will be nice, but you may want to consider the Perko flush kit. It will allow you to flush while in the water.