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How OP, how is the project going? Are you still working on it?

I’m right there with you friend. An 04 Rinker is the newest boat I’ve ever owned.

We have to be willing and able to grind it out until we get the results we want.

I’m gonna leave you alone about the shine. I own a body shop so I pay attention to that kind of stuff.

Best of luck!

Edit. My ...

I can’t believe you havnt wet sand and polished yet.

Just do a spot so we can see her potential 😀

If you only knew ... my new outdrive went Saturday. Good 9 miles from home. Had a friend tow back, but was not a fun experience. At some point here ill post a catchup, just spending my time ...

260 or 230?

I thought I read somewhere 260. How can I be sure?


Hey JAA.. Did you figure out which prop you were running? I don't have any performance data to share yet but I'm running a Mercury Vengeance 13-3/4" x 21p on my 5.7l Mercruiser/Alpha1.

I did a bunch of reading and research ...

I’ve been busy

I’ll post some pics of my roughed-up 2 battery system and swim platform fab. Both very amateur as I have no idea what I’m doing.

However, take a look at what I found in the shed! All parts intact and a number of the pieces don’t look like they have ever been used. The build quality ...

Next up is dual battery setup. Purchased a Perko switch, bought some cabling. I will rough fab a wooden drop box for it next to the other battery in the open space. Will wire and cable the switch up and be good to go.

I will leave enough location next to the switch for a for a solar charge ...

Picture says it all. I have the ladder section. Missing other side and hinged middle. While on the lift last season a bad storm came through and it went missing.

Willing to buy entire platform, just parts or pieces

Took her out for a longer spin today, ride was great. Steering is off .5 degrees. Meaning I’m not straight at 0, like .5. Though I’m not sure it wasn’t like that prior to “skeg adjustment”.

Obligatory lake porn picture. Cooks is sitting on the lift waiting for the kids to finish the “paddle board ...

My thoughts are it needs tore down and gone thru. But I'm the type that doesn't like to be stranded or broke down on my time off.

I’m with you

If I pull it out and go through it, that would be my boating season based on the time I have out at the lake. If it’s the right thing to do I would do ...

capn272 wrote: Thu Jul 08, 2021 2:51 pm Also not familiar with OMC drives here, but I did recently bang my b1 lower end up bad enough to get it replaced. There's a possibility that you busted seals on the shaft...

Thanks

If the seals were busted and gear oil was leaking, wouldn’t the level look super low?

I don’t think this is a leak.

I went to check the gear oil level, low and behold dipstick is seized. I try everything to get unstuck without success. Based on some internet reading I pull the four screws and remove to top case. This is what I saw:

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Looks like some oil leaking out the lower unit / exhaust. I’m going to replace prop today in the water. Then pull boat out.

Are there seals/o-rings to look at?

Krob1114 wrote: Wed Jun 30, 2021 7:37 am260 or 230?

I thought I read somewhere 260. How can I be sure?

Maybe everyone here can pretend that I know nothing about props? Pretend I know nothing about manufacturers, tradeoffs, preferences, etc.

The 1986 user manual shows this:
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I believe I have a 260 OMC V8 (5.7l) which puts me at 15x17c. Is that right? I believe I want a good quality ...

I need to eat lunch more often