atilla_boy
Regular Contributor
"I'm looking at purchasing
"I'm looking at purchasing a 30 foot carver yacht with twin 350 merc's 260hp they need new (Iguess you call them bell housing's) there the part that attaches to the transom. I guess the previous owner left them sitting in salt and they are so corodded they almost have holes all the way through them. the place that is selling the boat is willing to give me ones to replace them and is willing to let me work on this boat while it sitts in his yard. he is an older guy, the owner, and has been aroung boats all his life. he said that he would deliver it after its fixed and will let me use any tools I need that I don't have like an alignment tool etc.. the boat is in excelent shape but the bellows were leaking..So my questions are how good and reliable are the 260 engines in general, and since the bellows were leaking will that affect the transom? He has the outdrives already removed and I turned them manually and they look fine to me. I have replaced many impellers with much success. I was a mechanic in the USAF so I am mechanically inclinded so as far as fixing it , And yes I DO have them manual. Sorry for the long post but this boat will put me back about $15,000 plus my old 226 Galxy Cuddy cabin and I would like to hear about these issues from people with experience with these motors"
"I'm looking at purchasing a 30 foot carver yacht with twin 350 merc's 260hp they need new (Iguess you call them bell housing's) there the part that attaches to the transom. I guess the previous owner left them sitting in salt and they are so corodded they almost have holes all the way through them. the place that is selling the boat is willing to give me ones to replace them and is willing to let me work on this boat while it sitts in his yard. he is an older guy, the owner, and has been aroung boats all his life. he said that he would deliver it after its fixed and will let me use any tools I need that I don't have like an alignment tool etc.. the boat is in excelent shape but the bellows were leaking..So my questions are how good and reliable are the 260 engines in general, and since the bellows were leaking will that affect the transom? He has the outdrives already removed and I turned them manually and they look fine to me. I have replaced many impellers with much success. I was a mechanic in the USAF so I am mechanically inclinded so as far as fixing it , And yes I DO have them manual. Sorry for the long post but this boat will put me back about $15,000 plus my old 226 Galxy Cuddy cabin and I would like to hear about these issues from people with experience with these motors"