I have a 2001 Searay w/ twin 3
I have a 2001 Searay w/ twin 300hp merc mpi horizons w/ 260 hours. Bought boat new in 2002 and has been "yard maintained" by same reputable marina until this summer. Had new exhaust elbows and manifolds placed in Spring 2008. Boat had little use this season (12 hrs!!) but by August had problem w/ stbrd engine (poor performance and hard start). Could not make it back to usual mechanic so brought boat to a local yard who said plugs were fouled and changed them. By Sept had same problem. I had boat hauled by a different local yard last week and got a call that oil in stbrd engine is milky. Engine runs but poorly. How screwed am I? Could this have anything to do w/ the work I had done in the Spring? I am told that a compression test is the next step. Is this true?
I have a 2001 Searay w/ twin 300hp merc mpi horizons w/ 260 hours. Bought boat new in 2002 and has been "yard maintained" by same reputable marina until this summer. Had new exhaust elbows and manifolds placed in Spring 2008. Boat had little use this season (12 hrs!!) but by August had problem w/ stbrd engine (poor performance and hard start). Could not make it back to usual mechanic so brought boat to a local yard who said plugs were fouled and changed them. By Sept had same problem. I had boat hauled by a different local yard last week and got a call that oil in stbrd engine is milky. Engine runs but poorly. How screwed am I? Could this have anything to do w/ the work I had done in the Spring? I am told that a compression test is the next step. Is this true?