So, from now on you'll be checking your fittings and pumps more frequently, right? I highly recommend using a Water Witch as your bilge switch. Has no moving parts, cannot jam or clog and will detect...

Rather than begin a new thread every time a different symptom of the same problem occurs, please post in the original thread so that there is a clear picture of what you have done.

Fuel is like number 45 on the top 100 expenses of boat ownership. I would just accept that as part of the fun.

I'd pull the heads off that engine. You probably need a set of head gaskets and have...

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They are not fast. If you don't mind walking speed, then yes. They are capable of getting you up on plane but you'll run out of battery mighty quick.

There are bazillions of these available cheap. Amazon and Ebay have them. None are OEM, so you may get a good one or maybe not. I assume you are having a bit of sticker shock at the $165 price tag...

I'll bet that repairing that gasket does the trick.
This is just my 2 cents but I don't trust "rebuilt" carbs from anyone except the original manufacturer and it has to have a warranty. Burned too...

Alternator going south prolly

The Mercruiser owner's manual is pretty specific about how you do this. Do you have it? If not you can get one online in .pdf format. They tell you to use the engine's circulating pump to flush the...

There are two ways to winterize. Method one, which I prefer, is to drain all the water out of everything until it is "dry" inside. Since there's nothing to freeze, there's zero risk of damage. Method...

Now every time I fix something, it's just something else immediately wrong

Ha ha ha ha ha welcome to boat ownership!!! Honestly tho, it seems like it's "running out of gas" which probably means...

Plastic tank should be removed for repair. It can be welded up good as new.

Oh, by the way, @Bt Doctor, if you're gonna call someone dim-witted, you should def run a spell check on your statement first.

E-15 is brought to you by ADM, ConAgra and big agriculture. It's apparently not enough that we pay subsidies to farmers to not grow corn. Refusing to buy it won't make the legislation go away.

Yeh the trouble with pontoons is not much reserve bouyancy. Again, your best option is to simply not put the bow up on the bank. I am guessing you do that to make it easy for guests to get on and...

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As you see, if the exhaust is below the waterline, you need to have an anti-siphon loop in the system.

If the exhaust system is below the water line, seawater will flow in and fill the exhaust manifold. If there's any overlap, that is, where one or more exhaust valves are slightly open, then of course...

Then you should check to see if the top of the exhaust system remains below the water line with the boat beached. If that's the case, then yes there is a clear pathway for water to enter the engine....

You might pull the cylinder head off and see if it is merely a bad head gasket, but chances are that the block is cracked. I believe the correct term for the condition of your engine is "toast". They...

E-15 was authorized by the Obama administration.

100 percent no bueno. You might want to get that spare drive as the one you have must be busted. The steering arm is connected to a shaft with splined ends. It is possible that the gimbal ring could...