Whoa, there cowboy... What engine and drive do you have in that there boat?
What is condition of the exhaust manifolds and riser? Usually on a stock motor water in the block is either caused by poor winterizing or water...
These look like they may be the exhaust flappers valves? They're suppose to be in the upper section of the Y Pipe of the exhaust. Look at the...
A little bit of steam may be normal, espcially on a humid day. Excessive amounts, with out high engine temperature, would suggest that the...
Get rid of it and buy yourself a working boat. It will be alot less expensive and will allow you to gradually get familar with boats.
Beech, does your engine have a knock sensor? It is a small accelerometer mounted on the the starboard side of the engine. On my 99 350, its...
When you say it's stuck in neutral, are you saying that the shift lever won't move or is the shift levering moving but the drive is not turning....
Reading your post, it sounds like this is occuring while your accelerating to plane? How close to the water line are your exhaust tips? Could the...
Here is a link to some of the Mecruiser drawings to give you an idea of what you may be getting yourself into....
Terry, it's fairly involved to discuss but is very easy to do. Here is a link to a site which gives a step by step procedure....
Just curious, has anyone ever tried to use reverse dial method, like you would on pump to motor alignment? If you can get two dial indicators to...
I have the 350 MAG with thru transom captains call exhaust. No difference in performance. I’ve heard that there will be no difference until over...
Here's a link to the US Patent office showing the latest drawings submitted for the original sterndrive (note it's 18 pages of drawings and text.)...
redtechs brief description of the history of the sterndrive made me very curious about the history... Here is a link to a great article "The...
Andrew, I believe the 4.3 was the largest engine offered in that boat. With the alpha drive you are limited to 300 Hp. The drive is limited in...
I have the captains call exhaust thru the transom. It's difficult for me to tell for sure, since I don't run on static water (i.e., rivers), but...
Stonebreaker, the air intake is a flame arrestor. Hp and torque drop off on this engine around 5100 rpm and WOT is now around 5000 rpm. Are the...
MPI. Also, I believe Mercruiser uses a similar arrangement for their Black Scorpion Ski Boat Motors in both the 350 and 377 (stroked 350) versions.
I have a 1999 350 MAG in my current boat and was wondering if retrofitting the intake with the Ramjet (GM P/N 12489371) was practical? I would be...
