water getting into boat.. picture of culprit
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water getting into boat.. picture of culprit
This rubber (harmonica) 'seal' is cracked and when the drive is all the way up water is getting in.
I`m not sure what this line is for. Whats involved in replacing this? I`m pretty handy would like to learn to do it myself, I just fixed the a choke issue... any help is appreciated.
middle of pic.
I`m not sure what this line is for. Whats involved in replacing this? I`m pretty handy would like to learn to do it myself, I just fixed the a choke issue... any help is appreciated.
middle of pic.
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Doing both bellows
I had to pay something like $500 to have both replaced on an old Alpha drive about 10 years ago (no longer have boat).
Last year, had new trailer for the Fountain stolen and while discussing claim with insurance rep we talked about what they see as claims, he stated that the drive bellows and the shift bellows were the number one claim from sinking. He went on to state that it is the owners responsibility to periodically replace these bellows becasue they are considered maintenance items and that if the boat sank because of the bellows (which they WILL inspect afterwards) and if the owner can not prove it had been replaced in the last couple of years, that the sinking would NOT be covered.
FYI
Last year, had new trailer for the Fountain stolen and while discussing claim with insurance rep we talked about what they see as claims, he stated that the drive bellows and the shift bellows were the number one claim from sinking. He went on to state that it is the owners responsibility to periodically replace these bellows becasue they are considered maintenance items and that if the boat sank because of the bellows (which they WILL inspect afterwards) and if the owner can not prove it had been replaced in the last couple of years, that the sinking would NOT be covered.
FYI