monza24

i have 1995 bravo 3 water gets in boat when parked.took off drive no leak in bellow no water. gimble bearing had no grease on uper part of bearing and bearing wount turn.could steering seal be bad. looks like new yoke was installed . what do you think thanks ed

cuda

I'd check all thru hull fittings.

US1 Fountain

iTrader: (1)

Also look at shifter boot & y-pipe o-ring seal.

Smitty

iTrader: (1)

Your outdrive is probably leaking from the pivot shaft at the top of the drive. There is a seal there that is hard to get to/see.
To check this out put the boat in the water and then look inside the boat at the area just above where the shaft goes thru the transom. If you see water here then that is your problem. It can be fixed on the boat but the best way is to remove or replace the transom assy. I have to do this to my boat next week.

bobby daniels

or check the shift boot thats one very common problem

JaayTeee

If it's leaking past the steer shaft seal,
you should be able to look in around the tiller arm
area and see leakage.
leakage from the shift cable bellow and the y-pipe are harder to
see inside the boat.
I just got done fixing a boat that had both
the loose y-pipe bolts and a torn shift cable
bellow.
but if I was going to bet, I'd say shift cable
bellow.

jt

HiPerf2000

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i had the same problem last season. I must have pissed someone off because they kept cutting my shift boot (bellow). had to replace a few of them and it gave the same results.

If you put your drive up and look on the right hand side (facing the drive) you will see the shift bellows (acordian looking boot). it is about 5 inches long and 7/8 inch diameter. check for tears or holes in it.

monza24

some one worked on steering arm housing before i bought boat. transom housing has been drilled and pluged hopefully thats where the leak is.just order transom seal kit from boatfix inc. shift cable all bellows gimbel bearing hoses and gaskets. have it apart . good time to change. all 8 years old

blue thunder

If you have a leak in the intake water (cooling) plumbing, it will only leak while the engine is not running. Negative pressure is created when engine starts. Would suck air in when engine is running. Could even cause a temp problem, but generally not.

On the hole plugs and tiller arm seal, make sure these items are actually under the water line when the boat is in the water. Many boats are not.

I have the opposite problem. No water leak when the engines are off, but leaks while running. Maybe mine is on the pressure side of the water system. I keep searching.

BT

monza24

uper swivel shaft is all rusted and missing seal. have housing apart gonna replace gimble bearing shift cable all bellos hoses and gaskets. oh yea new swivel shaft found new merc fir 179.00 del.