Now THAT makes sense!
I told my wife that I would gladly pay $1,000 to someone to do it next time, lol!

I am a bit worried about the pieces...there were a couple of pieces missing on the old impeller...
When I was 40 years old, this would have been far easier...nearly 65 and, while the mind is willing, the body says, "WTF are you DOING???"

Bajaman,

I changed the seawater impeller in our Rinker exactly ONCE. I had the entire back seat out, and it took me almost a week in the evening hours after work. The next time came to do it, I learned how easy it was. I dropped it off to my dad's "guy", and he told me to come back in an hour. When I arrived, I found him with his head on a stack of towels, feet in the air, finishing up the job. When he came up for air, his face was redder than our boat. I said something about an "easier way", and he informed me that that WAS the easy way. I've not even contemplated it since. The PQ is even worse. I just drop it off at Hilltop Marine in Bronston, KY and let them do it. Just farq that.

Thanks. Brad.

Amen to that my friend!

Yep...I am 76 and do most of the routine work on the Velocity. Decided a while back that Iife was short and that someone else could change the impeller.

Padraig

I believe most of the pieces will be in oil cooler, hopefully in the bottom. If it is like mine ( 98-502) hose from pump goes to P/S cooler first which is just open pipe so they should gon through, then on to oil cooler which has tubes in it. Gpes through cool fuel module before oil cooler if you have that.

Liberator,

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...923bcb6e4.jpeg
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...54efc656c.jpeg

That’s where I found them.

In my defense, those impeller bits are from a time before we owned the boat. Every impeller we’ve changed has been whole when it was pulled. :cool:

Thanks. Brad.

On my boat, I can sit down in front of the engines and tug, cuss, cut my fingers and hands to do the job. I do what Griff does, leave the hoses on and take off the bracket, after the fuel lines and all the other crap, loosen the hoses and the pull right off. BTW, I put a little film of Merc lube on the fitting before installing the hose. They go on/off easier. Good Luck. Spider Monkey is definitely easier.

This image is why I'm installed a sea strainer between the bravo3 leg and my sea water pump lol.. I know that won't keep impeller chunks out, but I wonder how many impellers get shredded from debris in the first place... not so much just age..

AShipShow,

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...b66119f80.jpeg

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...720df8856.jpeg

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...cb3111961.jpeg

Me too.

Thanks. Brad.