rjcardinal

Ok, Ive had this boat with the low water pick up Bravo drive ('99 model) for 3 Months and today is the second time Ive had problems. Today not 100 yards (thank God) from the landing I got on plane and proceeded to round a bend in the river and draged the lower unit through the sand (low water today). I knew as soon as it happenend. The passengers on the boat never felt it but I knew what I did. I came off of plane and everybody asked whats wrong?. I put it in neutral and reved it up and had no water pressure. All I said was I have to get back to the landing. So me missed the Boat Club cruise and didnt have anybodys cell number to tell them we werent comming. So I idled back to the landing and the high temp alarm went off just as we got there at 200 deg. I put it on the trailer and expected the outdrive intake to be pluged but it wasnt. Got it home and took off the hose from the sea pump and the entire hose is full of sand packed so tight that the hose feels like solid iron. I started drinking when I saw this (9AM) and we went to the destination by truck and met the club. We had a great time and our passengers were really troopers. They had fun any way.

The only thing I can think of to do short of changing the drive is to install a sea strainer. This probably wont help the sand situation but the first problem I had a strainer would have eliminated.

How much would it cost to change to a side water pick up or dual pick up lower unit?

Any other ideas?

Ron,
with a perfectly clean 70 hour 27 Fountain full of fuel with 5 lbs of sand in the engine.

BajaBoss252

The only advice I can give you is this:

Stay out of the sand!



I've burnt up two impellers that way myself...

Ted

wilerty

I use an offshore pickup with a sea strainer. Works perfectly. If it picks up any sand I'll need a new outdrive.

Laveyman

Been there, done that, and yes, IT SUCKS!

KAAMA

iTrader: (1)

Offshore pick-up???-------Are you refering to a transom mounted pick-up?

cuda

I have the same type of offshore pickups on my boat, and any time I run throught the least bit of floating grass, they become plugged and begin to overheat. Yesterday I had to send my girlfreind overboard twice to clear the grass, and once to pull me off a sandbar. Is there anyway to help prevent the grass from covering the intakes? It only takes a few strands to cause the temps to rise.

rjcardinal

Anyone have an offshore pick-up mounted on a 27 Fountain? It gets pretty busy back there with the notched transom, K-planes, and hydraulic steering.

Ron

Payton

Cuda, I'd say be sure you keep that girlfriend around. She sounds cheaper than a tow!

jmeng

Ron,

Sorry you missed the run yesterday. Just got back from the camp. Heard Craig ran that Eliminator pretty hard out in the lake. Wish I had been there to see it. Also heard Julio got pretty tore up and was in fine form.

beerock

hey rjcardinal

sounds like you need to get a water intqake pick up like too old.

I just installed one and it looks identical to too olds, buyt mine is angled on the rears it is 90 degreees to the bottom of the hull....



im going to write up an article about the installment of one and post it with pic's!!

ill send you a link!

cuda, I just poste don the donzi.net about your pick ups.

dont you have a piece of metal on the bottom of your intake to filter out the water intake???