Trs Outdirve Full Of Water
 

Well boating season over early again. Went out today, after about 20 minutes boat started vibrating and then RPMs when up on one side, thought I lost a prop. Limped back to marina at 10 miles per hour. Its amazing how a boat can run in the high 60's with 2 motors and can't get over 10 mph on one. got back and found both props in tack. Checked outdrive fluid reserve tank, full of water, no oil at all. Lost starboard Drive.
Can you say "BOAT"= "B"=bring "O"=out "A"=another "T"=thousand

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They call bravo, Brako. TRS must stand for TRASH. My mate just blew the third one in as many weeks. Had two spares when he bought the boat. Now hes down 1. Time to change to Brako, at least parts are cheep. You can by a new one less than fixing a TRS. Sorry to hear your problem. Let me know if you need another TRS. Chris will probably sell his last good one. There will be a bit of shipping involved though. Jas

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send it to mel riggs, then it will last

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I don't think you can call a TRS trash. This drive is from the 70's or 80's and finally dies. What other drive of that era is still working. And water in the gear lube is seal failure which is a maintenance issue.

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TRS are GREAT drives. If you're going to replace them go with the Konrads. We've had no trouble with ours to date.

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Im with ya on this one I would run a trs for reliability over a bravo any day..... if they are set up right.

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I agree that TRS are good,just keep them lubed. We have had TRS drives behind a 78-80 mph Formula 311 for years,in 7 seasons only one case issue,it cracked and turned out that it was previously repaired and we did not know,replaced the housing and never had another problem!
I hear alot more bravo horror stories....
I club the hell out of my little alpha and it has been fine so far,good with throttle and fresh lube help alot.

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I've never had a issue with these drives. This is the first time.
As for preventive maintenance. It could be my fault I guess. I change the oil every year at the beginning and look for any water in the oil at that time and I lube them at all the grease fittings, but once the boat is in the water I don't usually pull it out. I check all fluids every couple of runs. I'm not sure what else your suppose to do. I must have lost a seal to have all the oil replaced with water, no even milky, totally water.

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By the way I have had the boat for about 6 years and its a 1987 and they look orginal so I would say they must be pretty good drives.

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Vinny ?
How did you ever make out with that engine issue ?

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Water in the oil can be a bad seal, or a bad bellows.. Is it a Merctrans boat?

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Let me know what day they pick up the trash in your neighborhood if you throw out Trs drives. I love mine. I had the seals checked, replaced the ujoint, and put fresh oil in the one I bought. I had the Merc trans rebuilt and upgraded at the same time. I should be good for at least 600 hp according to my drive guy.

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Sorry to hear about your issue with the TRS. They are great drives, just getting old and require serious maintenance.

If you are ever in the market for a replacement, Konrad does offer the best "Bolt on" replacement drive for the TRS.

Let me know if we can help.

Kirk
Elite Marine, Inc.

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Cig1988 motors are running good, not great but good. Thanks for asking. Still trying to tune them in, but its been a very busy summer, haven't had the time or the drive to do it. I've gutted my whole house and I'm putting a 70' addition on it. I've only been out 4 times this year. These mechanic's around here have put me through such a mind game over the last couple of years, I'm scared to push the motors, because I keep thinking there going to blow again. I miss my original motors, I use to push them to the limit and they always kept going with out a problem. I'm starting to have a new problem, one motor after its hot, if you idle around for a extended amount of times, stalls and you can't start it for about half a hour. It turns over just won't fire, almost like it gets flooded, but it only happen when you idle around for a while. Now I have this out drive problem. I'm pulling it next week for the season and I'll take it off and check it out. I'd like to swap over to those Korads but another 20000.00 in this boat doesn't seem practical or very smart. I'm already into the boat twice of what its worth. Thanks again guys for all your help over the years, its helps Lot when you really don't know everything about motors and boat mechanics.

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Been WAY over budget myself on the Bullet this summer. I know what its like. Good luck on the addition/boat. Theres always next season to mess with it.

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Hello,
Just thought I would let you know that I have a 75 Hour on Total Rebuild from Doller Offshore in Florida Every Part is new. This is a Left Hand Rotation drive. The drive is in excellent condtion. It is original phantom black, powder coat silver bottom. I am making the switch to Konrads. This is off of my Cigarette Mistress. No disapointments. I am in upstate NY

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electrical1,

We can do better than $20k for a pair of Konrad drives for you. Why don't you give me a call and I can give you the run-down on options. We have had such a good experience with Konrads and the crew at Konrad that I can't say enough good stuff about them. I've never seen ANY manufacturer let alone drive manufacturer, stand behind their product like the group at Konrad.

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Thanks for the kind words Lofty! You've been great to work with also. It's definately a two way street!

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Sounds like a vapor lock with your engine issue. Fuel line may be stainless routed in front of the engine? Vaporizes the fuel when at idle or hot. My 502 did it once or twice to me.