Should I Be Worried??
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Should I Be Worried??
1999 Mariah z302 with a Gen VI 502 Magnum efi with a Bravo 3 drive. Have about 257 hours on the engine after a rebuild in 2004. I normally keep the boat slipped at a local lake in the summer and am planning to do so again this year, but I am worried about any bellows, seals, or rubber parts in the drive and transom assembly that might leak water into the boat at this stage of it's life-- 12 years old.
Are there any bellows or seals that I should have replaced or at least checked to insure that I don't show up some day at the marina to see my boat hanging by it's lines and under 3 feet of water????
Other than a visual check of the bellows-- is there anything else I should do/have done??
Are there any bellows or seals that I should have replaced or at least checked to insure that I don't show up some day at the marina to see my boat hanging by it's lines and under 3 feet of water????
Other than a visual check of the bellows-- is there anything else I should do/have done??
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1999 Mariah z302 with a Gen VI 502 Magnum efi with a Bravo 3 drive. Have about 257 hours on the engine after a rebuild in 2004. I normally keep the boat slipped at a local lake in the summer and am planning to do so again this year, but I am worried about any bellows, seals, or rubber parts in the drive and transom assembly that might leak water into the boat at this stage of it's life-- 12 years old.
Are there any bellows or seals that I should have replaced or at least checked to insure that I don't show up some day at the marina to see my boat hanging by it's lines and under 3 feet of water????
Other than a visual check of the bellows-- is there anything else I should do/have done??
Are there any bellows or seals that I should have replaced or at least checked to insure that I don't show up some day at the marina to see my boat hanging by it's lines and under 3 feet of water????
Other than a visual check of the bellows-- is there anything else I should do/have done??