water leaking in boat when stoped
 

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

I'd check all thru hull fittings.

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

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.

JUST DON'T STOP
 

or check the shift boot thats one very common problem :D :D :D

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

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.

water
 

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

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 :cool:

found leak
 

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.

merc mechanic price
 

mechanic said if he had to drill holes price 2.100.00 . 1.500.00 to 1.800.00 with holes all ready drilled. cost me under 400.00 for everything so far

Monza24--- Where did you find the shaft for $179. I may need to replace both of mine. I am tearing them apart this weekend.

uper swivel shaft
 

tinkerboater basic power ind. 800 562 2742 only thing they dont have o ring for swivel shaft on my way to local merc. dealer to find

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new merc.parts
 

tinkerboater yes merc. parts. just bought a dremil to clean inside housing. this is only time to clean and paint those little nooks and cranys.my wires for trim senders were starting to split from corrosion so im changing them to.

Thanks I just ordered two new tiller arm shafts. That # you gave me was not the ordering # and boy the guy that answered the line let me know it. WOW what an A$$. Told me not to call this # if I have questions. All I asked him was if they sold MERC parts or aftermarket. Going to get the parts ssand blasted and painted before I put them back togeather.

shift cable boot was leaking too
 

cable boot was cracked. any one know what to use on water intake hose plastic fittings that go on inside of hose to tighen.

Just replaced my swivel shaft and gimbal ring. What a nightmare job with a small glimmer of light from WildthingTaz. I bought his kit that makes a window cut for access rather then the two side holes in the transom assembly. Saved alot of time and frustration. Ill post some pics soon.