GOOD NEWS. . . . The PICTURE UPLOAD FUNCTION IS WORKING !!! The tech folks at the parent company have been able to remedy the issue. You can upload pictures once again. Thank you for your patience.
I believe gear oil is checked/topped off every year when winterized, but will check on that. This is on a 2006 Sea Ray, so "only" 16 yrs new ;-)
Sounds like we definitely need to align the engine (or have it done), any thoughts on if the average mechanic could accomplish this easily enough? I...
Apologies, still trying to learn all this (and intended to add the outdrive details to the original post).
You're correct, it is a Alpha, Gen 2, 1.62 gear ratio (if that matters)
Motor is a Mercruiser 5.0L, 220hp (let me know if further details on that are helpful), and it's all attached to a...
Looking for some knowledge and expertise here about an outdrive failure and if something specific may have caused it. Last year, at a reasonable cruising speed, we suffered complete failure of the outdrive. Within a few seconds, it got very loud, the engine died and wouldn't restart. Upon...