TucknRoll
Recruit
- Joined
- Jun 24, 2019
- Messages
- 3
Hey ya'll, this is my first post of many.
Bought my first boat last year, 2005 Bayliner with a Mercruiser 3.0 Liter Sterndrive Inboard Engine. We spent all last summer on the lake, my wife, 3 kids, and I. It was amazing. The boat worked great. Come winter, winterized, put it in storage, and put the keys up.
We had quite a few storms this year in central Texas, and I noticed too late that the cover was filled with water. A dime-sized hole had opened up and water was flooding into the boat. Being a first-time boat owner who didn't pay enough attention, I left the drain plug in and the water got half way up to the alternator, covered my starter, batteries, trim pump, and plenty of wiring.
I bought the maintenance manual and spent the last couple of months tearing out and replacing affected wires, replaced the starter motor and rebuilt the alternator. Bought a new battery and leads. Drained the oil, found no water, did a poor mans oil flush, and replaced the motor oil. Replaced the electrical side of the trim pump and did a full clean/inspect of the pump. Changed the trim oil. Spark plugs. Lots of wire brushing and inspections.
My current status, I have power going to all of my components with the exception of the trim pump (which I need to test, should have tested prior to installing, noob mistake). I haven't tried fully turning the ignition to start the engine, I wanted to come here first to ask if I missed anything, anything big, before trying to fire her up. I was able to hand crank the engine which seems like a good sign.
Any recommendations/things to check?
Bought my first boat last year, 2005 Bayliner with a Mercruiser 3.0 Liter Sterndrive Inboard Engine. We spent all last summer on the lake, my wife, 3 kids, and I. It was amazing. The boat worked great. Come winter, winterized, put it in storage, and put the keys up.
We had quite a few storms this year in central Texas, and I noticed too late that the cover was filled with water. A dime-sized hole had opened up and water was flooding into the boat. Being a first-time boat owner who didn't pay enough attention, I left the drain plug in and the water got half way up to the alternator, covered my starter, batteries, trim pump, and plenty of wiring.
I bought the maintenance manual and spent the last couple of months tearing out and replacing affected wires, replaced the starter motor and rebuilt the alternator. Bought a new battery and leads. Drained the oil, found no water, did a poor mans oil flush, and replaced the motor oil. Replaced the electrical side of the trim pump and did a full clean/inspect of the pump. Changed the trim oil. Spark plugs. Lots of wire brushing and inspections.
My current status, I have power going to all of my components with the exception of the trim pump (which I need to test, should have tested prior to installing, noob mistake). I haven't tried fully turning the ignition to start the engine, I wanted to come here first to ask if I missed anything, anything big, before trying to fire her up. I was able to hand crank the engine which seems like a good sign.
Any recommendations/things to check?
