I have a Merc 3.0 with an alpha I outdrive. This weekend we were out tubing and when we headed back to the dock I got to the no wake zone and went to slow down the boat and it just died. Had been running great. When I tried to restart it acted like I had a weak battery, the voltage showed fine, but would barely turn over. I swapped the batteries and the same thing. Got towed in. My negative battery post seemed a little warm. Waited a little while and the boat started right up. Loaded it up went to the camp site and could not find anything loose or broken. The next day I decided to check the outdrive oil and none came the plug on the side when I opened it up. It smelled burnt. So I drained all the oil out and it was pretty dark and you could see some fine metal flakes in it. I refilled the drive and took it out, everything seemed fine, no noise or anything.<br />What damage could have happened, what should I do? Sorry for the long post. Thanks Zach
