Bt Doctur

what outdrive is it?

Last boat I did had a similiar issue, test boring found wet wood from the forward bulkhead thru the engine bed stringers and mounts all the way to the transom.Being under the motor mount itself is an issue if the motor starts trying to torque itself over

You can change the pump to a Bravo type with a few modifications

Anchors dont work going straight down ,so using a modest 5-1 scope your looking at a depth of 40 feet 10 feet of chain and 600 feet of 1/2 inch is more than plenty

That would be so that in the event of a fire, the system discharges, and the blowers shut down to stop feeding fresh oxygen to the fire. Sort of a oxymoron considering the blowers actually suck air from the bilge

A standard safety kit and a roll of duct tape

Should use the battery switch according to the odd or even date . Never have the switch set to both except to emergency start the motor. A quick check for the alt is to turn the key to on, look at the voltmeter, start engine, look for a rise in the voltage to around 13.6- 14.0. No rise in voltage = no charging

I would stick with a mercruiser drive but in any case stick with a traditional facing drive With a traditional drive the skeg and lower bullet end hit first. Most hits destroy/damage the prop anyway but a soft strike might not. Foward facing props take the first hit and I bet the prop shaft will be destroyed too

Alpha`s every 2 years Alpha GEN II 3 maybe 4 years Bravo 3-4 years At any time the temp rises for no apparent reason

To put a finish on this post the reversion was cured by extending the exaust outlet approx 10 inches and cutting in a 10 deg uplift to center it on the 4 inch exaust so not to burn a hole thru it again .2 inch SS thin wall tubing was used to extend the outlet.

Now can you tell us what kind of motor and what kind of drive and the model number

If you have cats, you want an oil with NO zinc in it. Fouls the sensors

Just wish they would post the engine serial numbers