Pelican,
Thanks a lot for your recommendations! It is nice to have access to people so knowledgeable on this site. I replied to some of your comments below.
Thanks, Keith
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Originally Posted by pelican
silicone:
sealing the transom assembly against the transom:
there's a seal from the factory attached to the transom plate - me,i've used black 3m 5200,a quick smear is all that's needed.silicone has no place on a boat.i've lost count of the transom assemblies I've installed...
water intrusion:
stern drives - look where the cut out is,for the transom assembly - this area is often overlooked - this area needs to be sealed - if it's a wood core.seal it with EPOXY,not the cheap porous polyester resin - this is often overlooked...
Not sure what you mean by this. Are you talking about the bottom of the transom on the inside or the outdrive cut out?
few things I noticed in the pictures :
nylon/plastic thru hulls -I see one,port side -you need to be careful with these - plastic will become brittle and break/crack - not a good thing...
Are you talking about the transducers? If so, I'm thinking of removing them and installing an in hull one instead. Not sure what to do about water temperature yet though...
prop - looks to be the standard aluminum prop - looks like it's been run through the mud or sand - you may want to send that in for reconditioning
It is a brand new stainless prop. I think it was bad lighting when I took the pictures.
lenco electric tabs - seen quite a few problems with those and sea water intrusion
Ok. I was going to remove these bolts and reseal them or give the west method a try.
side notes:
additional bilge pump - allways good idea to install a second bilge pump -wire this to a seperate battery than the other pump - feed power to the auto float switch from the battery terminal behind the battery switch though a waterproof in inline fuse to the float switch lead.
separate thru hull,and hosing
Are you saying to make another penetration for the second bilge pump? There are currently two installed but they go out of the same port. Neither are on a float but I plan to install float activated bilges asap.
high bilge water alarm - install one !!
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Good call. Will do.