When it rains it pours (Transom Assembly leak)

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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 10,019 ✭✭✭✭✭
    @rasbury , with dry joint manifolds and risers there’s really no way for the water to get to the cylinders. That’s why that came out with this design.
    2008 330EC
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 10,019 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This link shows the difference pretty well.

    https://info.nuwavemarine.com/mercruiser-exhaust-buyers-guide/

    2008 330EC
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,400 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 2020
    I believe it was a hardine marine 
    stainless riser.  I think it was in one of the boating magazines i get.   Seems like a cool concept.  


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  • J3ffJ3ff Member Posts: 4,244 ✭✭✭✭✭
    aero3113 said:

    This link shows the difference pretty well.

    https://info.nuwavemarine.com/mercruiser-exhaust-buyers-guide/

    So that link says 5 years for risers. 

    Wondering if I have dry joint or not. Seems silly to go through all that work to switch a motor and fresh water without doing dry joint.. 
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 10,019 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Every 5 years is for wet joint. @J3ff if you wanted to switch over to dry joint, I don’t think it’s just swapping the manifolds and risers out, there’s more to it.
    2008 330EC
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  • J3ffJ3ff Member Posts: 4,244 ✭✭✭✭✭
    So if I'm 3 years in I'm okay? The mechanic that was working on mine says he swaps them every 2 years and that I've got to swap mine asap. 
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 10,019 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Did he take them off and look at them? Or he is just saying yours need to be done? 
    2008 330EC
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  • J3ffJ3ff Member Posts: 4,244 ✭✭✭✭✭
    aero3113 said:
    Did he take them off and look at them? Or he is just saying yours need to be done? 
    Did not take them off. Just saying they should be done. 
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 10,019 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 2020
    Up to you but I would say you still have a couple of years left. If you want, have him remove them, take a look and just replace the gaskets.
    2008 330EC
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 10,019 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 2020
    The link says gaskets every 2 years (wet joint), but that seems early to me also.
    2008 330EC
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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 9,004 ✭✭✭✭✭
    If your closed water cooled and only doing risers and exhaust elbows, super easy to do yourself.  
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  • J3ffJ3ff Member Posts: 4,244 ✭✭✭✭✭
    back in the water as of this morning, needs a huge cleaning but dry bilge for now, will check again in a couple hours


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  • J3ffJ3ff Member Posts: 4,244 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Just as I was sitting down on it and putting my feet up, a broker calls me asking if I wanted to sell it. Told him I'd let him know in a few hours!  :D
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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 9,004 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Now that is a pretty picture!
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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
    J3ff said:
    Just as I was sitting down on it and putting my feet up, a broker calls me asking if I wanted to sell it. Told him I'd let him know in a few hours!  :D
    DO IT NOW!!!!
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  • Liberty44140Liberty44140 Member Posts: 4,414 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Looks great! Congrats on getting it all done, hopefully you can now rest completely easy knowing it’s all done and done right. 
    07' Cruisers 390 (Previous Rinker's: 06' 342EC & 01' 310FV)

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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,400 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The secret to boating success:

    Buy buisness where boat is tax write off.

    Sell boat before warranty is up

    Buy new boat and write off on taxes.

    Repeat. 

    Or so I've heard...i like my 5 to 7k boats!!!
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  • reneechris14reneechris14 Member Posts: 3,134 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Omg that boat floats I thought it was for dry land only. Good luck jeff remember drive it like you stole it.
    2005 Rinker FV342  Pawcatuck river,Ct
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  • J3ffJ3ff Member Posts: 4,244 ✭✭✭✭✭
    so I went back down a few hours later. THERE WAS WATER IN THE BILGE!!!!

    Before I completely flipped, decided to go back inside and have a drink. Made a drink....went back out and took a closer look. 

    Hot water tank fitting was leaking after I pressurized the system..



    Replaced this with a metal quick connect fitting, dried up the bilge and I guess we'll see what it looks like tomorrow!

    Was about to go nuclear after returning the trailer/truck, etc and seeing water down there!!
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  • Dream_InnDream_Inn Member, Moderator Posts: 7,962 mod
    Oh man!! Have a few cold drinks!!  It'll be dry in the morning!

    Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express

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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 10,019 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice @J3ff ! Nothing better than having the boat back in the water! Like @Dream_Inn said, all will be good (fingers crossed) LoL!
    2008 330EC
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  • GMSLITHOGMSLITHO Member Posts: 1,626 ✭✭✭✭
    Must have been a big relief to see the heater leaking.....looks good in the slip 
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  • GMSLITHOGMSLITHO Member Posts: 1,626 ✭✭✭✭
    Must be nice to have right outside the door
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  • J3ffJ3ff Member Posts: 4,244 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That was the idea! Have it nice to be right outside the door. Haven't really been able to enjoy that just yet! Will try going forward.

    Another bonus, the radio no longer has power, breaker seems to have popped but it wont click back in... fun! 
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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 9,004 ✭✭✭✭✭
    If your looking for perfection only heaven has that... 
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  • GMSLITHOGMSLITHO Member Posts: 1,626 ✭✭✭✭
    A few weeks away from boating season here hope the weather is as good as last year 
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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 9,004 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Was 90 here this week...weekend is a little cool ....bike week in full swing....should be about it for our "winter"!
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,400 ✭✭✭✭✭
    There are mobile audio install guys all over town...i wonder if there are marine mobile audio guys?    


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  • J3ffJ3ff Member Posts: 4,244 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Seems like the radio just decided to die. I've verified that there is power going right to the plug that plugs into the back of the stereo..

    Bilge does seem much better, still a tiny bit of water, but that's probably from me draining the water heater yesterday...so far so good.

    The next problem just happened, we've got a super low tide here because of winds out of the north east blowing all the water out of the bay... (according to a neighbor)... so now I'm shuffling around trying to find a safe spot at the dock... out drive is fine, but it gets super shallow close to the dock!
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  • J3ffJ3ff Member Posts: 4,244 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Figured out that when you combine the batteries at the battery switch the radio turns on right away. 

    Must have put one wire where it shouldn't be, going to track it down now. 
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