zabooda
08-09-2011, 10:55 AM
I had my first issue with my boat since I bought it in 2002. I was on vacation when the engine water pump bearing started to fail so I decided to continue to run the boat as long as I could and then put it away for the rest of the week. The pump worked until the next to last day and the pulley disintegrated and dropped to the bilge. I was around the corner from the cove to which the other boat was at so I flagged down some jetskiers to let my friends know and got towed to the beach. I turned the boat into a floating sound system not concerned about running down the battery and at the end of the day a friend at camp brought the trailer to a launch a 1/4 mile away. It is interesting when a planned failure works out.
It took a bit of researching to get the pulley as it is discontinued and the pump is a standard automotive part. When I first heard it failing, I thought it was the tranny as it sounded like metal to metal.
It took a bit of researching to get the pulley as it is discontinued and the pump is a standard automotive part. When I first heard it failing, I thought it was the tranny as it sounded like metal to metal.