Water pump impeller questions

[langmotorsports]

Bought my first Moomba.....seems as if the owner took great care of it but told me he has never had the impeller changed in 3 yrs.......smart for me just to have it done to be on the safe side? Any other suggestions as to what to have the dealer look over? Thanks all!!

[kaneboats]

Change it out immediately! Your engine could hang in the balance and it costs about $30 bucks or so. If the old one is fine, save it for a spare in a plastic bag. Remove that particular worry now. OK?

Usually good prices here (and you can always call them if you're not sure about a part):

http://www.skidim.com/

[deafgoose]

I just replaced my impeller last week. This is the first time I changed it since I purchased the boat new in 2008 so I also put 3 years (286hrs) on the original impeller and to tell you the truth it looked brand new.

I could not tell the difference between the new and old other than the old had curved blades from being twisted for 3 years.