THIS BOAT IS DRIVIN' ME NUTS... checking 5.7 motor and Bravo 3 outdrive Parker 25' shrimp trawl boat
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- We're trying to find out what went wrong with our 25' Parker that we use for commercial trawling. #howto #parker #funny
I have never ever seen a man smile after working so hard and the motor/engine not be fixed. It was so good to see you two today.
I'm trying hard to not let material things in life bother me.
My wife always watches me and makes comments like I don't think you goingbto be able to do that by yourself and then I have to break out 20 year old me and man handle something to wake up the next day to 40 year old me back hurting 🙃. I think my wife uses reverse psychology on me when she dont wanna help lol... you have awesome help..love the videos yall keep them coming sc born and raised.
LOL. Ladies always outsmart men. Steph is my helper, wife, and best friend. I know she'll be reading these comments.
Oliver. You are a patient man and a funny guy. I’m with Stephanie sometimes size can matter 🕺🏽
Keep on fixing that boat, we need to see more shells someday.
Love watching you two 🌞
😂 I'm looking forward to getting out on a beach looking for beach treasures. This boat is driving me nuts. 😁
You 2 are precious! I love watching your channel 😊. I have a '97 20.5 ft Galaxy. I have the upgraded 7.4 ltr 454 attached to a Bravo 1. Your totally giving me some pointers on the outdrive. Sometimes a starter will freeze up and not turn over a motor but the water in the motor isn't good. Your in my prayers for a decent fix.😊😊
Thanks
Kudos to you for keeping your cool and patience dealing with this issue with the boat. Sure hope whatever is going on it can be fixed or replaced. Good luck and prayers. Hope to see y’all shelling and or shrimping soon. Like you said where there is a will there is a way.
Thank you. I'm trying my best to get back into making more videos to share. These boat issues are real things that we're dealing with, and I wanted to share it with others watching the channel for lots of different reasons. I didn't share this video to get sympathy from anyone. I always appreciate prayers and support from others. We'll decide what we want to do with this boat eventually. Thanks again. This situation will soon be another memory and this video will be a way we can look back on it.
I'm on the fence here in TN. Mercrucisers always sks around here . I'm thinking get some Suzuki 300 s an mount like ur buddy did in last 2 hr video. Or Put twins on the back . That's a lot of weight . Just glad to hear y'all again ! Least she didn't go down on y'all. Sometimes we just have to trade an go about our ways . God Bless y'all. Great vids . I watched the long one but it took me two days lol!!
LOL. Two days? It was a long video. I don't think we'll be putting twins on it. That would be too costly of a fix for us. The heck with this boat for now, I'm going back shrimping with my buddy this weekend. I hope we wreck em.
I would hang with your buddy also. More fun an forget the boat. Team work makes the dream work.
Converting an inboard motorboat to an outboard motorboat is a lot more work than just a platform. Now you need linkage and steering mechanism changes, wiring harness issues, not to mention now having a weak hull with a hole to seal that will always be a problem waiting to happen. Then there is safety certification with the Coast Guard, this could be a problem that haunts you to the end of this boat ownership. No, the best thing to do if the hull is sound is to rebuild the engine if needed and while at it rebuild the inboard transversal system to ensure you do not fix one problem only to cause another. Who knows, nothing may be all that bad, but getting it out and into a good mechanic's hands is what is best for you and everyone else that gets onboard. Then finally the last thing to consider is resale. If you try to convert this from inboard to outboard by yourself, finding a buyer at the right price may be hard, whereas getting into a bat that was rebuilt or even verified by a good mechanic will payoff better than the alternative. I will tell you quite frankly, I would never buy a boat the was an inboard and converted to an outboard unless the manufacturer or a hull rebuilder was doing the work by completely removing the stern and they had a kit to build the outboard stern on the boat and fill the engine compartment or find a way to strengthen an put that space to use.
Thanks. I wasn't thinking about all that. It's an old boat and I'm sure they're unseen issues with it.
Oliver, from what I know about engines it looks like a head gasket was blown out causing coolant and oil to mix. The motor is locked up. in my opinion. best of luck! we will keep watching.
Gene's Marine in Lexington South Carolina I believe he has the motor you're looking for in his shop if he hasn't already sold it he guarantees the motor and he will install it but you'd have to check with him brother I'll be praying for you. Or it might just be a good time to go ahead and put an outboard motor on that boat and start throwing crab pots for a living. Either way you and Miss Stephanie do great work love your channel and can't wait to see more good videos brother God bless you
Thanks for the info, man. I really appreciate it. We'll figure out what we want to do with it. I wanted to make this video to show everyone what we're dealing with.
my nephew has an older boat much like yours he uses for walleye fishing on Lake Erie but he always runs into problems with it He bought an auto pilot for it to help with trowling and has nothing but problems with it.. Good Luck..
Hopefully, he can get his to the point that he's not having many issues with it.
Bracket with outboards.
Glad y'all have a great sense of humor.
That's what I'm thinking. We make enough mistakes and don't need anything else going wrong from us losing our tempers. We'll get through this. I'm trying to stay positive.
@@SaltyReflections The UA-cam channel Boatworks Today has a good series where he removed an inboard and reinforced the transom and added the bracket and installed twin outboards. It was a lot of work. For his purposes I guess it works well but as I said, for his purposes. Which is pleasure boating. And obtw, he is a professional boat fiberglass man. He really knows his stuff.
I dont beleive ive ever seen Oliver speechless and his face was glowing red Stephenie cracked me up shafts and inches lol cracked me up also ive been missing you guys thank you for the video going thru those salt ts was rough
LOL. I was speechless, Stephanie got me good. I figured some of the viewers would get a kick out of that. I just need to keep my mouth shut sometimes and let Steph do the talking. Everyone loves Steph.
We love both of you
Damn spell check " righty tighty lefty loosie"
LOL. I knew that but I get confused sometimes.
I think with all of the possible bad stuff, the good part is that you realize that the shaft needs to go in and out of the gimball bearing be and that an inch extension or pilot shaft comes in handy. And who said that size doesn't matter. 😂. And, seriously, of you think that the motor might be locked up, of pull the first plugs in the even that water has gotten into a combustion chamber causing a 'water lock' situation. And, also, of it were me, of it's repairable if repair that engine/outdrive. And if not repairable I'd probably go back with the same engine. But hey, I'm definitely no expert. Glad to see your videos coming again
LOL. I'm speechless. 😂 A man's gotta pay close attention to understand what he's being told. Thank you for the advice.
nice lookin boat
Thanks. I love the boat, but it's been a challenge dealing with all the issues that keep coming up. Some of the issues are my own fault. It's the first boat I've ever owned with an inboard. I'm hoping I'll get everything sorted out with it.
Man I'm having fun watching you two. You both are making me laugh.
Don't be laughing at us. The struggle is real.
Love everything y’all post. Oliver, you need an impact wrench.
I have access to lots of tools. I was trying to do the job with what tools I had on hand. Success. LOL
Hey Oliver pull out the spark plugs in the motor and see if water is on any of the plugs. Then see if you can spin over the motor with the starter. It should spin over. It looks like the out drive is burnt up in the upper part of the drive. When you pulled out the driveshaft it should spin easy. Pull out the oil plug in the bottom out the drive and see if there is milky oil filled with metal in it if so drive is eating the bearings and gears up. If I lived closer to you I would come fix this boat for you. I worked at a MC dealership from 1986 till 2006.
Your thinking is on point. The motor is not locked up, and cylinders are dry. It's running, and it sounds good. The top of the outdrive is locked up. My next step is to drain old oil and whatever else that got mixed in it. Then, put new oil in it and run it to see if the oil gets contaminated again. Also, I'll have to look for another top section for the outdrive. It's not as bad as thought.🙃
@@SaltyReflections Hey if the motor has a engine oil cooler pressure check to see if it is leaking. It could have a tiny leak and that could be all the water in the oil is. It is possible that the water exhausts manifolds could be leaking between the elbows and the manifolds. There is a set of exhaust flappers down in the exhaust Y pipe that stops the sea water from coming up in the exhaust manifolds when the boat comes off of plane, or when you’re picking up your nets and everybody is in the back picking up the ball or picking shrimp the back of the boat sits down deeper in the water and water could be coming by the flappers getting in the exhaust manifolds. Worst case cracked block or leaking head gaskets.
If you ever decide to buy a new boat for shrimp I’d suggest getting a lafitte skiff put you some skimmers and work the shallows look early in the morning when the current is rolling hug the land that the current is rapping around! Shrimp ain’t all that dumb as you trawl year after year you start to realize just how smart they are!
Yeah, we have used a Lafitte boat in the past, but we didn't use the skimmer nets. We have seen them used in other states but have never seen or heard of them being used in our area. We (in SC) have very specific areas where we are allowed to trawl shrimp. So the skimmer nets are not used here due to the trawling grounds are not in shore where the skimmer nets would be useful.
Omg u guys r FUNNY
LOL. We can't make this stuff up. The struggle is real.
Ran into this problem 20+years ago we had out boards on the boat my father an I decided to put an inboard found one cheap and put it in first tow broke the out drive had it rebuilt second tow the motor blew up bought a reman motor it lasted about 2 months warrantied it out and that motor lasted for three pulls we went back to outboards and never looked back
Thanks for sharing the info with us. Lots of guys are telling me to go with an outboard, actually they're saying twins. I'm going to have to take my time making this decision. I've had nothing but trouble with this inboard set up.
Outboard is the way to go, yes, it will be in the way but I feel it'll outweigh ( no pun)? the inconvenience. Plus, like you said, there's a significant weight saving advantage not to mention easier maintenance. The extra deck space will be greatly appreciated. Cost of a OB bracket, might be cost prohibitive? God luck either way. Just my opinion! Thanks for the video!
I'm not seeing a cheap way to solve the issues with this boat. It has given us trouble since we purchased it. I've seen some of the OB brackets prices and they're definitely not cheap. This situation sucks but it has to be dealt with.
I would swap it out for a new replacement that is an exact match but get fuel injection. Service all the wiring and hoses while it’s out and have the bravo checked over and possibly rebuilt. Probably the easiest and best ROI to get as many years as you guys would want out of it without a bunch of headaches. Maybe replace the bravo transom assembly just in case while it’s out. An outboard conversion will probably run too much money imo.
Everyone is downing the MerCruiser's and recommending we go with an outboard. And they're saying they're even worse than normal in saltwater conditions.
@@SaltyReflections I'm on team outboard all the way, just didn't know if you wanted that much work converting. That Parker transom should be good to go. I would just make sure you get a bracket that has a flotation pod for the extra leverage of a heavy outboard. I think most all of them have that now anyway. Should be a great setup though. I'd love to see a conversion video series.
Good luck
Thanks so much.
You got a lock and dam special. Good luck.
Thank you. I'm in a pickle with this boat.
Chocolate milk in the oil, head gaskets or cracked motor jackets 🙏😎
I think you're right. The heck with this set up. I've had nothing but troubles out of it.
Thanks for the prayers.
Well Ill say it again, you can not trawl with an inboard/outboard engine/leg it will fail every time , you could build a box section within the current motor space to mount your new outboard engine, this will eliminate the problem of nets etc tangle up and damage prop. (maybe) Good Luck .
I was wondering if that had every been done to a Parker. Would it work? I don't want to mess the hull up. I have a lot to decide.
When will we see you and Stephanie out shelling again I miss watching you.
Thanks. Soon, I hope.
Pull spark plugs and see if you can turn over problems hydro lock from head gasket blown
Thanks. I'll try that. I'm betting it blew a head gasket before we heard the loud bang.
Call Ray at East Coast Marine. He fixed my Mercruzer . At least get his opinion. I would lean towards a used outbound. A new 300 will cost 30 k.😊
Thanks. I was hoping one of these local dealers would give me a deal. I could mention their business in return. 🤔😂
Thanks for sharing 😃🤗🧑🦳
You are so welcome. Thank you.
Have it rebuilt
That's what I'm thinking we need to do.
Remember: any boats are like a hole in the water where you sink good money often with no returns for it!
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You would need someone to weld on a Aluminum transom , even if the wood is rotton it will hold .
I'm not sure how someone would weld an aluminum bracket on it. I thought they bolted on.
@SaltyReflections Bolted on your right .
@@jimmyfumbanks6081 I sort of thought that was what you were talking about.
MAYBE CONVERT TO A SKIPJACJ.....NO MOTER AT ALL.... LOL!
lol. We're going to have to do something with it
Brake out another thousand.. you know
B.O.A.T. Trust me, I know. We'll work everything out.
The women are All in when everything is perfect , No matter what it is . The second something goes wrong , They gone😮
But for what 300 hp outboard and welding a transom on , you can buy a lot of iqf shrimp and sell them out of the boat in a parking lot .
Or haul it to a dock in Charlston and sell iqf out of the boat
I appreciate the comment, but I have to disagree. There are still good women that will hang around through bad times. I believe I have one by my side. You're about to open up a can of worms. I hope you're joking around.
@SaltyReflections No I'm not joking . I can only speak about my experience . I would hope you disagree.
@@jimmyfumbanks6081 Sorry to hear that.
Talk to Sleeperdude he works on engines all cars but he might know what is going on or someone who does. He’s a UA-cam His name is Josh
I hope you get things figured out
Thanks
You are welcome he takes engines apart on UA-cam and puts them back together
mercury inboard outboard are known trouble in salt water. sorry
You're right. I don't think there's no use in me going back with this set up. B.O.A.T.
Rebuild or replace what you have. Sounds like with the oil being milky you hydro locked your engine. Pull the spark plugs and see if they cylinders are full of water.
Remember if you go buy another boat you may be just buying someone else's problem.
Now if you don't like this boat and the features then buy something else that has the features you like. Otherwise it's great content.
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Man, you trying to get something started up.
The only thing I can say,, is get anything other than a Mercuiser. Worst engine they ever marketed. Put twin 250/300 Suzuki Outboards. Best advise I can give you!!!
Man, I don't think we'll be putting twin motors on this boat. I know it probably needs twins but two would be very costly.
@@SaltyReflections NO doubt. On the price. But maybe Singal 300
@@kendalcobb367 The Mercruiser wasn't putting out 300 hp so I was thinking one might work.
I haven't been seeing you guys and have missed you guys. Hope you get it fixed. I will be watching. Prayers you can get it working.
We'll most likely be putting another motor it. Thanks for the prayers.
Prayers y’all get your boat going. Poor Steph, my husband was a farmer and always working on some piece of equipment and I was “the Steph” etc.
Thanks. Working on things gives us real men something to do. We appreciate women like yall that are willing to stand by our side no matter what we choose to do.
I know NOTHING about any of this, I just find you and Steph funny.
We are who we am. We say things that come to mind in our videos. lol. We're going to get through this.
You must like this boat ! The way I shrimped for 44 years , father shrimp 50 years he in an outboard boat and me up to a 65 foot double rigger ! 300 hp motor to much gasoline in a trip ! Rebuilt short block a rebuilt out drive is like a new starting new out drive water pump , rebuilt carburetor, and mana folds gaskets and hoses ! I think that this is probably the pest problem solving solution!
Nobody seems to like the Mercruiser setups. I googled inboard vs. outboard engine life expectancy. It's about the same for each.🤔
Replace the old motor
We might have to do that.
As someone else mentioned I have not been seeing your videos. It sucks yalls boat took a poop. Can’t wait to see what you do to fix it. If it were me I would look into finding another boat. By the time you replace the engine and or the outdrive you might be better off. But that’s just me. Thanks for posting y’all always put a smile on my face. Cheers
We definitely won't be able to replace this boat with what it would cost to get it back going. Look up the price of a 25' Parker. Cheers. Thanks for watching.
Good luck, Oliver!
Thank you. We all have issues we're dealing with. Mine are not near as bad as others.
Had mine off my boat so many times, it becomes sickening lol . Put your shifter all the way in forward full throttle in gear position when you remove or reinstall. To get that “shift ear” on the out drive lined up. Good luck buddy! 🛶🦀
Thanks. This boat is driving me nuts.😁
Oliver and Stephanie, did you both grow up on the coast?
No, but it's been our favorite area to visit.
Blown headgasket on that engine should not be that big of deal! IMO. Cracked block well…… bigger problem.
I'll be replacing the motor, and I've already purchased another outdrive. B.O.A.T. LOL
You are a good man Oliver! My patience would never last. I would be using some choice words and probably sling a few things, lol! I don't know how you stay so calm. Not into mechanics but I loved watching you work! You and Stephanie make a good team no matter what you do!
We're the best team on UA-cam. 😁 Have you ever had to laugh to keep from crying. Steph had me second-guessing myself.😂
There's an old saying up here in Vermont " lefty lousy righty title" remember that and you'll have no more troubles
I understand. LOL
LETS DO THIS. I AM LEARNING ALOT YOU GOT YOUR HANDS FULL.NEVER GIVE UP YOU GOT THIS .
No doubt. She'll run again.
always helps to have a loving woman who can laugh with your problems
You got that right.
Unless you are going to put a diesel engine in there with stern drive you need to go out drive
A diesel would be another option. I have no idea at this time what I'll do.
dump the outdrive keep the wife
LOL.
Did anyone hear him say what size motor that was what make and model
LOL. Sorry about that.
Hopefully you can get it going soon👍👍
We'll have to decide what to do.
LOOKS LIKE YOU NEED A COMPLEATE NEW GETTI UP.
No man. The boat still floats. lol.
When removing outdrive always put shift in forward. Drive will come right off.
Are you sure? I'm thinking when the shifter is in the forward position the cable pushes to the most inward position in the outdrive.
Positive. Worked on mercriuse for a long time in Louisiana.
Hello from Brunswick ga, I might can help you out if we could talk. I don't work on many boats nowadays but do know all about gas, diesel and outboards, inboards and I/o. Not sure if mullet Andy has your number are not, talk is cheap and be glad to help you all I can.
The motor wasn't locked up, but it's still getting water in the oil. I'm not sure how it's getting in the oil. Maybe a blown head gasket. Would a compression test help determine the issue? Outdrive is locked up on the top end. The bottom end is ok.
Was it the first time running the boat this year after sitting for the winter? If so did you drain the water from the engine and manifolds for winter storage? Manifolds can crack and get water into the oil -pull the spark plugs and look at each one to see if one are two was getting water.then with all plugs out run a compression test.readings should be within 10% from highest to lowest. Was the gear lube clean -was it full? Change every 100 hours. Mercruiser makes a remote oil tank that goes on the inside that hooks into the upper oil plug on the drive. At the slow speeds you trawl heat builds up in the gear case and can push out lube when pressure builds up. A remote resavor is vented so pressure can't build up plus a quick look when checking the oil you can see that it is full also. The upper can be rebuilt not a big deal. Minorcan mullet has my phone number are Gmail at same id.
Hey Oliver that motor is a Chevrolet 350 R code block from say like a 94 or 95 Suburban,1500 Silverado or Tahoe. If it's the motor it could be a lot less expensive than adding an outboard,you'd have to strip it to a long block then add the rest of your marine components. Hate ya'll are dealing with this. Take care.
Thanks for the info, man, I really appreciate it. We've got our health and that's what matters the most. We'll work out making a decision on what we're going to do with the boat. Take care.
I believe I see a outboard in your future 👍🏻
I'm thinking you might be right.
You should be able to turn the outboard by hand and watch if the prop turns to determine if it’s the outboard or the motor that’s locked up
I'm going to look back over it later. Thanks.
I hope you find out the problem, Jerome