Leaking water on 2005 !50hp 4 stroke

[99yam40]

Jethro!!!!


"Wouldn't my name start with a B and end with an e?"

Butchie, Billie, Bane, Bea, Bayle, Beale, Bebe?

How about Boscoe? Did you forget that one.

Was someone referring to me some where?

[99yam40]

I will remind you of this the next time someone gives me S--T about a derail...

I though Pstep was directing this at me

[pstephens46]

I though Pstep was directing this at me

No. Nobody in particular. I think everyone has at one time or another ragged on someone blowing up a thread. I was trying to be somewhat humorous as this thing went from water leak to names to some sort of coded word ****.....I find it all entertaining.

[TownsendsFJR1300]

He's got some things to check so its not like we're ignoring the OP..

We're here for him.

A little fun, lightheartedness doesn't hurt!

Isn't that right 99Yam, first name starts with a ?

[Mr. smiley]

Went out today and jigged up some sardines going for halibut and went home with zilch.But a mechanic on the water mentioned to me about checking the drains on the aft bottom cowling. Some have check balls that stick open.He also mentioned when drifting for halibut to trim the motor up some so it is not getting splashed so much by the ocean conditions.

[pstephens46]

I liked the flourescent dye idea myself....

[rodbolt17]

those drains DO NOT have check balls. they are a duckbill design. can they fail? yep. the tech bulliten that covered some 50 HP motors should apply to ALL motors. it involved zip tying all the water tell tale fittings. some blew off and when the cowl filled up water got suck down #4 and broke the rod and would then shred the block.