Thanks much..Can this diagnosis process be done while she is up on blocks
for the winter??


"WaIIy" wrote in message
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On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 02:46:54 -0500, "John Welsh"
wrote:

I own a 2003, 360 Carver Sedan. I bought it with 14 hours on the Hobbs
and
since found out that during the 14 hours the boat was ran aground by an
inept operator. (I found this out not by the dealer, of course, but by a
fellow boater who watched the whole grizzly episode.
I have noticed that when I power up to 2200 rpm the boat vibrates
momentarily then smoothes out. I have had the dealer check the problem
out
and was told that it was just the underwater mufflers causing the
vibration.
Thinking that was a load of BS I made enquires to several marinas about
the
problem. They told me it could be a slight bend in the shaft which would
seriously effect the knuckle joint in the V drive. This could be
thousands
($13000) to fix should it give out completely!!
Can anyone advise me of any experiences or knowledge of this type
occurrence
with the V drive.

Thanks

Well, you should have your driveline checked including balancing your
props, checking the struts, your engine alignment and have your shafts
checked to see if they are true.
Maybe check the engine alignment before your shafts are pulled just to
see if something is out of wack.

I'd still have all of it checked just for peace of mind.

This will involve more than listening to the mufflers.