Recent content by 350Driver

Will do. The previous owner had it in there way too tight, and for too long.

Used an easy out after I heated it up. Crescent wrench on the easy out and vice grips on the exposed thread on the plug. Haven't put it back in yet, but when I do it'll have some teflon tape when I put it back in.

We got it. Had to take it to a machine shop, but it's out. I placed a call to Bennington about it and have to give them a lot of credit for a prompt return phone call. Excellent customer support!

I doubt it. There's a serious layer of 5200 under it. Going to call Bennington and see if I can take the plate off.

Might be able to.

I have a 2002 2243RL I/O tritoon and the garboard drain plug is stuck. I've tried PB blaster, hammers, cheater bars, everything but heating it up with no luck. Going to try hearing it up tomorrow and if that doesn't work I'm out of ideas. Do y'all have any? We're expecting our first freezing...

Turned out to be a bad gauge.  I suspected the sending unit as well.   Now on to the trim gauge gauge that is now doing the same thing.  

Hey folks.  I've got a 2002 with a Merc 305 I/O and have been trying to track down the reason my oil pressure gauge pegs out on the high side with the ignition on.  First I tried a new "to me" gauge.  Same results.   Next came a new sending unit.  Still pegs full high.  When I disconnect the...

Thanks thanks y'all!

Will do, and thank you for the welcome.  

We just bought our first pontoon (tritoon) after riding around on smaller bow riders and jets.  Ended up with a 2002 2275RL with a 5.0EFI Merc.  I have not been able to find any reliable specs for this boat, specifically weight.  I was guessing around 3300 but it seems I may have underestimated...