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14.06.2021 3:53:41
Re: alpha 1 transom anode bolt question
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Re: alpha 1 transom anode bolt question
any ideas guys? i dont want to create a problem by putting them on. is there any harm by installing these? im feeling more confident that the ones that are currently in there arnt suppose to be there. [links]
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the only 2 options i found were the non mercathode anode covers and the plastic mercathode covers. nothing about a standard round ended carriage bolt. more
is my dealer right? would i cause any damage by changing out those carriage bolts with the aluminum anode bolts and anode covers? more
hey guys i have a 88 alpha 1 gen 1. my bell housing is starting to corrode (fresh water). i was looking at all the anodes in the kit and realized my boat doesnt have the 2 bolt covers for the bottom 2 bolts on the mount. not only do they not have the anodes, the bolts appear to be wrong. they look like standard carriage bolts. I bought the correct bolts, but my dealer said that for a couple years they didnt use the double sided bolt design where a nut is threaded on the inside of the boat, and then the anode is threaded on the outside of the transom. I tried to google search and search these forums as well as my mercruiser service manual and couldnt find anything. more
Second, how do I do that? I've hit them a bit with a drift from the inside of the boat, but they ain't budgin'.
Item number 17 in the following links/photo should be the design bolts you're trying to remove as they are Aluminum Bolts with possible Anodes caps for the bottom of all alpha one and early gen 2 transom assemblies for early BRAVO as well 97-8M0030655 http://www.mercruiserparts.com/bam/subassembly/30870/2203/40 here
I agree that they shouldn't. and despite torching, punching, and oiling, they wouldn't budge. So, my only option was to remove the inner transom ring and the gimbal mount. The lower two bolts had corroded into three separate pieces; one piece that I first sheared off, a second piece stuck inside the transom, and the third piece stuck to the gimbal mount. Using my best detective skills, it looks link the gimbal housing o-ring failed, with allowed water into the lower bolts. The transom wood shows some rot. excellent. [links]
What happens to a fibreglass boat that has a wet or rotten transom, and why is it important to fix it? We run through how a transom becomes wet, pictures of major telltale signs and cost to repair the transom correctly.
Percussion testing should be used in conjunction with a moisture meter to get the most accurate results. Timber has a natural moisture content of between 5 and 15% so these levels are considered normal. When an elevated reading is returned the next step is invasive testing such as core sampling, which involves drilling a number of holes into the transom and assessing the shavings produced from the drill bit to see how far the rot has travelled.
Some telltale signs your transom has been affected by water ingress and needs attention could include:
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