Impeller

[Tstick333]

Had the impeller break or whatever (stopped working) this last Friday. I figured I sucked up too many leaves and/or stuff floating in the water on Lake Dunlap after the first rain in like 3 months. When the impeller broke, it inturn burned up the belt and the belt broke as well. So I took it into the shop Friday afternoon and got it back Saturday afternoon. Runs fine now. But my question is: How hard is it to replace the impeller? The impeller and belt weren't expensive but the labor to replace them was OUTRAGEOUS! Thanks for any help.

Are there any ways to prevent this from happening? I have purchased an extra impeller in case it happens again.

[chpthril]

Guessing you have a Merc. Last one i did, it took me 10 minutes to pull the housing and pull the impeller on the bench.

http://www.tigeowners.com/forum/showthread.php?t=609

[laserfish]

Replace it every year. Cheap insurance and you will end up regretting it if you dont. Super easy especially on a dd.

[embo]

How about having a Sherwood Sea Strainer installed right after your water intake? Had leaves and crap taken out at the end of last season for during winterization. Had one installed, so far so good.

This link is not my backing of the website only put link here to show pic of what I am talking about.
http://www.skidim.com/products.asp?d...&partner=CCFAN

[4bw]

x2 on adding a sea strainer, I believe all boats should have them from the factory and not be optional, of course if you never clean them out you will have issues. If you add one, mount it in a very accessible place and high up so you can clean it anytime on or off the water. If you mount it low you will need to add a seacock before the strainer to able to clean it out on the water.

[embo]

That's a good point on the seacock. I didn't have it mounted high enough so it's not a good idea for me to be cleaning it on the water. But it can be done if you are good under pressure.

[ftaco07]

Super easy to change. I always keep spares in the boat. Had to change mine on the water last year so it's do able.

[mjsti]

Super easy to change. I always keep spares in the boat. Had to change mine on the water last year so it's do able.

Do you have a spare screen and bowl together ready to go or just the screens...? My strainer is mounted low so I would need a quick change. Just "how" fast does the water flow in if its mounted low?

[bigdaddy_houseboater]

I bought the 1-1/4" one. The body is bigger than the 1", and I reduced using a 1" x 1-1/4" bushing and a pvc pipe nipple for the connection. This gives me full flow as the hose would and still a good sized strainer. When i get home, I back flush the strainer rather than take it apart to clean it. The gasket on this strainer doesnt stay in place very well when you tighten the bowl, so rather than deal with it, I just use the garden hose and flush backwards from the inlet of the pump to the street.

[bigdaddy_houseboater]

Also... I only paid $60 delivered for the 1-1/4"... www.iboats.com