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02-26-2019, 01:00 AM
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Location: Mass
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Found in my Bravo 3 drive
Split the case today starboard motor ran a little hot past summer glad i did the extra PM this year .
Just some onfo for bravo owners out there
Bill 
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02-26-2019, 03:14 AM
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Admiral
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Essex, Maryland
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Wow, thanks for sharing.
Didn’t think barnacles would grow that widespread in there.
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02-26-2019, 04:30 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mmwjr
Wow, thanks for sharing.
Didn’t think barnacles would grow that widespread in there.
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Never been apart must be years worth .
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02-26-2019, 04:53 AM
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What is that? It looks like old grease maybe.
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02-26-2019, 12:33 PM
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Admiral
Join Date: Feb 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gmc60
Never been apart must be years worth .
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I have never split my B2 either but I have kept mine in a boatel.
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02-26-2019, 01:59 PM
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A number of years ago, I had sheered a few teeth in the upper gear of a Bravo III. At the time it was sounding like a coffee grinder. I tore it down to investigate the noise and found the sheered teeth. The process requires that you split the outdrive. I found the same thing. I had also been running just slightly warm at the time, despite new manifolds, risers and impeller.
At the time the B3 was probably 14-ish years old. The case was also showing signs of corrosion, so I just replaced the outdrive.
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02-26-2019, 02:16 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Mass
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Barnacle I chiseld it out with a long screwdriver
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02-26-2019, 03:56 PM
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Admiral
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Lake Powell
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Quagga Mussels have become a big issue on Lake Powell, I've heard stories of boats over heating due to them clogging up the intakes.....
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02-27-2019, 12:49 PM
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Barnacles used to regularly clog the water inlets on the Bravo III as well. I used to use a mask and snorkel with an awl to ream out the holes every weekend, otherwise, I would start to see temps rise.
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02-27-2019, 04:24 PM
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Admiral
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Essex, Maryland
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Quote:
Originally Posted by shrew
Barnacles used to regularly clog the water inlets on the Bravo III as well. I used to use a mask and snorkel with an awl to ream out the holes every weekend, otherwise, I would start to see temps rise.
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This doesn't surprise me as the current moves water over this area providing a food source to the barnacles but inside the water tube the fresh food supply is much less and I did not expect to see them get to that size.
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