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Dealer mechanics have now replaced the 3rd and 4th exhaust flapper valves on my engines which have a total of 178 hours on them. The first two failed at 58 hours. Seems excessive to me but so far Merc has not offered any explanation for the failures and will not pay for the replacements...

Alec, Here is a picture of the harmonic balancer which is at the bottom of your engine in the serpentine belt path. It looks like a metal flywheel which is essentially what it is. Hope this is helpful.

Greetings fellow cold water boaters. Hard to believe the season is only a couple of months away! Having launched my 2017 37PC in early May of that year I noticed right off the bat that the port outdrive was using a lot of gear lube. This problem has continued through last season and my...

I'm looking to find a good davit system for my '17 37PC. I need a system that gives me the most room on my swim platform which is only about 32" deep. I also want the dinghy to rest up right so that I can leave the engine on all the time. I have a Hurley H20 system from my previous boat but...

Just had a harmonic balancer fail on my starboard engine with 28 total hours on it. The rubber dampener ring broke and fell off leaving the metal balancer wheel to flop around making a pretty good racket. I suspect this happened on start up as I had not heard the metallic noise when I had...

Just bought a 2017 37 PC and am looking for performance data for Mercury 8.2 MAG ECT 380 B3X DTS engines and drives. Looked on BoatTest.com but they haven't tested this specific engine installation. Would like to know the most efficient cruise speed along with fuel consumption/power setting at...

Trying to update my boat info as I have a new 37PC. Can't find any way to do it. Where do I look?

Have been working on this problem on my '06 34PC for over a year. J pump system generates adequate vacuum but system does not retain vacuum pressure for more than a few minutes then pump runs again. No obvious leaks. Water is not sucked out of toilet. Vacuum switch appears to function...

Since purchasing this '06 34 PC this Spring the toilet pump comes on every 3-4 minutes when it's turned on. The toilet flushes normally and I have checked for leaks and can't find any. Have also run Dawn detergent through the system a couple of times this season. Doesn't seem to change...

For some reason I am not getting water to my forward wash down hose in the anchor locker. I have water everywhere else on the boat including the aft wash down hose and transom shower. Formula techs tell me there is no shutoff valve for the forward hose so I should have water there. Any ideas...