You have just started the season with a two-week vacation and your 21 foot SEA RAY with a 350-mercruiser engine. Unfortunately, you didn’t take the necessary maintenance steps before housing for the winter and when you start it up, tapping fills your ears and black smoke fills the sky. Because you need your favorite cruiser to enjoy your vacation, you are sunk.
Don’t let this happen to you, especially with a good engine like a MerCruiser that’s built to last but you have to make routine maintenance a priority. MerCruiser repair parts are a section of Mercury Marine, a division of Brunswick Corporation. Mercury was founded in 1939 and from there, Carl Kiekhaefer and a handful of employees declared to design and produce the best boat engine that was possible.
Today, MerCruiser parts retain this reputation with dealers all over the country that can offer replacement parts for the oldest or newest marine based cruisers. The first thing to do is to have your engine tested and evaluated so you can have it repaired with compatible MerCruiser parts that are guaranteed to make your engine perform the best that it can. You can often upgrade to an increased horsepower to give your system that extra power while decreasing your fuel consumption at the same time.
Ignition problems often require a durable, reliable points type system that will keep you running instead of electronic modules and pickup assemblies that can cost anywhere from $200 to $400 when they go bad. Keep your distributor, plug wires and coils in good shape and you will have few problems. If you should have to replace, the cost is very reasonable and easy to do yourself.
Marine propellers of today are radically different than those that were used in the 1860 era that lacked refinement but the screw propeller was the best that was available. Modern day MerCruiser propellers come in three-blade, four-blade and five-blade and can be made of aluminum, bronze and stainless steel. Advanced propping and speed prediction formulae will make your performance and propulsion system first rate.
Before you jump into that boat this summer, chances are very high that the carburetors will need a good cleaning. MerCruiser parts can offer everything you need to get the job done. Engines need to be run on a regular basis especially when there is an additive used in the fuel. A properly tuned engine will also make your engine perform better and save you money on gas.
Mercury Marine started out with a good idea of providing quality MerCruiser parts at compatible prices many years ago and is still known for providing quality with their parts and numerous service centers. Many times, needed parts are in stock and helpful employees are ready and willing to give advice on what your marine engine needs.
By Andris Lee