Re: Bilge pump runs a lot!
 

Sounds like your Mechanic(and I use the term mechanic loosely) wants to cob job it. It's not like you are dealing with a $300 lawn mower! Take it off the water for the season and get it fixed properly. You will be much further ahead in the long run. Next season you will be glad you did it the right way.

Re: Bilge pump runs a lot!
 

I'm not seeing the problem here?
If you've got someone on the job who knows what he's doing.
Lift the motor, fix the problem and have the motor back in should only take a day....
Weekend at most :wink_thumbup:
At worst you'll not have the boat for a week. So why the panic about your season being over?

Re: Bilge pump runs a lot!
 

just like ANYTHING that you do that you have to pay for whether its a new furnace , windows, roof car or boat please always get a second opinion. i used a mechanic who replaced the water pump in the outdrive. i put about 5 hours on it till it stopped drawing water to the engine. so instead of wasting my time towing the boat back over there i bought a mercruiser book , figured it out myself , i realized that i was charged 100 dollars for a impeller , when it was supposed to be the entire water pump housing with a new impeller (according to the bill)instead of a impeller shoved into a melted housing. there are alot of lazy people out there. keep that in mind. if it means ending the season early to do it right it beats sinking and like everyone else says here, endangering others including yourself.