Do they make any submarines for tourist toys. like one that only goes 6 feet underwater made of plastic or something? powered by mountain bike gears maybe. Really small just meant for one person to look at sea life.Read More
(Deep Breath) Ok, here goes. '78 27' Bayliner. Chevy 350/Volvo 280? outdrive. Cruising in 45' of water at about 1400 rpm smooth as silk. All the sudden, the whole boat's vibrating. Severe driveline vibration. Back it down to idle, check outdrive (figure caught a ski line or something). Nothing. Everything looks peachy. Limp back to marina, driving boat onto trailer, goose it once and BAM !!! U-Joints blow apart. Very Violent. Order new U-Joints, Yokes, all new Bellows, etc. ($716.00) Installed different Prop. Work till 3:00 AM Fri to get it together for Sat. Done. GREAT! Sat AM, a little sleepy, but GREAT! BACK IN BUSINESS!! Back boat in water, throttle up, SAME driveline vibration. EXACTLY. Bummer. Putter around at idle all weekend anyway. Caught 1 fish. Bummer. Trailer the boat, go home. Hook up the ears, throttle up, smooth as silk. Vibration only under load. Don't know where to start ! Motor ? Outdrive ? Little green men hanging on the flywheel unevenly spaced ? Would have said I must've bent a shaft when the U-Joints went, but the vibration started hours before that happened. Do I pull the motor ? Outdrive ? Hair ? What would fail that suddenly ? PLEASE HELP !!!Read More