THAT'S RIGHT!  WITH AGE COMES ISSUE WITH FLOW.  YOUR RWP IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THINGS THAT NEED ATTENTION AS THEY AGE

Looking back on our experience in owning marinas....it seems that most impellers fail pretty quick after leaving the marina when a boat is used for the first time that season.  We literally get dozens of calls each year and the conversation starts like this:  Hi, we just launched our boat at your marina and we did not get more than 100 yards and our engine has overheated. 

CAN SOMEONE COME TOW US IN?

THEN THE PROBLEMS REALLY BEGIN.  EVER HAD TO PUT YOUR BOAT BACK ON ITS TRAILER WITHOUT THE ASSIST OF THE ENGINE?  EVER WORKED ON A BOAT ENGINE IN WHICH IT JUST HIT AROUND 300-400 DEGREES OR MORE, AS SOME RAW WATER PUMPS ARE LOCATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.  LASTLY, THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF DIFFERENT SIZE IMPELLERS ON THE MARKET AND VERY FEW MARINAS STOCK MORE THAN A HANDFUL OF THE MOST POPULAR.  AND, I BET YOUR BOAT ENGINE WILL NOT BE ONE OF THEM!

MANY INDIVIDUALS SEEM TO BELIEVE THESE LITTLE RUBBER DEVICES WILL LAST FOR EVER...THEY DON'T.  SOME INDIVIDUALS BELIEVE YOU CAN TURN THEM OVER AND RUN THEM THE OPPOSITE WAY AND THEY WILL LAST LONGER...THEY DON'T.  SOME INDIVIDUALS BELIEVE THAT IF THEY DON'T HAVE ANY FINS MISSING THAT THE IMPELLER IS OK....MOST TIMES NOT, AS THEY ALSO WEAR ON SIDES PRESSED UP TO THE RWP HOUSING.  

THE SOLUTION, CHANGE THE IMPELLER OR IMPELLERS IN YOUR BOAT AT LEAST EVERY COUPLE YEARS.  IN NORTH TEXAS, WHEN YOU WINTERIZE YOUR BOAT FOR THE COMING FREEZES, IT IS A GOOD TIME TO CHANGE OUT YOUR IMPELLER(S) AND HAVE THE LOWER UNIT (IF THAT IS WHERE IT IS LOCATED) SERVICED.  

BOTTOMLINE....FLOW IS IMPORTANT IN MANY ASPECTS OF LIFE....BUT A STEADY STREAM COMING OUT OF YOUR RAW WATER PUMP MAKES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A

GOOD DAY OR BAD DAY ON THE LAKE.  

AT LAKEVIEW MARINA AND WEST BAY MARINA WE HAVE A NUMBER OF QUALIFIED MECHANICS THAT CAN CHANGE YOUR IMPELLERS BEFORE YOU OR YOUR ENGINE GET "OVERHEATED"!!!  WE EVEN STOCK OF A FEW OF THE MORE POPULAR ONES AT LAKEVIEW'S SHIPS STORE.  WE CAN ALSO ORDER OEM IMPELLERS FROM MERCURY AND SUZUKI!

BY THE WAY...IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE ONE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT STARTS THEIR BOAT ENGINE OUT OF THE WATER....PLEASE NOTE.  YOU WILL NEED TO REPLACE YOUR IMPELLER MUCH MORE OFTEN!  IT IS NOT A GOOD IDEA...ASK ANY MECHANIC

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