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HatTrick · 09-30-2007, 11:33 AM

Well, I limped through the season just using the port engine for docking and rafting up with other boats. The starboard engine got us around for short trips and trolling.

The noise is very weird, as it completely goes away for short periods of time. Now the the boat has been pulled, the port engine was started to flush out the salt water (raw water cooled engine). The noise was as loud as ever, then stopped. The engine/transmission ran quiet. Turning off the engine and restarting restarts the noise.

Any ideas as to what might cause this? I suspect the damper plate between the engine and transmission might be the culprit.

Has anyone had a similar problem? The boat is a 1981 Chris Craft model 281 with 305K engines and paragon transmissions.

09-30-2007, 11:33 AM	#4
HatTrick Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: West Island, MA Posts: 2	transmission noise Well, I limped through the season just using the port engine for docking and rafting up with other boats. The starboard engine got us around for short trips and trolling. The noise is very weird, as it completely goes away for short periods of time. Now the the boat has been pulled, the port engine was started to flush out the salt water (raw water cooled engine). The noise was as loud as ever, then stopped. The engine/transmission ran quiet. Turning off the engine and restarting restarts the noise. Any ideas as to what might cause this? I suspect the damper plate between the engine and transmission might be the culprit. Has anyone had a similar problem? The boat is a 1981 Chris Craft model 281 with 305K engines and paragon transmissions.