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Great! Thanks. I sent an E-mail but did not include my HIN # so I send it again with the HIN.

Where can I get some Gel-Coat for my 2013? Do not want to have to mess with trying to match the white, white has got to be the hardest to match.

Been using the Glide Seal for 2 seasons now, best Seal on the market!! Did the install my self with not problems.

You do not need a motor hoist, I just took the bottom nuts off the mounts and raised the tranny 1/8" marked the set nut and bolts and worked great. Just make sure you use the bigger 2-1/2" flat washer. I found them at fastenal and use a new nylock, its a 15/16" wrench its a 5/8" bolt. Indmar was good to work with I talked to them at our boat show in February, your Mastercraft dealer should be able to help you or at least get you the parts.

I had the same vibration on mine. I checked the prop shaft and saw nothing until I beat the couple off with a hammer, it was cracked inside the coupler just enough hanging on. Looked liked it was cracked for sometime, I think I posted some pics on this site. As far as how to support the tranny when you do the motor mounts, I use a piece of 2" round steel pipe and placed it across the boat directly over the tranny and placed to blocks of wood on the sides of the boat. there is a lifting hole on the tranny and I used a cable come-a-along and lifted it an 1/8" and did the motor mounts. Worked great! I can send you picks if you want. you could use a good 4 x 4 as well but my neighbor had a nice 9' piece of steel pipe. if you take off the bottom nuts and lift it and mark the bolts and nuts with a sharpie its not bad to do. FYI: the key to the motor mounts is using a 2-1/2" washer, the factory was using 2" and they were smashing into the rubber.

Indmar had a problem with that big 40 amp fuse on the engine might check it and see. Theirs has a reset button on it, I replaced it with a standard 40 amp. I keep a spare 40 amp on board now.

check out my post on Broken Prop Shaft. I did the Prop Shaft, New Shaft Seal (water cooled), New Coupler, and motor mounts all for around $ 600.00 and that included having my prop reconditioned. I did it myself because the dealer was 3 weeks out. If your mechanically handy its not to bad, just take your time. I heard Indmar is warranting the motor mounts, they gave me mine. I have a brand new set with the new washers if you can not get them soon. I was told the tranny ones only need to be replaced that the front ones did not see any flex, I was glad not to have to replace the front ones as they are not easy to do.

I have been using the Glide Bearing and its great!!. Dealer in Boise recommend it and said they had so many issues with the factory OJ Seal. They replace the factory ones with Glide now.

See my Posting on Shaft Seal and Broken Shaft and Motor Mounts. Glide Shaft Seal is great, install it plumb it and that is it. No pre-load and will tolerate mis-align shaft. I have almost 300 hours no problems. my post: Broken Prop Shaft Replacement 2013 B52 V23 Added pics to help as well. link to Glide Bearings http://www.glidebearings.com/marine.php

FYI: I went with Steel Zinc coated fender washers instead of the Stainless Steel ones, Indmar recommends a bigger 2" to 2-1/2" fender washer so it will not sink into the rubber, also went with a new nylock nut on the bottom. Stainless Steel is better for the rust but not as strong and more brittle if it begins to bend. I also do not live in a wet area so not concerned with the rust factor and do not keep a boat long enough to worry about it.

I never heard of the Glide Seal as well until the dealer in Boise Idaho suggested it, so far so good and it comes as a complete kit and the price was great. I checked the alignment and it was within the specs, and also took it to the lake on Saturday and ran it pretty hard and had no vibration at all. Will be down at Lake Powell at the end of the month so will give it another run and see how it does.

Got the Motor Mounts in last night, not to bad of a job. A come A-long and a 8' length of steel pipe to lift the tranny up 1/8" worked great. Just make sure you mark the bolt to put back where it was for the alignment and your good. Trying it out tomorrow morning.

Follow-up Post: Dealer is replacing the Transmission/ Motor Mounts on any boat with a broken shaft. Indmar is claiming the Motor Mounts are weak and need to be re-placed. Also, they now have a bigger flat washer on top so it does not sink into the rubber mounts. I had to round up the washers but the local dealer set me up on the rubber motor mounts, I'm replacing those tonight.

Started to feel a vibration on the lake after surfing I decided to hang it up for the day and check it out. Shaft Seal was leaking so decided to replace shaft seal, coupler, prop shaft. Water Ski Pro Shop in Boise where I bought the boat totally hooked me up with a Shaft Seal from Glide Bearings and Elberts hooked me up on the prop shaft. From the pictures you can see it has been cracked for sometime, the rust in the center alludes to that. If your looking for a new shaft seal check out the Glide Bearings one, easy to install and comes complete with the cooling line and a terrific price. If you have a Indmar motor and cannot fine a place to hook up some cold water after the pump let me know I found the perfect and maybe the only spot to tap into it that is really simple to do. I have included so pics as well. Glide-GMSS-Flyer.pdf

I need advice on which Shaft to purchase and Shaft Seal to buy. 2013 B52 V23, got a pretty good vibration this weekend and water in the bilge. Have the carbon trail build up, in which I have cleaned off several times and adjusted the packing once already. Looking at the PSS shaft seal, if I'm going to do that I thought I should go ahead and replace the Prop Shaft as well with everything apart and with the problems they are having with the 13's. Any advice would be appreciated.

Nothing like Lake Powell !! Grand kids fished for strippers until midnight.

If its an Indmar, they had a recall on the 40 amp fuse with a reset button. Just replace it with a 40 amp Maxifuse or at least keep a spare in the boat. The vibration messes with the reset on the factory fuse.

Nothing like Lake Powell in May, nothing but glass the whole week!

Still have your lights for sale? If so what is the current asking price?

I was able to put my phone down in the bilge and get some pic's of the filter, after several pic's I was able to get a good one with a whole list of filters the one on it replaces. Wix was not on there but I was able to cross reference the Mercruiser # to this: WIX 33226 Spin-On Fuel and Water Separator Filter. here is some pics of my filter. Thanks for the reply as well.

Anyone know a part # for the Fuel/Water Separator? its the spin on one in the bilge area that looks like the size of an oil filter. I buy Wix filters but any right part # will work and I can cross reference it. Just want to make sure I get the right one. Thanks!! Its a 2013 B52 23' with the indmar 6.0

Do you have a heater on your boat? I have the same boat and year and had to drain the heater and then ran pink anti-freeze through it. If you have one I can tell you how I did it. Also I have the Marine Headers on mine and the block drain are impossible to get to, so I'm guessing you do not have headers on yours. I also run pink anti-freeze through mine as a extra measure of protection. I have it all setup where it takes seconds to do, I can send you pic's how I do it since I do the same thing on my 2 motors on my Cruisers Yachts.

You have to purchase the brass part that screws into the block which is 1/4" then the blue plug screws into it. The blue plug has a rubber o-ring on it that seats into the brass piece. I have converted all my boats to these to make draining a lot easier. I might have the part # for the brass piece if you need it.

Ya I know that is crazy, my business partner wanted to take it out and I warned him it was very shallow at Utah Lake but Deer Creek has mussels so he did not want to deal with that because I took it to Jordanelle this past weekend. I feel lucky that it happened to him so I could get it fixed for Lake Powell, I would have hated to get to Powell and have no throttle. I do not take it to Utah Lake much after the 4th of July, if at all.

If anyone experiences loss of throttle check this out. I got back from another trip to Lake Powell and the boat ran great at Powell then sat in storage for 10 days. Went out for a short trip to a local Lake ( Utah Lake ) and had no throttle...nothing, went in and out of gear and started fine acted like it was in limp mode. I spent a few hours going over all the wiring and fuses and could see nothing that looked wrong. Ran it at the house to check it again and no throttle. Took it to the local MB Dealer and he said he was 2 weeks out ( I have another huge Powell Trip tomorrow). Asked him if he could just plug it in ( 10 minute Job) told him I would pay him for 2 hours ( $200.00 ) to just plug it in and tell me the code it was throwing, he said he would try........left it there all day and he did nothing. The next day I took it to Ray at Brimhall Marine in Provo Utah, came right out and plugged it in and the code said 28 times the throttle lever or throttle pedal fault. He was not even going to charge me but I paid him anyway. Took it back home and took the Livorsi Marine throttle out completely and saw nothing wrong connector in tack and ect. I then disconnected the 6 pin Deutsch connector and all looked good. I took another closer look at the Deutsch Connector on the throttle control side (male) connector and noticed 3 of the 6 pins were shorter than the other's. Sure enough the guys at Livorsi marine did not snap 3 of the connectors in all the way. These are the same connectors used on the Lenco trim tabs. It appears that the traveling caused the 3 pins to pull out of the connector. I do not think the dealer would have looked that close and would have charged me for a new throttle control. This is why I try to work on all my stuff myself when I can. I just wish the local dealer would have spent 10 minutes to take care of their loyal MB customers. I also had it setup, if I could not get someone to plug it in, to have my son take the boat 5 hours north to the dealer I purchased it from in Bosie, Idaho just to plug it in and tell me what was wrong with it..........its not about the money it's about taking care of customers.