mercruiser

I am looking to purchase a 2005 Sea Doo Islandia with Mercruiser 3.0l V6. I’ve read various reports negative and positive. I called local service shops, one said no problem working on this model, the other recommended not getting due to common engine failure and parts hard to find to repair...

Loose hose. I was working on my boat and noticed that I have a loose hose in the engine compartment. I think its the hose for the cooling water outlet or pressure relief. I have a Mercruiser 200 Optimax power unit. Can anybody tell me (or better yet show me) where this hose should be connected...

Hi- We are looking to sell our 96 Challenger and upgrade to a '01 16' Speedster with the Mercruiser M2 in it. Can you guys please give me some honest opinions of the boat? Also what are the known trouble spots? I am thinking it would be a plus to have the Merc over the Rotax, but please...