Warning Beeps

[denalii]

My family just bought a 2004 Rinker 212 a few weeks back and are loving it. But today towards the end of he day we were getting some kind of warning beeps. The boat came with a few manuals for the motor but none for the boat itself. We would stop kill engine and just chill for a bit with the kids jumping off the swim platform. When I would restart the engine I would get a steady beeping warning noise. All gauges looked good such as oil presure and temp. The beep would go away once I got the rpms to 3-4k.

 Any ideas?

 Or any clue where I could get a older model manual?

[cettialpha6]

Check the fluid level in the reservoir for the drive, it happened to me with my 212









Art
08 246 br

[Dave M]

like Art said check your drive fluid reservoir. But just incase that not it my boat scared me on vacation this year when it started to beep at me. Turned out the depth finder alarm got turned on and was set at 5 foot. Came off plan and alarm would start to sound. took me a second to see the indicator on the depth gauge was going off.

Good luck!

[bhoff]

I just took a trip to Norris Lake and set my shallow water alarm to 12 feet since I was in unfamiliar waters.  It went off when my wife was trailering the boat and she was freaking out because I've always told her that if she gets an alarm, she needs to check the gages and shut the boat down (unless there's some other hazard like a barge or large vessel that you're in the path of).  Might sound stupid, but you should check your shallow water alarm just to make sure.  I also agree with the rest of the group about the drive lube.  Speaking of drive lube, my brother-in-law just bought a boat with a Volvo in it and the drive lube has to be checked by a dipstick on the top of the outdrive.  Can't check it unless the boat is on the trailer.  Not very "user friendly" in my opinion.

[denalii]

Thanks for the responds.

 I did find a manual online and it says its one of 3 things.

1. engine temp
2. oil presure
3. out drive level

 Its gotta be the out drive.

[Keep'r Wet]

Can anyone explain where the out drive oil goes that leaks? It is a very small amount but every 2 years I have to add about 4 to 6 ozs. I have never seen a leak or a drip spot. The first time it happened I pressure tested the system and it held pressure just fine so I just topped it off and 2 years later it was down about the same amount again. Is it just the BIII or other out drives also. No big deal I just wondered, I have heard alot of people talk about it.

[2kwik4u]

It gets burnt off inside the case, and might leak a drop or two here and there along the way. 2oz over 2 years is nothing to worry about. My second gen A1 drive uses a little more. 2-4oz every year or so. Been working just fine for me, and it's just like your car. Need to check the fluids, and top off every so often to make sure it's all full, and in good condition.

[Dave M]

my alpha drive would use a couple of oz. a year, but after I installed a drive cooler a few years ago it hasn't used any that I can tell.

[SlipperyWhenWet]

From reading some of the responses it would seem that some of you don't change your outdrive oil at the end of every season (trailered boats).  That does surprise me; I change the fluid every fall when I winterize.  This gives you a chance to find water in your drive before the winter freezes the water and cracks the drive housing.  It also lets you know if you are developing any outdrive oil seal leaks before spring and before your drive gets trashed.  On the adding outdrive oil issue, I do occasionally need to add to the reservoir after my first or second time out each year, which I attribute to air in the reservoir line.  As a footnote, you should also remove you prop annually to grease the splines and insure that no fishing line, etc. has become wrapped around the prop shaft (I think that is why the drain plug on a Bravo drive is behind the prop).  Fishing line will kill the prop shaft oil seal and then water will kill your drive...JMO

[Dream 'Inn]

Ditto what slippery said.  Definitely change that outdrive oil each year.  It will cost you if you don't, take it from personal experience.

2oz is not much each year.  Another thing to check is the cap, it can also leak under pressure.  I believe that is what mine is doing right now.  I moved the cap to the other engine and see if it moves to that one.

[olsonsperformance]

i had the same issue, turned out to be the quick connect fittings along the line that go from the reservoir to the drive that were leaking.