So...
My participation in this thread seems to have jinxed me!
Three days ago I heard an unusual screach from my Mercruiser I/O (350 Mag with a Bravo Three drive) on start up.
A look in the engine compartment revealed no anomolies and evrything ran great...until today.
After about five minutes of running there was a horrofic screach and I lost my power steering.
Looking at the engine I could see that the serpentine belt was no longer moving.
I shut it down to investigate the cause.
The belt was intact but had no tension because the seawater pump pully had moved forward about two inches.
Sea Tow came and helped us get back to the mooring.
Irwin is all backed up and I believe the boat will need to be hauled to replace the pump unless the drive intakes can be temporarily plugged.
Who do you suggest I call?
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