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>>>I have a 1996 Bayliner Jazz with a 120 mercury sport >>>jet. The motor runs smooth but the boat won't plane >>>with two people in it unless you put one in the very >>>front. I had Bayliner put a new impeller and sleeve >in >>>it but it still won't plane any better. Any ideas? >> >>Exhaust gas leaking from the bottom of the boat can >>get sucked into the jet pump and cause it to cavitate. >>Check the screws holding the ride plate on and the >>gasket around the edge of this plate. The ride plate >>is the big black aluminim plate on the bottom of the >>boat. Exhaust gas can leak from the gasket around the >>outer edge of the plate or from the edge of the >>"window" in the middle of the plate where your intake >>grate is mounted. You can try some silicone sealer on >>these areas if you suspect leakage. It won't last for >>long, but will tell you if this is your problem. > I am having the same problem on a 96 sea rayder with >a 120 sportjet. i am interested if the gasket fixed >the problem because i recently had the intake grate >replaced. the boat is new too me so i dont know if the >problem was there before the grate was replaced. my >rpms are about 5500 and one person has to go to the >front and forget about a third in the boat.
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