Section 4 - Maintenance
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• Do not paint trim tabs or the mounting surface.
Flushing the Seawater System—Sterndrive Models
General Information—Bravo Sterndrive
Your boat could be equipped with a combination of any of three different types of water pickups: through‑the‑hull,
through‑the‑transom, and through‑the‑sterndrive. The flushing procedures for these systems are separated into two categories:
sterndrive water pickups and alternative water pickups.
Flushing Attachments
Flushing Device 91‑44357Q 2
Attaches to the water intakes; provides a fresh water connection when flushing the cooling system or
operating the engine.
Dual Water Pickup Flush Gearcase Seal Kit 91‑881150K 1
Blocks off the front water inlet holes on the dual water inlet gearcases.
Flushing Kit 91‑849996T 1
Use for flushing gearcases with low water inlets.
Sterndrive Water Pickups
There are three types of water pickups available on Mercury MerCruiser sterndrives: low water, dual water, and side pickups.
Dual water pickups require the flushing attachment (44357Q 2) and the flush seal kit (881150K 1), low water pickups require
the flushing attachment (849996T 1), and side pickups require the flushing attachment (44357Q 2).
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Dual water pickup
Low water pickup Side pickup
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