Bravo 3 water pump

[Belmont Resident]

Originally Posted by NoBozo

Is the engine "Raw Water" cooled or "Closed Cooling" with anti freeze...? I would think it would be possible to wear out the bearings in a belt driven pump IF the drive belt had been adjusted Too Tight. You probably already know that Bravo drives (1,2 &3) do NOT have a water pump IN the drive itself. NB

I had my Baja which was a closed loop system so the water pump pushed lake water through an inter-cooler. I did have the water pump internals replaced once in the 11 years that I owned it.
I did rack store it for several years and during the rebuild was told that the worst possible thing for this type of water pump is in and out of water. The water pump being allowed to drain allows the components to dry out which is worse for them then being immersed in the lake all the time.