AFTERMARKET MARINE / KELLETT MARINE

THIS COMPANY STARTED AS A MARINE MACHINE SHOP IN NEW ORLEANS IN 1968 TWO BLOCKS FROM THE SUPERDOME OR THE PLACE THEY WOULD BUILD THE SUPERDOME. INBOARD SHAFTING TO 8" WAS MANUFACTURED AND PROPELLERS WERE REPAIRED UP TO 65"  WE SECURED A FRANCHISE FOR MERCURY AND MERCRUISER AND BECAME CERTIFIED AS A REPAIR  SHOP.

THE OWNER HAS A DEGREE IN PHYSICS AND WHENEVER POSSIBLE WHEN ORDERING PARTS ON THE AFTERMARKET SCENE, MAKES MINOR ALTERATIONS IN THE PARTS TO MAKE THEM MUCH MORE INSTALLER FRIENDLY. AND INCORPORATE CHANGES WHICH REPAIR EXPERIENCE INDICATED AS NECESSARY OR AT LEAST ADVANTAGEOUS.

ONE OF THE FIRST CHANGES WAS THE OUTDRIVE MOUNTING GASKET SET, WE INVENTED THE SET OF GASKETS NOW AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE. PRIOR TO THIS LOOSE GASKETS AND 'O' RINGS HAD TO BE ORDERED.  WE ALSO INVENTED THE UNIVERSAL KIT IM5050 WHICH FITS #1 AND ALPHA

WE INVENTED THE SHIFT CABLE REPAIR KIT, WITH ALL PARTS NECESSARY TO FIX THE OUTDRIVE SHIFT SYSTEM IM519 AND OFFER INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPLACEMENT, ADJUSTMENT, AND EASY SHIFT SWITCH ADJUSTMENT.

WE OFFERED THE FIRST TRANSOM REPAIR KIT IM1000 OR IM1000E AND ALSO OFFER THE COMPLETE INSTILLATION INSTRUCTIONS. ANY TIME THE RUBBER IN THE TRANSOM ASSEMBLY GOES FAULTY THE BOAT COULD SINK OR THE OUTDRIVE DELICATE PARTS COULD BE INVADED BY WATER.

THE MOST CRITICAL PART OF ANY STERNDRIVE IS THE UNIVERSAL JOINT SECTION.  WATER IN THIS SECTION WILL RUIN THE GIMBAL BEARING, THE UNIVERSAL JOINT BEARINGS, AND FALL THROUGH THE SEALS INTO THE GEARS CAUSING RUST ON SHAFTS , BEARINGS , AND GEARS.

WE INVENTED THE YOKE REPAIR KIT IM832C WHICH REPLACES THE SECTION OF THE UNIVERSAL ASSEMBLY THAT HOLDS THE FORWARD INPUT SEAL, THESE BECOME GROOVED OR RUSTED  OVER TIME, MAKING THE SEALING JOB IMPOSSIBLE.  THIS IS VERY BAD BECAUSE WHEN IT LEAKS THE UPPER DRIVE SHAFT HOUSING DUMPS ITS OIL INTO THE BELLOWS WHERE IT CANNOT BE DETECTED. THIS LEAK CAUSES THE DRIVE TO OPERATE DRY AND GEARS MELT. INCLUDED IN THIS KIT IS THE COMPLETE DOUBLE SEAL SET AND GASKETS ALONG WITH NEW CROSS AND BEARINGS. INSTRUCTIONS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR THIS JOB.

THE SEALS FOR THE UPPER DRIVE SHAFT OF MERCRUISER #1 AND ALPHA  IMUS2 ARE ONE OF OUR FINEST IMPROVEMENTS.  IT HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN THAT EVEN WITH A NEW YOKE AND NEW FRONT SEAL, WATER WHICH FINDS ITS WAY INTO THE UNIVERSAL JOINT BELLOWS FALLS RIGHT THROUGH INTO THE DRIVE GEAR SECTION, AND SINCE THE UPPER AND LOWER SECTIONS ARE CONNECTED BY AN OIL PASSAGE , THIS WATER GOES INTO THE LOWER GEAR HOUSING ALSO.  THE REASON FOR THIS PROBLEM IS THAT THE FRONT SEAL IS PROVIDED TO KEEP OIL IN, NOT WATER OUT.  WE ASKED THE SEAL MANUFACTURER TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, AND THE EASY SOLUTION WAS TO PROVIDE A SEAL OF THE SAME QUALITY BUT DOUBLE (TWO SEALS, TWO SPRINGS FACING BOTH WAYS) AS SIMPLE AS THIS SOUNDS NO ONE ELSE DOES IT.  WE THOUGHT IT WAS SUCH A GOOD IDEA WE MADE ALL THREE SEALS IN THE SET THE SAME IMUS2.  THERE WAS ONE OTHER MINOR PROBLEM WITH THE SEALS IN THAT THEY OFTEN WITH HEAT COME LOOSE FROM THEIR SHELL WHICH MEANS THEY CAN LEAK BETWEEN THE SHELL AND RUBBER. SO WE COATED OUR SEALS WITH RUBBER WHICH IS ONE WITH THE SEAL MATERIAL AND PINCHED BETWEEN THE CUP AND HOUSING UPON INITIAL INSTILLATION SO THE RUBBER CANNOT DELAMINATE FROM THE MOUNT. INSTRUCTIONS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE

OUR LOWER SEAL SET IMLS2 FOR THE MERCRUISER GEAR HOUSING WAS ALSO CHANGED FOR THE BEST. ONE WATER PUMP BASE SEALS WAS DOUBLED.  THE SHIFT SHAFT SEAL WAS REPLACED WITH A BETTER DESIGN WHICH HOLDS DOUBLE SEALS, AND THE TWO PROP SEALS WERE REPLACED BY A ONE PIECE ANODIZES STAINLESS SHELL WHICH IS INSTALLED AS ONE PIECE AND CONTAINS THREE SEALS AND A LINE CUTTER.  THE OTHER END OF THIS PART HAS A SHOULDER WHICH CAN BE USED TO PULL IT OUT FOR FUTURE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT DISASSEMBLY OF THE DRIVE. INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPAIR

WE ALSO MAKE A BELL HOUSING DOUBLE SEAL AND BUSHING SET IMBH1 TO SEAL THE UPPER SHIFT SHAFT THROUGH THE EXHAUST AND UNIVERSAL SECTION. INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPAIR

AS A SPECIAL NOTE: THE INSTILLATION OF ALL THREE SEAL SETS ABOVE (UPPER ,LOWER, AND BELL HOUSING) WILL RESULT IN THE FACTORY NINE SEALS, REPLACED BY SIXTEEN SEALS IN THE SAME OUTDRIVE FOR PIECE OF MIND.

WE SELL A LINE OF ALUMINUM TANKS WHICH COME IN TWO TYPES, STOCK AND CUSTOM. OUR STOCK ALUMINUM TANKS COME IN A NUMBER OF SHAPES AND SIZES WITH FILLER NECKS FOR BELOW FLOOR INSTILLATION INCLUDING FUEL LEVEL ELECTRIC SENDERS, OR ABOVE FLOOR ALUMINUM TANKS FOR OUTBOARD USE WITH VENTED CAPS.  ALTHOUGH WE STOCK MANY SIZES AND SHAPE TANKS, YOUR REQUIREMENTS MAY MAKE IT NECESSARY TO CUSTOM BUILD YOUR ALUMINUM TANK.  IF YOU DRAW A BOX WITH THE THREE MEASUREMENTS LISTED AND A SQUARE WITH BOW, LEFT, STERN, & RIGHT MARKED.  YOU CAN INDICATE THE LOCATION OF THE FILL, OVERFLOW/VENT, AND WITHDRAWAL LOCATIONS.  IF SPECIFIC DISTANCES ARE REQUIRED FOR THESE THEY MUST BE MARKED.  IF THE FILL AND VENT REQUIRE A 45 OR 90 DEGREE BEND IT MOSE BE NOTED ALONG WITH THEIR ORIENTATION.  IF THE BOTTOM IS NOT FLAT BUT HAS A VAULTED OR POINTED SHAPE, AN END VIEW IS NEEDED WITH MEASUREMENTS.  FAX THE DRAWING TO 504-888-2881 AND A QUOTE WILL BE AVAILABLE WITHIN 3 DAYS.  IF YOUR TANK WAS IN A BOAT FROM THE FACTORY AND HAS A LABEL FROM AFP OR RDS WE CAN POSSIBLY GET A FACTORY DRAWING AND QUOTE WITH THE PART # AND BOAT BRAND.

WE SELL A LINE OF NEW ALTERNATORS WHICH REPLACE MOST MERCRUISER, O.M.C. AND VOLVO ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, ALSO SOME OF THE SMALLER MOTOR MANUFACTURERS SUCH AS INMAR, PLEASURECRAFT, MARINE POWER ETC.  MOST INBOARD ALTERNATORS FALL INTO TWO TYPES, THOSE WITH REAR MOUNTED VOLTAGE REGULATORS, AND THOSE WITHOUT.  THE BELTS ARE EITHER V-BELT OR SERPENTINE.  THE MOTOROLA AND PRESTOLITE BRAND ALTERNATORS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND ARE MOST COMMONLY REPLACED BY MANDO  ALTERNATORS WITH A VOLTAGE REGULATOR ON THE REAR.  AS A RULE ANY ALTERNATOR WHICH FITS ON THE MOUNT AND FALLS WITHIN THE ADJUSTMENT RANGE OF THE BELT WILL WORK.  THE AMPERAGE RATING MUST BE CLOSE TO THE ORIGINAL BUT A SLIGHTLY LARGER RATING IS BETTER IF RADIOS AND ELECTRONICS ARE USED. A LIST OF THESE IS CLOSE TO THE TOP OF OUR NEW WEB HOME PAGE. IF YOU HAVE TWO BATTERIES AND ONLY ONE ALTERNATOR, YOU MAY NEED A BATTERY ISOLATOR OR BATTERY SWITCH,  WE ALSO SELL THE ONE OF A KIND BATTERY QUICK CONNECT COUPLER.

WE SELL A COMPLETE LINE OF TUNE UP AND UPGRADE IGNITION PARTS.  FIRST A LINE OF TUNE UP KITS FOR 4 OR 6 CYLINDER DELCO.  AUTOLITE, PRESTOLITE SCREW DOWN, PRESTOLITE SNAP DOWN, AUTOLITE, AND MERCURY/HOLLEY FOR V-8. AND MERCRUISER HE6 OR HE8.  IN ADDITION EACH OF THESE IS AVAILABLE WITH A MAGSTAR WIRE SET.  THESE MAGSTAR WIRE SETS ARE THE BEST WIRE SETS ON THE MARKET AND ARE AVAILABLE WITHOUT THE TUNE UP KIT TO.   WE SELL ELECTRONIC CONVERSION SETS FOR THESE SAME DISTRIBUTORS WITH OR WITHOUT THE WIRES

WE STOCK A COMPLETE LINE OF MERCRUISER BELLOWS OR BOOTS.  WE ALSO SELL BELLOWS FOR O.M.C. OR http://www.amarket.com/bellvolv.htmVOLVO.  BELLOWS FOR MERCRUISER COME IN TWO TYPES, INSIDE THE BOAT BELLOWS FOR EXHAUST BOOTS OR INLINE EXHAUST TUBE CONNECTORS, OR OUTSIDE TRANSOM PLATE BELLOWS FOR UNIVERSAL JOINT BELLOWS, EXHAUST BELLOWS, OR SHIFT CABLE BELLOWS.  ALL THREE OF THESE OUTSIDE BELLOWS ARE AVAILABLE IN A KIT TO REPAIR THE TRANSOM PLATE PACKAGED WITH GIMBAL BEARING SHIF ARM AND GASKET.

A SMALL NUMBER OF WELL PRICED BILGE PUMPS AND BLOWERS ARE INCLUDED IN OUR LINE.

IN THE TIME WE SOLD BOATS RETAIL WE FOUND ONE OF THE MOST DESIRED OPTIONS WAS THE HYDRAULIC TRIM PLATES. WE SOLD THESE IN TWO BRANDS INSTA TRIM BOAT LEVELER AND ANOTHER BRAND  (BRAND B)  THESE PLATES HELP A BOAT PLANE OFF FROM THE START, PREVENT EARLY STERN DROP UPON SLOWING, AND MAKE THE BOAT PERFORM LIKE IT WAS TWO FEET LONGER.  BOTH BRANDS ARE GREAT ONCE INSTALLED BUT TO THE FIRST TIME INSTALLER WHO IS NOT THE MOST MECHANICAL THE INSTA TRIMS ARE 100 TIMES MORE INSTALLER FRIENDLY. THE  ONLY REASON EVERY BOAT DID NOT HAVE THE SETS IS COST.   MOST DEALERS CHARGE $500.00 TO INSTALL THESE ON A BOAT.  WHEN WE MET THE OWNERS OF THE BOAT LEVELER CO AT A BOAT SHOW THEY INFORMED US THAT THE DISCOUNT TO THE DISTRIBUTORS WAS VERY GENEROUS BUT SOMEHOW IT NEVER MADE IT DOWN TO THE CONSUMER LEVEL.  WE DECIDED TO BUY THE INSTALLER FRIENDLY BOAT LEVELER INSTA TRIM SET AND SELL THEM AT AN EXTREMELY LOW PRICE SO USING THEIR OWN LABOR ANY BOAT OWNER COULD GET A SET AT ABOUT HALF PRICE. IF THESE SETS WERE OFFERED ANYWHERE NEAR THESE PRICES RETAIL , NO BOAT WOULD LEAVE THE SHOWROOM WITHOUT THEM.  WE ALSO BUY SETS TO BREAK UP FOR PARTS IN ORDER TO OFFER YOU INSTA-TRIM PARTS AT A REASONABLE PRICE

WE HAVE FOR A LONG TIME SOLD REMANUFACTURED CARBURETORS AND REPAIR KITS FOR ROCHESTER AND MERCARB.  THERE ARE SEVERAL  CARBURETOR REPAIR KITS AVAILABLE AND SOME KITS FOR SOME CARBURETORS YOU CANNOT BE SURE WHICH TO USE.  FOR INSTANCE THE MERCARB COMES IN TWO KITS AND THE QUADRAJET HAS TWO KITS.  SINCE WE DID NOT KNOW ANY BETTER THAN YOU WHICH TO USE WE MADE UNIVERSAL COMBO KITS FOR THESE TWO WITH SOME EXTRA PARTS TO FIT BOTH APPLICATIONS.

CIRCULATING PUMPS ARE ALWAYS A CONFUSING SUBJECT. YOU WORRY ABOUT ROTATION CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL, AND IF IT IS MARINE.  WE SELL ONLY NEW MARINE BIDIRECTIONAL PUMPS FOR MARINE REPLACEMENT.  AUTOMOTIVE PUMPS SHOULD NOT BE USED BECAUSE THE IMPELLER IS STEEL AND WILL ERODE TO NOTHING IN SALT WATER, THE SHAFT MUST BE STAINLESS AND THE SEALS MARINE.

WE SELL FUEL PUMPS FOR MERCRUISER.  THEY COME IN INLINE FUEL PUMP MODELS FOR INLINE 4 AND 6 CYLINDER MERCRUISERS,.   V-6 MERCRUISER, AND CARTER FUEL PUMPS OR A.C. FUEL PUMPS FOR V-8 MERCRUISER

A COMPLETE LINE OF SERVICE MANUALS IS AVAILABLE

MERCRISER STAINLESS STEEL TRIM HOSES COME IN SEVERAL SHAPES AND SIZES.  IN AN EFFORT TO LIMIT THE PRICE WE HAVE HAD HOSES MANUFACTURED WHICH ARE UNIVERSAL AND ARE SOLD AT A FRACTION OF THE RETAIL PRICE.  FOR EXAMPLE THE SHORT MERCRUISER HOSE USED ON THE RAMS FROM THE YEAR 1968 TO 1986 WAS BENT ON ONE END ABOUT 80 DEGREES.  AFTER 1986 UNTIL CURRENT THESE HOSES ARE ALMOST THE SAME BUT BENT ONLY ABOUT 45 DEGREES.  FOR YEARS WE HAVE STOCKED BOTH BUT IF WE WERE OUT OF ONE WE SHIPPED THE OTHER.  NO ONE EVER NOTICED OR EVER COMPLAINED, BUT IF THEY HAN NOTICED, THE TUBE CAN BE EASILY BENT  FROM ONE TO THE OTHER SHAPE.  WHEN WE ORDERED OUR HOSES WE ORDERED 52 DEGREE  BENDS BECAUSE THEY LOOK CLOSE TO EITHER HOSE AND HAVE TWICE AS LITTLE TO BEND IF YOU CHOOSE TO BEND TO THE EXACT ANGLE AND WE SELL THEM AT A LOW, LOW PRICE.

MARINE MANIFOLDS FOR MERCRUISER, AVAILABLE IN FOUR CYLINDER OR SIX CYLINDER MANIFOLD SETS REAR ELBOW FORD MANIFOLDS REAR RISER CHEVROLET MANIFOLDS AND MANIFOLDS FOR THE NEWER   CENTER RISER MERCRUISER .  WE HAVE THE ELBOWS FOR ALL APPLICATIONS

GEARS AND GEAR SETS FOR MERCRUISER ALONG WITH OUR ASSEMBLED GEAR SETS ARE OUR SPECIALTY.  WE TAKE ALL OF THE PARTS NECESSARY TO REPAIR AN UPPER MERCRUISER DRIVE AND ADD A NEW YOKE SHAFT AND VERTICAL SHAFT, AND PRESS THEM ALL TOGETHER SO A PERSON WITHOUT A SHOP CAN REPAIR HIS DRIVE EASILY NO PRESS NECESSARY.  WE ALSO COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS TO REPAIR UPPER DRIVES.  IF ONLY THE GEARS ARE NECESSARY WE SELL THEM SEPARATE OR THE BEARINGS OR JUST THE SEAL KIT. THE COMPLETE HOUSING ASSEMBLED IS ALSO AVAILABLE. THE UNIVERSAL JOINT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE IN WHOLE OR PART.

OUR LOWER GEAR SETS FOR THE LOWER MERCRUISER GEAR HOUSING ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AS GEARS ONLY OR A COMPLETE REPAIR KITS.  OUR COMPLETE KITS INCLUDE CARRIER COVER NUT. BEARING SET AND SEALS. ALL OF THE SHAFTS ARE AVAILABLE IN A STRONGER TITANIUM  ALLOY THE COMPLETE HOUSING ASSEMBLED IS ALSO AVAILABLE.