What's my engine alert telling me??

[MOBrien]

Does anyone have educated ideas on what a STEADY alert beep means? I've got a 2000 Cheetah Stiletto with a bone stock Mercruiser 7.4 MPI. Ww were out on the lake this weekend and the alert chirper began going off. This was at idle and stayed steady for quite a while. Oil gauge looked ok, temp gauge looked ok, nothing sounded or felt wrong. After a while it stopped and we high-tailed it back to the ramp. While idling around waiting for the trailer, it started again and would not stop so I shut the motor down. As soon as I saw the trailer I fired it up and the steady shrill continued until I got it to the trailer.
We've had the boat for about 5 months and put about 35 hours on it with flawless operation...until this continual shrill from the alert mechanism under the dash.
Anyone encountered this before & what was the issue/outcome?
Thanks for any help!
-MOB

[Jrocket]

Outdrive oil resovoir?

[MOBrien]

That's what someone in "Gear Heads" just posted. I'm on it now.
Thanks for the direction Jrocket.

[riverliver]

Originally posted by Jrocket
Outdrive oil resovoir?
I second that.......Outdrive oil resovoir !!!

[phebus]

I've got a first, and a second. All in favor say aye, opposed no. The ayes win outdrive resevoir it is!! (I bet)

[MOBrien]

Yepper. That's it. The screw-in fitting / sensor is bleeding a bit from the threads and over time has dipped below the "hey, fill it up jackass" line. A little teflon tape & a refill....back in business.
Thanks everyone!

[Kilrtoy]

Damn Im too late to answer, I was just reading about this yesterday