3.0L, boats an 86 18’ Imperial with (I think, serial isn’t visible) the Alpha One Gen One. Shifts just fine out of the water, in the water it grinds trying for reverse. The barrel adjustment wiggles around in the perch a little bit, I’ll fix that. I took the lower unit off and found the...
Ola everyone, new boater here. Recently bought and fixed up an 86 Imperial 18’ Deep V open bow with the 3.0L Merc and Gen 1 Alpha sterndrive. The lakes near me are extremely shallow and already damaged my prop. Next time I’d like to launch out of a marina on Lake Michigan. Any tips? I already...
Hey guys, new forum guy here as I bought a project boat! Boats an 18’ Imperial V184 with the 3.0L Mercruiser. Engine was out and needed freeze plugs, (leaking) and a new coupler. Got it running great, rebuilt carb etc. Put the engine back in the hull, and I’m figuring out wiring. The HPU has a...
