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    Do I need to align???

    I have a 1993 VIP Vision 1760 with a 3.0L and a alpha 1 Gen 2 drive. I am in the process af replacing the stringers and floor and had to remove the motor to do so. I had heard that you need to align the motor to the drive. Does this only apply when removing the drive from the boat? From what...
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    BAAADDDD Floor!

    I just fell into a 1993 VIP Vision 1760 for next to nothing. The prev. owner did little up keep, but the motor and drive are like new and run great and the outside is perfect. She sat uncovered for years. My wife is tackling the vinyl work, and I am stuck with the task of tearing out the...
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    1993 VIP Vision 1760

    I just picked up this boat over the winter and was wondering if there were any problem area's common to this boat that should be addressed or checked. Also there is one soft spot in the floor on the port side corner of the ski storage compartment. I have not pulled the carpet up yet, but I was...
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    Mercruiser trim cylinder

    I just went to check the ole boat out (1993 VIP Vision) after a long winter nap and found that one of the trim cylinders(starboard) was split down the middle. Must have had water in it some how and froze. My question is what cylinders and years are compadable. I believe it is a alpha gen 2...
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    Help!! Need ID

    I have contacted brownspoint with my engine numbers, and they think its a 1986 suzuki DT 65. I then looked thru the parts index, and it shows the 1986 dt56 to be a triple cyl. My DT 65 is a twin, 50:1 mix suzuki spirit motor. It is on a 1978 Arrow Glass Cougar. The numbers on it are 6501...
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    Dt65 ???

    I just got my first boat, a 1978 Arrow Glass Cougar, and it has a spirit 65 on the back. It needs a water pump, prop, and prop shaft seal. What year motors are compatable? Most parts only go back to 1980. Also, how can I be sure of the year of manufacture? I did pull a # off the lower end...
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