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    Prop Slip

    Hey everyone, I am wondering what the normal prop slip numbers should be for my boat. I have a Rinker 232, with a 5.7 alpha 1 Gen 2 combo. My slip numbers at cruise are around 13 percent, but at WOT I seem to climb to 18 percent. Is that normal? My best WOT run was 43 MPH trimmed, @4800 RPM...
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    Mechanical fuel Pump, marine only part?

    i have a 97 5.7 mercruiser with an engine mounted mechanical fuel pump. Is this a marine only component? Or can I grab a AC Delco unit ?
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    5.7L with 1.62 gears, looking for advice

    Looking for some help on what prop I should be looking at for overal good performance. My boat is a Rinker 232, 4200 pounds dry, with a non vortec 5.7 2 barrel carb, alpha 1 Gen 2 with 1.62 gears. I have ran the boat one season now, and I think I am leaving some performance on the table. I am...
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    Help with some Merc Serial numbers

    Long time lurker, and newly signed memeber here. I was hoping someone on here could help me with some serial numbers. My engine is a 97 5.7 with a 2 barrel carb, non vortec. I am trying to find out my gear ratio in my stern drive but I don?t see the ratio stamped into it. The serial number...
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