Recent content by joshstan1978

I have a 4.3 Mercuiser with an Alpha one gen one out drive. I noticed while I was replacing some belts that the info plate says rotation LH. I looked at my prop and I am almost certain it is a right rotation. I have been using the boat about four years and not noticed anything other than at low...

Can anyone tell me the exact belt I need for 4.3 Mercruiser Alternator Belt? It is the two V-Belts and it’s the one for the alternator. I keep shredding them and I am hoping it’s from getting a non marine one from the auto store. Serial # 0C665456

I have that same boat. It works well for us. We fish, swim and tube with it. How much do they want for the one you want to buy?

But it would tell me if the needle moves. Great idea. If it doesn’t move is that a sign something failed in the speedometer itself?

That’s what I was wondering. Is there a way to test the speedometer to see if that’s the issue?

I replaced an alternator on a 4.3 mercruiser about a year ago because the gauge on the dash was reading low and I had to use a jumper pack a couple times. Got a new alternator online and everything was good for the season. I tried to get one that matched the output of the original. Can’t...

I have a mercruiser Apha One Gen One that the speedometer quit working on. I don’t want to replace with a gps unit kinda just trying to learn about boats. There was a pinch in the line running between the speedometer and the plastic intake mounted on the transom. I fixed that and air blows from...

I can’t find the right hardware for a quicksilver 16564 a 41. The 41 apparently means it is pressed and doesn’t accept any insert. Can I use it still somehow ?

I took off a Rubex propeller and was hoping to change it up a quicksilver but it looks pressed in. The quicksilver looks all metal. Is there a way to use it?? I’ve never done a prop. Thanks

I did decide to upgrade. I just wanted to try to get it back out on the water sooner rather than later. It’s been out of commission lots this summer. Did a tune up and repaired the impeller, fixed gas gauge and radio. Lol welcome to boats I guess.

Something broke in my control box. It’s a quicksilver Alpha One Gen One. It’s on a 87 4.3 mercruiser. I can’t find a diagram on how to put it back together. Any help? I am in over my head with putting parts back together

So I just talked to my buddy that had a 1989 rinker Captiva and it is the gas line vent tube. They put it bow/port side

The battery was 12.7

So I lowered the bow of the boat on the trailer and took the cap off. It smelled like gas. What is a overboard drain?

I can’t find one like it tho.