I currentley have a 78120 A40L 19P prop (14 inch, 19P). I destroyed it in our marina on the weekend and need to replace it. Will a 14&1/4 19P make a big difference? My RPM's at WOT were at the top of the recommended specs. What about going SS, should it be the exact same size if I do or...
Well thanks to Don.s, and Rod bolt and others for all the great advice with the ring gear and starter problems I was having. I decided not to listen to the two local shops, 1 non local shop and the mechanic who had previously worked on my boat and try to get the ring gear off (They all said it...
In the fall I picked up a 1996 Glascon 180 Ultra with a Mercruiser 4.3 LX. I had only had a it a few weeks when the starter bolt broke (leaving half in the block). Up to that point I had noticed that it was quite "loud" when starting and didn't work the greatest (Sounded like when you turn the...
I have gotten a lot of advice about my broken starter bolts and am finally ready to get the engine pulled, the bolt removed and the starter installed. I had the starter rebuilt and have all the parts except the additional starter brace/bracket that many people talked about and highly...
After reading all the horror stories, I decided that I better drain the water out of my engine. I am in canada and it's starting to get fairly cold at night. It's currentley in the garage waiting to be pulled so I can fix the starter but it hasn't been winterized yet. Now I don't have a...
I bought a new to me boat (1996 Glascon 180 Bowrider witha merc 4.3 LX) a week ago and today I got stranded on the lake, the starter wouldn't work. Upon getting it home and pulling out the starter, i noticed one bolt was at the bottom under the engine. After looking closer, I noticed that the...
I just purchased a 1996 Glascon Ultra180 HO with a Merc 4.3 LX Alpha Gen+ motor. Now I was told by the previous owner that it had 205 HP but on the net some say it's 205 and others say it's 180. Is there any way for me to tell for sure?<br /><br />Also the speedometer gauge on it climbs...
First time poster long time reader. I am really stumped and looking for the wisdom of the people on this board. I looked through the history and while I found people with similar problems, I couldn't find a definite answer. <br /><br />2 Days ago I was out on the water and had the idle set...
