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i have a 19' open bow. its a mercruiser 5.0/alpha1. weighs in at 2500lbs dry or 3000-3500 wet/gear/ppl. on it now is a very beat up aluminum 19p 3 blade. i can't get on plane without ppl moving to the front. i'd like to fix that. what i've tried so far and results.
current prop - aluminum...
as i was putting my outdrive back on after a gimbal bearing replacement i noticed that my bellhousing has some decent slop to it. i believe worn hinge pins would cause this correct? are the hinge pins replaceable or will i need a whole new gimbal ring?
i believe the bellhousing being so loose...
i'm in a ****ty situation where i need to winterize my boat but currently the outdrive is off. i need to install a new gimbal bearing. unfortunetely im completely tied up with work ( i drive a truck cross country) and just dont have the time to fix the gimbal bearing and i wanted to do new...
so i have a water leak on my alpha 1/5.0 mercruiser and my gimbal bearing just blew out. yes yes this points to the obvious bellows needing to be replaced. but i just bought this boat from an established marine mechanic who is a good friend of mine. all of the bellows were replaced last year...
i bought this for 150 bucks with the trailer! i've never driven a boat before so my plan was to get this thing, get her running and basically beat her this summer and get another better boat next summer . . . butttt its surprizingly pretty solid. has a good motor, mercruiser 165 inline 6 and...
