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    Need help, overheating at cruise rpm

    Also I do want to make sure I'm looking at this right, I should have more water flow with higher rpms, it should not break up like that right
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    Need help, overheating at cruise rpm

    Here is the video I don't think it should do this
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    Need help, overheating at cruise rpm

    Also my video it says file to large to be uploaded
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    Need help, overheating at cruise rpm

    So, i have a 85 searay 250, mercruiser 260 350 with a alpha one gen one, last year at the end of the season I started to overheat at cruise, i came back in and all fine, boat sat in well for probably 3 weeks and when I went to to take it out I noticed my temp gauge was up after being on plane...
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    Replacing wood for hatch covers

    Wood on my rear hatch covers are rotted out, i got all the old wood out and I'm gonna put a new a sheet of 3/4 ply down under it, what's the best adhesive to secure it to my cover, also I'm thinking this time of putting a epoxy over it to seal it, can somebody tell me what I should use to glue...
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    Upper gearcase pinion bearing replacement

    Question is what kind of tool do I need to remove the races in the cap and down in the drive, also I read there is probably shims in there also so would those be on the top cap or down in the drive, I'm thinking if I change just the races and bearings I can still run the same shims
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    Upper gearcase pinion bearing replacement

    Ok, i have a alpha one generation one, every year I pull drive, this year the yoke seal was leaking, pulled retainer ring and pulled shaft. I still have the slip fit bearing/gear design, gears don't look too good but no chipped or broken teeth, worst gear is the drive gear, ill get a pic of it...
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    Trim tab blowout

    Update upper hinge cracked. How would I go about getting a new upper hinge, not sure what kind they are but look very similar to bennett I believe thanks fellas
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    Trim tab blowout

    Was checking the operation of my tabs when I heard a loud pop, let off switch and went and looked and cylinder blew out, can I fix this cylinder or do I need a new one, can somebody help me out with this
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    Alpha one shift adjustment

    Brand new lower cable
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    Alpha one shift adjustment

    Ahoy, I'm putting a 85 searay 250 cuddy fisherman together, I have been working on the shift adjustment, I adjusted the lower cable to 6 inches from center of pin to barrel, free Play in cable I have about 1/2 a inch, spec is 9/16, I'm getting about 3 1/8 inch of travel on cable from selector...
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    Thunderbolt 4

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    Thunderbolt 4

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    Thunderbolt 4

    You guys think this ok to run, it's the pickup in the distributor, ran fine before, just doing maintenance
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    1985 sea ray 250 cuddy cabin square scupper valve

    Yes sir, it is exactly at deck height, the water runs off the back of the deck and through there, I would like to find a set of original check valves to go in there
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