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I have a '88 Rinker 18' with 4.3 L Mercruiser and Alpha 1 drive...I currently have a dinged up 19" SS prop on it and it is over-reving. WOT RPM should be around 4200-4800, but at WOT it appears to be closer to 5250 now @ around 40 mph, I think speedo is messing up at times though. If just...
First off, boat stats: 1988 Mercruiser 4.3L (175 hp) w/ Alpha One Unit
Last week I changed my gear lube for the winter. i drained the old out and then started to pump in the new. I then realized the new stuff was gold in color but the old was green. I then looked at the bottle and saw that...
I'm new to the forum and I got my first question...I just bought a boat and I knew to check the raw water impeller, so I changed it out. It was destroyed. I found alot of the piece in and below the housing itself, but I didn't check the other lines yet. The boat before I changed it would idel...
