Should the stainless trim hoses be very stiff? They do move a little but they are anything but supple. I have never seen new ones so I'm not sure if high pressure hoses are supposed to be that stiff or if they are supposed to be loose like braided water supply tubes and these are just past due...
I have a 2001 Chaparral Bowrunner with a V8 Gen+ and Alpha 1 Gen 2 drive. I bought the boat at the end of the season and knew it had some mechanical issues but cosmetically and structurally it was totally sound and it was the right price. The bellows was leaking (not cut but installed wrong) so...
Lower shift cable "plastic insert" installation help, from inside or outside?
Hello, I am replacing the lower shift cable on a boat I recently bought (Alpha 1 Gen 2 (2001)) which apparently had been leaking for quite some time. The plastic insert that goes through the transom became totally...
I have an Alpha 1 Gen 2 ~2001. I separated the upper and lower to change the water pump impeller. With the water pump removed I happened to turn the drive shaft and noticed a “gear turning sound” sort of a grinding when I turn the driveshaft. It happens in neutral, forward or reverse. If I pull...
