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    Mercruiser WOT and Pitch Question

    I have a 98 Caravelle with A Mercruiser 4.3L with an Alpha One drive. When I bought my Caravelle used it had a 23 pitch prop on it. I busted the prop and had to replace it. To be extra careful I called Caravelle and go the OEM prop specs and ordered a Hustler 14.25 X 23 prop. The old prop would...
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    Have I bent my prop shaft?

    I submitted an earlier post about damaging my skeg and prop after it hit a rock. I replaced the prop and I'm not going to worry about the skeg right now. However, I think my prop shaft is bent. While replacing the prop I spun the prop with my hand and noticed that it seems to wobble just a...
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    Help I broke my skeg!

    My wife and I rode over 100 miles this past weekend with no problems in our recently acquired Caravelle. It has a 4.3 Merc with an Alpha One drive. As I was putting the boat back on the trailer the prop sucked something into it and damaged the prop and the skeg. I have ordered a new prop but...
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