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    gimbal bearing slos in or out

    im replacing my gimbal bearing in a 1986 sunrunner with alpha 1 gen 1. i have the old bearing out and the bearing had the slots facing in. i understand the reason for facing the slots out but is there anything else i need to do if i re-assemble this way. or is it better to face them in? i am...
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    prop change and im confused with the results

    my buddy has a a 5.0 mercruiser with a alpha one drive. recommended rpm 4200-4800rpm. he has a 15.5 x 19, 3 blade stainless prop and is only turning 4100 rpm (check with a digital tach)with three guys very light gear and boat trimmed out. top speed is good at 40mph. the boat is slow to plane...
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    help with Q-jet stumble and maybe down on HP (6-20-08 up date)

    first off thanks for all the help on my shift issue see: cant shift out of gear, please help (update 5/28) thread. i have a 86' 20' sunrunner 220cv with a 5.0l 230hp and alpha 1 drive. when i hammer down from idle it kind of coughs then goes. not really a back fire but a cough. not ever time...
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    help with some fine tuning of prop

    i have a 86' 20' sundowner 220cv with a 5.0l 230hp mercruiser and alpha one drive. i will be doing mostly family cruising with some wakboading. after finally getting everything else tuned up, carb, plugs, cap, ext. she is running pretty good. my current prop is a 14.5 x 17 3 blade and WOT is...
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    cant shift out of gear, please help (update 5/28)

    on land i did the cable adjustment as per the oem manual. everything seem to work find, lock in both gears. put on the muffs and was able to shift from forward to reverse. i just got back from the lake and it will not go gear to neutral from both forward or reverse. from reading this sounds...
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    speed/temp. sensor wire identification

    i have a standard horizon fish finder 220s and i cant find any info on it. the little paddle wheel is bad for the speed so i got a LEI ST-TBK 90-98 speed/temp. for $5. i want to splice the wires in to my standard horizon unit. i know what each of the wires are on the standard horizon but need...
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    shift issue after impeller replacement

    i have a 86' 5.0l with a alpha 1 out drive. im new to boating and just bought the boat so i decided to replace the impeller. all went good until i realized when i was cleaning the inside of the lower out i took the washer off of the shift spline shaft and forgot to put it back in when i...
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    impeller vane question

    i have a 5.0 with a alpha 1 out-drive. i just bought the boat and it has sat for a year so i replace the water pump kit. my question is i did not put all the vanes the same direction and im not sure if i rotated the drive shaft clockwise. will the vane "flip" around and or do i need to pull it...
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    20' sunrunner prop question

    hi, im new to boating and put my new 1986 I/O 20'sunrunner in the water for the first time yesterday. it has a 5.0L mercruiser with a alpha 1 outdrive. the motor seems to be running fine (other than a ruff ideal). but the boat will not get out of its own way. from dead stop to WOT it just took...
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    insanity pylon, what do you think?

    what do you think about the insanity pylon? does anyone have and first hand experience with them? the web site for them is insanitypylonscom if not any suggestions of a pylon that i would not have to modify my boat? i have a 96 sunnunner 20' with cuddy. this is primarily a family boat 75% of...
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    new to wakeboarding and need help buying a new board

    Hi all, im new to wakeboarding and looking at some close out boads. let me start by saying im 30 with a family (two young girls) and just boght our first family boat at the end of the season. its a 86' 20' sun runner cuddy. i know this is not the ideal boat for wakeboarding but thats not...
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