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    Engine Removal

    The splines on my engine coupler are worn and pointed and it looks like its time to pull the engine and replace the coupler. I am guessing all of you who have done this do not have a big hoist in your back yard, I know I don't. So tell me, show me your creative systems for hoisting an engine...
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    Water in bilge

    Replaced all my bellows on the Alpha 1 gen 1 two seasons ago. I've never had water in my bilge until a few weeks ago. I noticed my exhaust bellow had torn. Very strange, but hey it needed to be replaced so two weeks ago I pulled the drive and replaced the exhaust bellow. There was no water...
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    vacuum gauge carb tuning

    I do this on my carbureted Jeep all the time and it works great. Vacuum gauge on manifold vac and adjust idle screws to highest vac reading. On my Q-jet there is only one vac port. Is that where I would hook up the vac gauge if I wanted to use this technique. That's probably a stupid...
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    Gear oil smell

    Ok, I know this sounds strange, but I don't know how else to explain it. While under way I smell gear oil at the helm, specifically down by my feet, no its not my feet, I know the smell of gear oil its very distinctive. I have an alpha one outdrive gen 1 with no inside reservoir. I have a...
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    Help with Bindings

    Bought my son a new set of CWB XL bindings. They said they would fit up to size 13. My son wears a size 12 shoe. We soaped those babys up and he can hardly get them on. Tried getting them on in the water, no way. Had to struggle him in to them on the boat then help him get in the water...
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    help with shift cable please!

    I'm hoping some people are around today. Of course I'm at the lake and my boat is on the trailer and not in the water. I was on the water yesterday and put the boat in reverse and my shift cable frayed at the shift lever. I have a 89 Chaparral with at 260 HP and alpha one gen 1. The shift...
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    Shift problem on Alpha1 gen II

    Helping a friend out with his boat and wanted to see if you guys can give me some things to check. Tracker boat with Merc (I think 4.3L) I'm not sure, I know its a 2000 with a v-6 and Alpha 1 Gen II. The problem is the shift lever is just really hard to move. It goes in gear fine once you...
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    Compression Test Results

    1989 Chaparral 2100SX, Merc 260. This will be my third season with this boat. My first boat. I thought I would do a compression test just to see how things are going. The engine hour meter shows 340 hours, I have no idea how accurate that is. Here are my results on a cold engine. I just...
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    I think I fried my water pump

    I don't know why I did this, but while changing the gear oil in my Alpha 1 outdrive I loosened the water muffs. After I finished all the fluid changes I turned on the hose and started up the engine, 5.7L. Engine ran for maybe 3-4 minutes when I saw the temp getting higher then normal and...
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    Exhaust Manifold replacement

    I have a 1989 Chaparral with a merc V-8 260 HP. I purchased the boat 2 years ago and I have done all the maintenance I can do so far including new bellows and impeller. I have not however inspected or replaced the exhaust manifolds. In the next few weeks I will be removing the manifolds and I...
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    Outdrive Cleaning Help

    I just had my boat in the water for nine days at lake powell. What a great time! I was able to get all the water spots off my hull as I wiped it down almost every day. When I pulled my boat out however my outdrive is covered with white water deposits that I can't get off. The funny thing is...
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    VERY IMPORTANT, Please read and respond

    This isn't new information but please take the time to go to the website and watch the video. The 9th Circuit has infringed upon sacred territory and made a ruling that affects all recreational boaters. http://www.boattest.com/nmma.aspx Please take action immediately; let our voices be heard...
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    93 Seadoo SPX running hot

    at the lake this last weekend the Seadoo was running really hot. I'm sure it is getting good water flow but it doesn't seem to be pulling oil from the oil tank. It seems like the oil pump is going bad. I took it over to my tech last night and he pulled the head and said it looks really good...
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    Thanks! and a U-joint question

    I just want to say thanks for the help in bellows replacement. I pulled my outdrive last night after my first run at the lake for the weekend. Boat was in the water all weekend and no water in the bellows! NICE..... Thank you!!!!! Ok, two question. While I have my outdrive off I want to...
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    How could water get in here?

    My '89 Chaparral 2100SX has the integral swim platform off the back. Hope you can see what I mean from the picture. While at the lake this Memorial Weekend I had my head stuck in the back of the boat looking for a leak. I just did bellows and wanted to make sure I did a good job. In addition...
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    shakedown after changing bellows, need some help

    1989 Merc 5.7 with Alpha 1, gen 1. Changed all bellows and water intake hose two weeks ago and finally got out to the lake this weekend. I was anxious to see if I did a good job with my first time bellows job. Boat sat in the water with the outdrive up for several hours before I really took a...
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    U-Joint Lubrication

    I finished up the bellows on my Alpha 1, Gen 1 this past weekend and when I put the drive back on I noticed the U-Joints do not have any grease fittings. This is a brand new upper drive unit, Mercruiser, purchased last season. I did notice there were what looked like plugs in the body of the...
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    Tach Meter

    89 merc 260. I wanted to check timing but couldn't figure out where to hook up the tach meter. I have the thunderbolt IV. On my coil I have two purple wires, one of which goes over to the ignition module and two gray wires that just go in to the wiring harness, couldn't really tell where they...
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    Outdrive Gasket

    I've been using the new style outdrive gasket with the line of rubber? (I guess you would call it) Hopefully you know what I am talking about, where there is no need for sealer. A plain type gasket came with my bellows kit that I am installing this weekend. With the plain gasket do I need to...
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    Another Bellows Question

    I am replacing the bellows on my '89 Chaparral 5.7L, Alpha 1, Gen 1. I pulled the outdrive to grease the splines and found water in the u-joint bellows. Last night I removed the bell housing and all the bellows. A close inspection of the u-joint bellows revealed no indication of where the...
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