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    Correct starter motor

    Ladies and Gentlemen, Some of you may recall this, but for those that don't here's a quick summary. I bought a 1991 Glastron 19' boat with an Alpha 1 gen 2, 4.3L V6 mercury engine about 2 months ago and failed to spot that the starter motor mount on the engine was broken. Fortunately their are...
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    installing 4.3L mercruiser enigine- any hints?

    Okay guys, I just removed my engine (due to a broken starter motor mount:mad:), I have not yet decided wether to fix the motor or change it. But within the next 2 weeks I will be putting a motor back in!!:) The engine came out very easily, so I am not expecting many problems with putting it...
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    New Engine - Mercruiser V6 4.3L

    Gentlemen, My starter motor hasn't been working, one of the mounts was broken off by a PO. I tried welding it, but had no success. I took the boat to a marina and asked them for a quote to repair the engine. They tell me the block is actually cracked and cannot be repaired. They quoted me $4000...
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    Stern drive off, engine out

    Okay guys, I thought I had managed to fix my problem of a broken starter motor mount, but my repair gave up on me today. I also noticed water leaking in from the exhaust bellow when the boat is in the water. My home owner rules do not allow me to leave my boat outside (and work on it), and my...
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    What size prop?

    Okay Guys and Gals, I asked this question before and you told me to go and get more data, so now I have the extra data!! I have a 19 foot Glastron open bow boat with a Mercruiser V6 4.3L engine and an Alpha1 gen 2 outdrive. I am running a 13.5" prop with 23" pitch. I was told to do a WOT and...
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    hydrofoil/whale tail

    Guys, I am not sure if this belongs here, but as I am thinking of putting it on my Alpha 1 drive I will start here.. What is the general opinion about a hydrofoil? I purchased a whale tail, but when it arrived, it just didn't fit well on my Alpha drive so I sent it back. I still like the sound...
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    how to choose a prop

    Okay guys, This is all new to me, so how do you choose a prop for a boat? I have a 19 foot Glastron boat with a 4.3L V6 Mercruiser engine and Alpha 1 gen 2 outboard. This is my first boat and the prop on it is a bit battered!! I would like to get a new aluminium prop (I know I will damage the...
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    Choosing a prop

    Okay guys, How do you choose a prop for a boat? I have a 19 foot Glastron boat with a 4.3L V6 Mercruiser engine and Alpha 1 gen 2 outboard. This is my first boat and the prop on it is a bit battered!! I would like to get a new aluminium prop (I know I will damage the prop learning so prefer to...
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    Water stopper valve in Exhaust

    My boat had a recent problem which turned out to be water in the right hand cylinder bank. I discovered the water had got into the engine from the exhaust manifold. Further investigation showed that I only have a water stopper valve in the exhaust feeding the left cylinders.. Should there also...
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    Water in engine

    Okay guys, I managed to build up the broken starter motor mount on my engine with my MIG welder and drill a 10mm hole all the way through. This allowed me to use a longer bolt in the second starter motor hole with a nut on top and get the flywheel and starter gear to engage correctly...
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    broken starter motor mount

    Okay everyone, another question! I purchased a Glastron boat 3 weeks ago (my first ever boat and thought I did a pretty good job checking it over!). I have used it twice (each time for about 3 hours). On the second outing the starter motor would spin up but not turn the engine over. I assumed...
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    Tilt/trim begginer question

    Hi Everyone, I just joined and have a basic question for you all. :confused: I purchased a 1991 Glastron 19' boat with a mercruiser 4.3L engine and Alpha1 stern drive (its my first ever boat). The electrics have been seriously attacked by previous owners. :mad: I have now repaired most of the...
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