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    Help me figure out how water is getting in my Gimbal Housing

    I bought this boat last year (89 cheetah, 3.0 merc, alpha 1) and when test driving it i noticed what sounded like a bad gimbal and / or u-joint. I separated the drive today and water came pouring out of the gimbal housing. The u-joint bellow appears to be fine, but i did fine some metal ring in...
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    Replacing Gimble and U-joint

    1989 3.0 merc with alpha 1 drive i'm sure that one of the two needs replacing as when trimmed all the way down, or up, and while turning i am getting a loud noise at the outdrive my question is how do i do it? I think i just pull the outdrive and the u-joint is right there? what about the...
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    Gauges not reading right

    I just bought an 89 Cheetah 18' fiberglass boat with a 3.0 merc When you start it the volt gauge reads about 10ish, the tach says it is idling at 2500rpm and when I'm WOT it says 6000rpm. the fuel gauge is all over the place, even if sitting still it will bounce between 1/2 and 3/4. now all of...
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    Just got my First Boat, a few Questions

    I picked up a 1989 Cheetah 1800LS. It has the 3.0L Merc first thing is the speedo doesn't work, the pickup on the back of the boat is broke, i think its a pen type. Where can I get one of these? I don't think the tach works correctly, at WOT the tach says i'm turning 5,500rpms, its a 19 pitch...
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