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I have a 1990 Sea Ray 200 with a 4.3 & Alpha 1. When I bought the boat a week ago, I noticed that the power steering pump pulley had rubbed a hole in the return hose. I figured I'd just replace the hose, fill the res. back up & bleed the air out by turning back & forth like you would on a car...
Just purchased my first boat, was going to get a nice one right off the bat & my wife talked me into getting a "good" cheap one first to see if we really liked boating before making a big purchase. Long story short, we ended up getting a 1989 Chapperal 190 with an OMC 2.3 liter Cobra TKO4.
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