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    Rack and Pinion steering cable

    Our 1989 arrowglass I/O boat is due for a new steering cable. The old one that was replaced some 15years ago broke last week while on the water thankfully i was close to the launch and was able to use the trolling motor to get in. But question I'm having is since it's a rack and pinion system...
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    what pitch 4 blade prop

    Hey all my family has an 89 3.0 alpha 1 gen 1. My dad is thinking of getting a new prop. Current prop is 14.5x17p. With that one we turn about 4500 and tops out at rougly 42mph. My dad wants to go with a 4 blade for a little more hole shot and hopefully a little more top end. Our mechanic...
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    1989 3.0 mercruiser belt

    Hey all, my dad and I fired up the boat last week to dewinterize and all was good. My dad asked me about replacing the belt. We've owned the boat now for about 9 years or so, and in that time it's never been replaced. The motor is an 89 with no power steering. Not sure on hrs since their is...
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    alpha gen 1 issue.

    Hey guys noob here. My folks have an 89 3.0 Alpha gen 1. My dad owns the boat but since i was the captian yesterday. We were heading back to our launch site and about 3-4 miles from where we were. I had the boat running at about 28mph and all of a sudden the boat came to an abrupt stop...
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