Advantage of gen II over gen I - Mercury w/ Alpha Drive

[neuro242]

Didnt find what I was looking for using search. Im looking at used boats, both '90 and '92-94 models with Mercury sterndrives. Am I right to say the '90 is Gen I and the 92 and through 99 or so is Gen II? Im wondering if there is a big enough advantage in the Gen II to keep me from a good deal on a 90 model?

 

[ziggy]

Re: Advantage of gen II over gen I - Mercury w/ Alpha Drive

this may help

Quote: Originally Posted by JustJason
I scanned these from my notes and converted them into pdf's... So a page may be tilted here and there, but the quality is good.

1. What is the history behind my Mercruiser Alpha drive?

http://www.4shared.com/file/11352017...e_history.html

it's from the adults only sticky at the top of the i/o page. #10 i think

 

[Alpheus]

Re: Advantage of gen II over gen I - Mercury w/ Alpha Drive

Gen II started in 1991. In the Adults only section under Miscellaneous Mercruiser information You can download the article labeled How to ID an Alpha Style Outdrive, and History. This will tell you all the differences between the different outdrives...

here is the link to it...

http://www.4shared.com/file/21385430...nd_Histor.html

 

[Don S]

Re: Advantage of gen II over gen I - Mercury w/ Alpha Drive

To answer your questions, they are both good drives, and each has high and low points. I wouldn't discount a 90 model because of drive alone.

One note, I moved this thread from the Mercury Outboard forum, and I see that you call it a Mercury Sterndrive, which it is not. It's a Mercruiser, which is the sterndrive division of Mercury Marine.
Mercury is outboard, and Mercruiser is sterndrive.

 

[neuro242]

Re: Advantage of gen II over gen I - Mercury w/ Alpha Drive

Thanks. I just learned about 20 new things this morning thanks to this board and the good ppl using it. Thanks again.

 

[havasuboatman]

Re: Advantage of gen II over gen I - Mercury w/ Alpha Drive

One more thing you learned. Mercruiser made the
Alpha 1 and the Alpha 1 Gen 2. There is no Gen 1.

 

[Bondo]

Re: Advantage of gen II over gen I - Mercury w/ Alpha Drive

Am I right to say the '90 is Gen I and the 92 and through 99 or so is Gen II? Im wondering if there is a big enough advantage in the Gen II to keep me from a good deal on a 90 model?

Ayuh,... Their Very comparable drives,... Just Not compatable....

 

[Alpheus]

Re: Advantage of gen II over gen I - Mercury w/ Alpha Drive

One more thing you learned. Mercruiser made the
Alpha 1 and the Alpha 1 Gen 2. There is no Gen 1.

Its a Gen I.

John Doe "Senior" wasn't given that name at birth, it was changed when John Doe "Jr" came along...

 

[zbnutcase]

Re: Advantage of gen II over gen I - Mercury w/ Alpha Drive

One of the biggest improvements on the Gen 2 is water pump. 'nutcase

 

[havasuboatman]

Re: Advantage of gen II over gen I - Mercury w/ Alpha Drive

Its a Gen I.

John Doe "Senior" wasn't given that name at birth, it was changed when John Doe "Jr" came along...

Nope.