what out drive do I have ?

[donberry]

Probably a seriously embarrassingly stupid question, obviously a total newb to stern drives.
Just bought a 1988 Dynasty 190 Fish and Ski. decent cosmetically (just the outside paint is faded - will be painted when everything else is done)
I do have a leak in my bilge area and as I really like the ride, power, room etc, will be something I invest some time and money into. Hoping it does not need transom repair, but if it does, it does and will be repaired.
I was looking thru a service manual that came with it and was referencing a few different out drives - alpha 1, alpha 2 and something else, i forget off the top of my head. How do I determine what is on my boat ?
Sorry so stupid. Any info appreciated. I will be trying to educate myself here over the next few weeks so while my wife says I am always stupid, hopefully I will not be asking such silly questions soon

 

[tbear1964]

Re: what out drive do I have ?

Alpha One Generation 1 went about 1984-1990, then Alpha One Generation 2 1990 til now. Unless repowered (doubtful), the Gen 1 is what you'd have. Pics would help the experts here.

 

[cr2k]

Re: what out drive do I have ?

Year and make/model of boat has very little if any bearing on what your power package is. Most boats can have anything in a given year.

Pictures work really well (you know that whole thousand words thing).

 

[ziggy]

Re: what out drive do I have ?

most mfg. put their logo on the drive and/or the engine. ie. mercruiser, volvo, omc, etc.

agreed, do the picture thing. someone will likely id it asap...

 

[starsnstripers]

Re: what out drive do I have ?

Alot of those had the 4.3 V-6 and mercruiser drive. Open the engine compartment and look on the spark arrestor or valve cover. Should say on the drive if it's a mercruiser, their black. Pics would indeed help but your going to have to get the serial #s for the drive and engine anyway so start looking for the Merc tag on engine and #s on drive. Get a Merc manual too, very helpful pretty much a must if your going to learn and work on your boat. Good Luck

 

[series60]

Re: what out drive do I have ?

The easy way to ID an Alpha drive is to note the location of the trim cylinders mounting location.