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    prop pitch

    I have 17' runabout, with an 85hp Mercury Outboard, Im running a 17degree pitch, 3 blade, aluminum prop at 6000' elevation, I am having trouble getting on plane. What pitch do you reccomend, Do i also need to buy a new hub, does that come with new props?<br /><br />Do different brand props for...
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    Aligning my ski natique motor

    Putting a new/used 351 motor and trans into my 85 natique. It aligns on four post with nuts, nuts are adjustable up/down.<br /><br />two questions, <br />#1 how do i align the motor/trans with the prop shaft. the shaft moves an inch in any direction, so Im not sure how to get it aligned so the...
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    reverse rotation starter question

    Here is what i plan on doing, I am replacing my blown 351 in a mid 80s natique, the blown 351 is stanard rotation, LH prop, (seems like an oddball for a mid 80s natique) and the starter is also standard rotation and engages the flexplate from the engine side (not the trans side). <br /><br...
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    reverse rotation 351W, in a ski boat

    The 351W in my 1985 Ski Natique blew a cylinder, so the engine is toast, (mounted in center of boat, direct drive) this motor turned clockwise.<br /><br />I just bought a 351W Mercruiser, from a boat i never saw, it is a complete motor, it was taken from a boat that was crushed by a collapsed...
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