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    5 blade prop on a 3.0 Alpha One.

    I would like to upgrade the prop on my boat so that we can wakeboard/tow better. I have a 1992 Bayliner Capri Classic 1950 with a '92 Mercruiser 3.0 Alpha One. It has a 19 Pitch aluminum 3 blade prop that at WOT Yields about 4200-4300 RPM and 35-38 MPH. This is with 4 or 5 people on board...
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    Installing a wake tower soon, a couple of questions.

    Over the weekend I purchased a DIY Fully Loaded Pro Wake Tower for my '92 Bayliner 195 Classic. It was a good deal and based on all the reviews it should be a great tower for the $$$. It's not as cool looking as what I'd like (OldJeep's Liquid Audio on his 2005 195 Classic) but it has all the...
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    Our first boat.

    We bought our first boat today. After looking at a bunch of boats in our price range (that all looked like money pits) we stumbled across a 1992 Bayliner Classic 19.5' with a 3.0 Alpha engine. It was in the best condition in our price range and the previous owners had taken excellent care of...
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    '89 Reinell open bow or '90 181 sr

    We are looking at getting our first boat and went and looked at a 1990 Reinell 181 SR with the 4.3L King Cobra engine. It looked good for its age, fired up instantly and sounded great. I also may be checking out a 1989 Reinell 19' open bow ski boat. It looks great from the pictures and has...
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