Well I have another thread about my nonexistant power steering that suddenly went away when I started the my 3.0 merc up last sunday. I ran on and off a bit that day, but really sat and swam 90% of the day...my temp guage did show warmer than usual, around 180-190 degrees, but it usually sits...
I have a '99 sea ray 180 bow rider with the 3.0 merc/alpha 1. The boat steers fine when not under load, such as when you are not in the throttle much at all. When I lay into the throttle to get speed, the steering wheel wants to pull hard to the left from the torque, but after the boat planes...