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    Alpha 1 gen 2 bellows service

    Last service was somewhere around 2010 so going on 15 years now. I looked last week and although the drive bellows doesn’t look bad I can start to see cracking in the folds. Cooling water hose looks worse and shift linkage isn’t far behind. Been trailered and stored inside all of those 15...
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    aluminum prop comparison

    Swapped on a MW 14.5 x 18 4 blade I had in the garage. New numbers below, felt like it had more grip below 3000 which is evidenced in the numbers. MW had about 14% slip to 4000 then went up where the PT was 18-20 then dropped to 15 at 3000-3500 then back above 20. At 2500 the MW was 2-3...
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    Alpha 1 gen 2 bellows service

    What is recommended service interval for this? Safe to assume it would be longer For a boat trailered and stored inside year round? When these do fail is it a slow leak where you start to notice water and bilge running or is it going straight down if not caught.
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    wheel bearing seals

    If you go online to places like thebigbearingstore.com if you buy in bulk like 5 or 10 minimum. these things are only a buck and some change. Keep some extra around to use when needed. For that price no need to reuse. To answer your question I would not reuse it in a boat trailer. Some...
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    Swap mercruiser 5.0 for a 5.7

    I did this a few years ago in a 2000 model but would expect it to go the same for you especially if you have the same intake setup. I swapped carburetors on mine so I had to work on bracketry and fuel lines but it was easy and everything else bolted into place.
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    aluminum prop comparison

    Correct I still have throttle left, at 48-4900, that’s just below where rev limiter kicks in. By feel and how much throttle is left it ‘feels’ like it might run 52-5300.. It’s not MPI, it’s a 5.7 carbureted. I’m planning on trying a couple different props next chance I get. After talking...
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    aluminum prop comparison

    Not worried about it blowing up but it runs into the rev limiter. Can't get a true WOT read.
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    aluminum prop comparison

    All this talk got me to thinking and I made a few runs the other day in current setup. Seems pretty typical to what I remember except top end speed is down and slip is up accordingly. Boat will stay on plane right at 2500 and between there and 4000 slip numbers seem ok above or below that and...
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    aluminum prop comparison

    BS Pro is Baek San propeller, not sure if it was Korea or China. Actually they were making aluminum props for PowerTech for a while that’s how I ended up with a couple of them a few years ago. After talking to powertech this morning I was told they had switched to another supplier because of...
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    aluminum prop comparison

    That's what I have been saying all along, I am under propped for how I am now running this boat. I know which direction I need to go in pitch. The question was which prop maker may have general characteristics that may be beneficial over others. You are right though I am probably not that...
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    aluminum prop comparison

    Again, I was looking more for opinions on different prop lines/brands etc. and I understand about the revs, speed etc at WOT and wasn't looking for help that way. Any info I gave was just a general idea of where I stood with the current prop. If anyone had suggestions in 'general' that any...
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    aluminum prop comparison

    I have run it through the prop selector before and end up anywhere from 15.5x18 black max, to 14.25x21. I am at 14.5x18 4 blade currently, have a 19 3 blade I can throw back on. One thing I remembered when we switched was the 4 blade did stay on plane 2-300 rpm slower which at times is nice...
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    aluminum prop comparison

    I guess I was just looking for general thoughts about different options or brands compared to each other and what other's experiences were with each more than anything. In my experiences with this same boat over the last 15 years the way we are running now it feels under propped on top because...
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    aluminum prop comparison

    Between different manufacturers do most props of a given size/pitch act the same or are some better than others? Do certain manufacturers have things they prioritize over others? I am looking at changing pitch and have run the following in no certain order just what happened to be available...
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    Help with bow roller setup

    I found a roller on Amazon from Tiedown engineering that seems to fit pretty well compared to the others I picked up. I did notice it is considerably more pliable that the others which helps, or is that a bad thing. I would say its closer to the black rubber that the other yellow rollers I...
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