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    Which prop?

    So I've got to replace this prop - it's seen more than it's useful life. The boat's a 26.5 ft Regal Ambassador (cabin cruiser), 5.7 Merc 260 hp, with an alpha I Gen II sterndrive. 1.65:1 gear ratio. Currently it has prop 1912 17 pitch 3 blade. My marine mechanic fellow suggests either going...
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    Alpha I Fail?

    Re: Alpha I Fail? I've found the following while researching this on my own. I guess it would squeal like that if the drive shaft were spinning inside a spun coupler huh? If these are too small, they are screenshots of this web page: http://www.mercstuff.com/spunprop.htm
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    Alpha I Fail?

    Hi guys, I'm a true I/O newbie and boy did I have a long Sunday! So we go out 27 miles, don't catch anything worth reporting and on the way back in (running fast, around 4200 rpm's) I notice a change in engine pitch, then the drive belt is squealing. We were pushing it on fuel so I let it set...
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