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  1. Bondo

    305 boat cam

    Ayuh,...... Welcome Aboard,.... If yer looking for dependability, you outa go back with what it had, 'n maybe drop an eldebrock 1409 carb onto it,..... A new cam, 'n roller lifters won't make enough difference to feel it,.....
  2. Bondo

    Alpha 1 Gen 2 drive ratio?

    Ayuh,..... Just to expand on Scott's post, the 3.0l uses the 1.98/ 2.00:1 ratio,... The 4.3l uses the 1.84:1 in a heavy hull, or a 1.65:1 in a light hull,..... The 5.0l uses the 1.65:1 in a heavier hull, or a 1.5:1 in a light hull,..... The 5.7l most usually gets the 1.5:1 ratio,...
  3. Bondo

    hi there :)

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,..... Please don't be postin' new threads when you just want to say hello,..... Post in the threads you've got open, 'n it'll come back to the top, anyways,.....
  4. Bondo

    BRAVO 3 RATIO

    Ayuh,.... Welcome Aboard,..... The motor should idle down to 650/ 700 rpm, regardless of the drive's ratio,... Other than the poor idle, it sounds like you've got some sorta drive issue, which could be in the upper, where the cone- clutch is, or it the lower unit,... Either way, you...
  5. Bondo

    Alpha won’t trim underway

    Ayuh,.... Is the trim pump motor running when you trim up, while under way,..??..?? You should be able to hear it,....
  6. Bondo

    Outdrive type

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,..... As Matt says, If original equipment, it's an Alpha 1, Gen. II,.....
  7. Bondo

    Can't remove 5.7 vertically.

    Ayuh,..... 'n if you pull the mount lag bolts, you've only gotta come up, a 1/4"- 1/2" to slide it forward,....
  8. Bondo

    Bunk Boards or Guide Poles?

    Ayuh,...... It depends on the ramp you use,.... With a steep(deep) ramp, you need tall posts, or the hull will float over the tops of the guides,....
  9. Bondo

    Mercruiser 350 IO locked up

    Ayuh,.... Welcome Aboard,..... Like flashback says, pull the spark plugs, 'n see whether it hydro-locked,.... If so, it might be time to pull the exhaust manifolds to see why,....
  10. Bondo

    Manifold Help

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,..... If all the bolt holes line up' it oughta work just fine,.... If you need the choke stove, just convert the carb to an electric choke,.....
  11. Bondo

    Can't remove 5.7 vertically.

    Ayuh,.... Welcome Aboard,..... Taking a lead from Ted, it appears the motorbox is removeable,...... This is an '06 boat like yer's with a 4.3l that is as accessible as you could ask for,..... Look here
  12. Bondo

    good morning :)

    Ayuh,.... Plus a place to dock during the season, 'n storage in the off-season,..... If I hadn't had my own mooring slip, 'n a killer deal with the marina acrost the river 100 yards away, I wouldn't have owned mine as long as I did,.....
  13. Bondo

    Tilt/trim pump

    Ayuh,.... I agree, til All the connections are taken apart, cleaned, 'n reassembled, you can't be sure of that,.... 'n that is the place to start,....
  14. Bondo

    2006 DP-SM with Clicking Under Load

    Ayuh,... I suspect the same,.... I've seen many times where the u-joints feel good, 'n look good, til they're taken apart, where the cross-shafts will have little tiny ridges forming on them,....
  15. Bondo

    Lower unit wont seperate from top plate i/0 alpha one

    Ayuh,..... I'm guessing the 7th bolt under the trim tab,....
  16. Bondo

    Yamaha 704 binnacle remote install

    I guess it depends on what you've got, or can get,.... 1/8" or thinner, but thick enough for support,...
  17. Bondo

    Yamaha 704 binnacle remote install

    Ayuh,..... I would probably go with a piece of aluminum, rather than plastic myself,.... Easy to work with, more secure, 'n doesn't sun-rot like plastic,....
  18. Bondo

    Marine grease for gimball bearing

    Ayuh,..... See my tagline,..... Generally speakin', the gimbal bearing gets greased plenty, by owners that service their own boats,.... I grease mine with plain ole chassis grease, the same grease that lives in my "use it everyday" shop grease gun,....
  19. Bondo

    Selectrim-Abandon or hook back up?

    Ayuh,.... Fix it, 'n the hull will plane out, much more efficiently,.... No more plowing through the water,.....
  20. Bondo

    Lowe

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,..... Do you have a test light,..?? I ask, because if both went out at the same time, I'd start checking for power at both sides of the switch 1st,....
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