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    Alpha 1 Gen 1 Impeller Replacement

    Good evening all. So I am not a v-blogger or anything close to it, but I do wish I had recorded myself rebuilding this 1989 and 16 ft thundercraft ski boat with a 2.5 l m mercruiser and alpha 1 Gen 1 Stern drive. It has been quite the adventure since February. But I have it all back together...
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    Carb troubles

    My boat stated but would die as I went "full throttle". Actually before I got to "full". I could pump the throttle back and forth really quickly and sort of prime the engine until the throttle was open, although top speed was never achieved and I had to do it every time from idle. I figured...
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    Alpha 1 Gen 1 Sterndrive install

    Hello all. I'm a new member and am rebuilding a 1989 Thundercraft with a 2.5 Mercruiser with a Gen 1 sterndrive. I have everything back on the transom (it's been a total rebuild but not engine rebuild) and put the sterndrive on tonight. It gave me some trouble ( mistakenly greased the gaskets...
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