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  1. meantobe63

    1986 gimbal housing, gimbal ring, bellhousing, outdrive swap on to a 1968

    Just noticed yesterday that my u-joint bellow has a slight rubbed thru mark on it from the water inlet hose. I already have the wrong drive ratio (4-cylinder drive behind a 6-cylinder) and it's off my 1969 boat, and the trim system isn't working (leaks down immediately). I have the opportunity...
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    MC-1 260 swap

    I purchased a 1981 Searay with the 260hp setup for the trailer, some pieces off of it, and the potential of using the complete drivetrain for an older boat. With the 1968 Glaspar and 1969 Tom Sawyer I own, I’m noticing some parts are hard to come by for this drive setup (trim cylinders, trim...
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    Broken console to control shift cable

    The 1968 Glasspar that I got a few weeks ago without a drive on it was hard to get out of forward and reverse gear the first time I took it out but I little wiggle off the lever near neutral would do the trick. Next time I took it out (last night) was hard to get out of forward and extremely...
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    1967-1969 trim cylinders obsolete

    Ran my 1968 on the lake the other day and couldn't trim up under power and assuming it was lifting out of the water when in reverse because boat barely moved in reverse. Went to look for replacement or preferably rebuild kits for the cylinders and it seems that the 1967-69 cylinders are...
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    1968 tilt/trim leaking by

    1968 Glasspar with single solenoid Prestolite pump. Bought boat without a drive on it. Installed one off a 1969 (same setup). Boat sits super low on trailer so when running on hose 2 nights ago, I'd try and keep skeg about 2" off the ground but it would leak down within 30 seconds. I put the...
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    1969 Glasspar outdrive swap out

    Just purchased a 1969 Glasspar with 160hp Inline-6. Only thing missing is the outdrive. I have a 1969 Tom Sawyer with a 120hp inline-4 sitting here I was hoping I could slap the drive on to the Glasspar just to be able to lake test it. I know the ratio is not the same for the 4 and 6 cylinder...
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    Bravo shifter / throttle install on a gen 2???

    Is there a way to install a separate forward/reverse shifter and have a throttle only on a Alpha One Gen Two like a Bravo has? I can't see why not, but can't find any info. With how much our lake feels like an ocean, I'd love to be able to idle and just shift forward and reverse without the...
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    cleaned out the flame arrestor and "found" this cool thing....

    While cleaning my filthy, probably never cleaned since new flame arrestor, in a fab shop, this cool little cover appeared all of a sudden.... LOL
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    1969 Mercruiser 120 shift interrupt issues

    Hello, I bought a 1969 Tom Sawyer with a Mercruiser 120, so from my research it's a MC-1 outdrive??? It does not have trim sending unit switches which is a bummer but maybe wasn't available that early. Anyways, struggled to get it out of forward and reverse when we took it for a spin to make...
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    2006 Mercruiser 3.0 Swap to 1987 Mercruiser 260

    After not being able to get over 20mph with MANY attempts of fixing this, changing that, I’m swapping my 135hp 3.0 over to a 260hp 5.7. It will fit, BARELY, and will take plenty of fab work for engine mounts, adding a center toon, etc., that I’m capable of doing myself. I would never even think...
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    Alpha 1 gen 1 mercruiser 260 and gen 2 gimble

    recently purchased a 1987 Sea Arrow with a Mercruiser 260. Looking to use the engine and whatever else needed to swap out my 2006 3.0 with a Gen 2. I know the v8 runs a 1.50:1 ratio and my gen 2 is a 2.00:1. I’d prefer to keep my gen 2 and regear if needed. I’d assume the engine will bolt to the...
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    24ft Suntracker 3.0 I/O with 40% prop slip

    Bought the boat a year ago and tachometer didn’t read correctly. Mercruiser with Alpha one 2.0 gear ratio. With the prop that came on it, a 16x14p, I’d only get 16-17mph with 4 adults and 3 kids. This year with the new tach, I’ve ran this prop again and getting 4000 rpm. At that rpm and speed...
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    Will a 140 I/o (Serials 4920217 + 4907327) be a straight swap with a 1963 110 ?

    Found a complete I/O on Craigslist for cheap but motor most likely will need rebuilt. Has everything, steering, tilt, trim, etc. the straight horsepower should be nice but more interested in it for parts availability and tilt and trim since mine has neither
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    I KNOW, I KNOW, there's a Bible about serial numbers but I'm cunfused.

    A boat I might buy to swap the complete sterndrive, etc for has these stickers on valve cover. I haven't seen in person, looks like a late 80's Bayliner. I can see on the pic on middle of valve cover that it's a 181cu in. Any insight?
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    Steering..... Does this look normal, or even safe?

    After looking thru the Mercruiser I.D bible, I did not find a picture or description of this setup. It has the steering tube on the transom plate, but it's not being used and the cable is directly hooked to steering arm.
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    Horsepower comparison between an I/O and an outboard

    Is there any kind of rule of thumb as far as how much horsepower is lost because of weight and drive components of an I/O compared to an outboard? Like an outboard with 80 hp is roughly the same as an I/o with 120? Just trying to weigh all my options with my boat since it will need to have...
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    Old fiberglass gas tank reseal or replace?

    My Aristocraft with a Mercruiser 110 has back to back seats that lay flat and the base on the left side is the actual gas tank. It is fiberglass and lined with something black. I don't really know if you can get this style tank flushed and resealed, or do I even need to? I was thinking about...
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    Lowered trailer bad for putting boat in water????

    I have a 1964 Aristocraft Funliner I/O and with it on the trailer it is next to impossible to get in and out of it. The tires are little like 12" or something like that and they actually sit under the boat. I want to widen the axle to get the tires next to the boat and do a flip on the axle to...
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    HELP. I CAN NOT FIND THE SERIAL OF MY OUTDRIVES and I want to order parts ASAP!!!!

    I have a 1963 or 1964 Aristocraft Funliner with a 110 Mercruiser. The previous owner and I both have tried to find the serial on the OUTDRIVE with no luck. So then since my original boat didn't have tilt or trim, I bought an additional boat, I think a 1968 Thunderbird????? What ever it was...
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