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    Found the bottom of river, a little help please!

    I found the bottom of the river yesterday and distroyed my prop. I would like a list of things to check for damage. I have a 3.7L 224 cid Mercruiser with a Alpha One stern drive. The drive shaft seems to be streight and has no damage, the prop took the worst of it! The skeg, cavataion plates and...
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    Any ideas on how to pick up speed?

    I have a 3.7L 224cid Mercruiser with a alpha one drive. The boat is 22ft and about 3600lbs. I am running at 4600 RPM at WOT, with a 14.5x20 4 blade prop. The engine is running great holding proper oil pressure, temp and holding RPM steady. I can come up another 200 RPM still and be with in...
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    Alpha one gear ratio

    :confused:I was recantly told that you can change the gear ratio of sterndrives and was wondering if this is tru. I have a Alpha one, and I am not 100% sure what the factory gear ratio is, but I know it hasnt been changed from its factory setting. From the little time I have had to look in to...
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    Was your holiday ride as crazy as mine?

    So like many of you did I took the family out for some fun filled boating for the extended holiday weekend (so I thought)........ Well it started Sunday night, the wife and I went out on the Maumee River for a nice (kid Free) ride. Everything was great, the water was smooth as glass, no wind...
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    Re-did the seats in the boat. what do you think?

    I got sick of the 80's green and blue on the seats so I up-dated it using some leather and fabric paint. What do you think?
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    Boat leans to one side

    I am having an issue with my boat leaning to the left side when at WOT and the trim is all the way down. If I bring the trim up it centers but still leans a little to the left, but with trim down its real bad :eek:. Now I have a 1987 four winns sundowner, 3.7l merc, alpha 1 drive. 4 blade prop...
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    ProPulse Prop

    First off I would like to say this site rocks! It has been a great tool. Now I have always used a 14 1/2x 19 prop on my boat, 1987 Four Winns with a 3.7L Merc and I have been happy with it, but i was resantly given a 14 1/2 ProPulse prop as a gift and it has been siting for some times because I...
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