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  1. Stinnett21

    Brand New Boat Owner- Prop Question

    Don't worry about your High Five. Just get on the water, become familiar with what you have and enjoy the situation!
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    Brand New Boat Owner- Prop Question

    How do you anticipate using the boat? High Five is typically a hard core pulling prop, ie. skis, wakeboards. Usually you see them on family bowrlders who haven't pulled the trigger on a tow boat yet. If that 's not your gig and you want to start slow and cheap, visit the Turning Point...
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    Freshwater Dry Joint Manifold

    Is this a single point drain? It may be that your mechanic went deeper into winterization than was ever done in the past and if so this is a good thing. If all was ever done to winterize in the past was to use the single point drain then it would not be surprising if he pulled the quick...
  4. Stinnett21

    Alpha 1 Gen 2 - gear lube in idle relief ports

    Just saw Scott's post above. He says what really needs to be done. What I said above is just a quick check stop gap measure.
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 - gear lube in idle relief ports

    But how would it work its way into the exhaust relief cavity which is, I'm guessing, 5 inches forward from there? I guess maybe with drive tilted up it could run through to the exhaust track, through the bellows and back into the ports. Maybe you have something there. Malibudude, you could...
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 - gear lube in idle relief ports

    Do you have a lube monitor bottle? If it's allowing water in the lube will milk up in the bottle so you will then know something needs to be done. Has it sat all winter? Sometimes seals seem to get better with use and warm weather. Might just see what happens after a few outings.
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 - gear lube in idle relief ports

    How much is leaking? Is it pooling on the ground?
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 - gear lube in idle relief ports

    Yeah good question. I'm trying to envision it myself. Are you talking about the oring where the vertical shaft on the lower goes into the upper?
  9. Stinnett21

    Bellows Water Detector - Retrofit?

    The bellows on my A1G2 were last replaced in 2007 and 900 hours ago. The exhaust bellows has now given up the ghost. I removed it to inspect the driveshaft bellows. Still looks good to me. I don't see any cracks. I replaced the exhaust bellows with the tube. Always trailered and 100%...
  10. Stinnett21

    Boat Tarp Material?

    I bet you're right in steamy FL, good point. In KY mine never did, at least for the 3 years it was stored that way. I did have to make an hour long round trip a couple of time to rake snow off of it before busted my snap on.
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    Boat Tarp Material?

    Are you talking about replacing factory snap on covers or just something to throw over it? If stored outdoors 24/7/365 you need two covers. Use the factory setup, that hopefully use support poles, and buy cheap tarps from Walmart/Harbor Freight to go over that. Bungee the cheap ones around...
  12. Stinnett21

    Boat Trailer Bunk Carpet

    What are your bunk supports made of? Mine are steel and they looked like this after 15 seasons. I replaced the bunks and painted them with Chassis Saver. Bottom line...do not sit the supports on carpet that, during boating season, never dries out.
  13. Stinnett21

    Voting for 2023 Splash of the Year!

    I threw some love at the bass boat because I figured the center console would win lol. Great job!
  14. Stinnett21

    1998 Crownline 202br engine compartment access

    The boat in my pic, 2002 Bryant 214
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    1998 Crownline 202br engine compartment access

    Yes it's a sad state of affairs. You'll need to take a good hard look at what's involved in disassembling the area surrounding the engine. Mine isn't too bad but bad enough I never want another one, especially at 64 years old. Remove the engine cowling to expose the threaded stud it mounts...
  16. Stinnett21

    Alpha Gen 2 Swivel Shaft

    I have owned my A1 G2 for 20 years and put 1600 hours on it. My gimbal ring was replaced around 700 hours and it was done by drilling into the sides of the gimbal housing at the top. So now I have the frankenstein plugs on each side. This was done because it had too much play, more than I...
  17. Stinnett21

    Rev 4 to something else

    I suspect the stainless hub is for a high horsepower racing setup. If you have enough money to go racing you're not worried about saving internal parts you're worried about spinning a prop in competition.
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    Engine Overspeed?

    I rarely run WOT but I have heard my 5.0 MPI reach the limiter twice in the 19 years I've owned it. As Fun Times said right around 5150 I heard a somewhat faint beeping. That was all she had and conditions had to be perfect to reach the limit. Quickly backed it off.
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    Rev 4 to something else

    You're ahead of most of us here but I'll jump in with some comments. Hard to believe a big 4 blade won't back up well. What's the deal with that? Why do you say old Mirage vs Mirage Plus? Sounds like you have prior experience with the Mirage line. You say guardian do you mean rev limiter...
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    Mercruiser 5.0 starting problem

    Sounds like a dead battery. Even though things light up doesn't mean your battery has enough juice to turn the engine over. Recommend eliminating this first. Is this an MPI?
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