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    Maintenance intervals

    Is there a link or can someone tell me some basic maintenance intervals for the alpha 1 gen II outdrive? A basic chart when to inspect or replace things per year (I.e. bellows, I-joints, shift cable, etc) I think I’m way overdue on my Bellows. I’m ordering them now but also want to complete...
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    Automatic bilge wiring help

    Hello all! I’m wiring my bilge with a float for backup. I want a on-off dash switch where I can turn on to manually activate bilge and when the switch is off, the bilge is controlled by the float. I’m planning on using a 5 pin relay for this where terminal 87 will go to bilge pump and 87a will...
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    Surge brake question (don’t know if it’s normal)

    I’m using my buddies boat this summer and it has surge brakes. The boat was previously stored at another buddies house and he never did any maintenance and the maintenance he did do was pretty shady tree. The master cylinder was replaced a couple years ago and I replaced a broken brake line...
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    Stumped on cooling system issue

    First time running boat this year and we’ve got overheating issues. It’s a 4.3 mercruiser with alpha 1 drive. So running it wide open temp climbs and alarm goes off, slow down and you see the temp gauge drop and go to normal. Increase speed and same thing happens. It will also overheat at...
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    Hopefully simple aluminum paint question

    Hello all! I’m re-doing the interior of my brothers boat and I’m looking to re-paint it. It’s just a older fishing boat so I’m not looking for a $300 paint job. Interior is already coated and in good condition except for a small area of bare metal from where the livewell used to be. I have a...
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    4.3 Mercrusier Timing Mark

    I seen this posted in the past forum but it didn't quite answer my question. I have a 03 Fourwinns with a 4.3 mercruiser (thunderbolt ignition). I'm looking at timing the engine; however I cannot find the timing tab. I see the one line on the balancer but no "tab" on the engine. I could have...
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