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Long time lurker but first post.
We've recently moved to a 1999 Capri 1850 bow rider with 210 v6 Mercruiser V6. It has a 1.62:1 Alpha 1 Leg.
It's the first stern drive we've had so things are a little different and I'd appreciate some advice after our first familiarization cruise today.
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