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    5.7V8 with a 1.84 alpha one gear ratio

    Thank you for all the advice and knowledge, much help, thanks
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    5.7V8 with a 1.84 alpha one gear ratio

    So in other words it will work? My fear is I will burn out the gears, it does state under the engines specifications that the 1.84 ratio is for high elevations but where I am(Vancouver) it is sea level, so not ideal.
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    5.7V8 with a 1.84 alpha one gear ratio

    It’s a 23’ cuddy cabin the 2300SC, engine is the 5.7v8 thunderbolt ignition, carb
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    5.7V8 with a 1.84 alpha one gear ratio

    Thanks for all the help and advice I’m gonna work with that and I’ll let you know what I come out with
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    5.7V8 with a 1.84 alpha one gear ratio

    Thanks for that, if I go to a 23 pitch would a four blade be better then a 3 blade, would it bring rpms down?
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    5.7V8 with a 1.84 alpha one gear ratio

    no i havnt yet, waiting on the weather to turn a little bit warmer. would a bravo prop work on a alpha drive as there are people who sell hi pitched ones like 28-30 pitch if that high of pitch is necessary maybe bravo would work
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    5.7V8 with a 1.84 alpha one gear ratio

    Ya that’s what I’ve been reading, my next thought was to see if I can get a bravo prop on cause I see they go real high in pith, just seen a guy selling a 30 pitch but I don’t know if they fit on alpha drives
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    5.7V8 with a 1.84 alpha one gear ratio

    I have not had it in the water yet as I have been restoring the boat over the winter and the leg is my last thing left to do, the guy I bought the leg from was mistaken on the gear ratio so before I swap it I thought maybe I can just use it, boat originally had a 1.47 ratio alpha one gen2 leg...
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    5.7V8 with a 1.84 alpha one gear ratio

    I have a 2003 23' maxum with a 5.7v8 and a alpha one drive with a 1.84 gear ratio, my question is will I be ok with that ratio as i know that the 5.7 goes with a 1.47 ratio drive, if i am good to use it I imagine ill have to prop up, anyone know how hi of pitch I need to go?
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