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    1.84 ratio on Alpha 1 Gen 2 5.0 L/X

    Thanks for the replies Dave and Chris. With the new transoms and drives on (along with full services and new manifolds and risers, antifoul, polishing, etc etc) the boat went back in the water yesterday. Ran 10 miles up the coast to my marina in 2 to 3 metre seas at 17 knots so won't know about...
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    1.84 ratio on Alpha 1 Gen 2 5.0 L/X

    Ok, so you might have seen my thread about leaking transoms and worn out props. The boat has had all of the engines, transoms and drives removed and everything that lived in the water looks in terrible shape. The only used parts I can find and look good enough to use are with the yard doing the...
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    Advice needed - What else can seem like a spun prop hub?

    When driving my boat, the low speed handling up to 7 or 8 knots was working fine. When I try to go up to the plane the load makes the stbd drive slip. Boat is a 1991 30' bayliner with twin 5.0 L/X with alpha 1 gen 2 drives. I was thinking I had a damaged prop hub so went about removing the...
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    Oil leak around oil pressure sender

    Hi there, I have been a long time reader but only just joined the forum as now I have my own boat. It's an old girl and needs some love and I thought I would start with trying to resolve an oil leak that dirtied the bilge over quite some time from what I can gather. When I got the boat there was...
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