Starcraft5834
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I've got a 1987 Alpha One,, last fall drifted into rocks on St Lawrence River fishing,, bent aluminum prop slightly, pounded it out with about 2 hits, was not severe, put a small dig into anode fin, did not notice any problems rest of year running boat,, I just bought a Michigan Match 4 blade, put it on the other day, spun tested it,, seemed to wobble just slightly out of balance,, put the original Solas back on and was fine... would seem to me if the drive shaft was bent the Solas would have wobbled too....... Ive got another Michigan Match coming in as I thought the one going back was out of balance... if I have the same issue, would replacing the lower unit be the best approach, or just the prop shaft? I've reviewed material on replacement,, if I get a new lower unit, are they plug and play? put in forward gear, remove and re-install new unit? thanks for input...