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I recently stripped the upper gears in my Alpha I Gen I, I decided to replace the whole outdrive with a used one. Well being new to boating, I purchased a pre-alpha or "r" drive thinking it was alpha I. Is there any difference that I should be aware of? Will it fit? everything looks the same.
I have a 3.0l with an alpha I gen I outdrive. After having stripped the upper gears and overheated the engine, I am in the process of putting it all back together but can not seem to find where the exhaust water shutter goes. Can anybody help?
I have a '89 3.0l Sea Ray that I just bought a few months ago. The boat had run great until the last outing when I heard a loud clank and the the boat stopped moving and would not engage gears. Upon further inspection of the upper gear housing I found that the top gears were completely stripped...
