Yes I just read the sticky - thanks ! - good information. And I won't bump up the idle - I understand now.
As the outdrive is completely different - I'm hoping it is just an adjustment required on the lower shift cable - and not a replacement - the cable seemed to be fine when the outdrive...
Hi Guys - hoping for some input - I have a 79 thundercraft with a 228 mercruiser i/o engine -I just I swapped the old mc-1 outdrive (lost the gears) for a rebuilt alpha 1 gen 1. My old outdrive had 14.5" 17pitch prop - the alpha one has a 15.5" 18" pitch prop. The boat starts & runs fine -...
Lost my upper gear set in my mc-1 outdrive last year at the end of season - low oil. The top gears were shredded. I've found an alpha 1 g1 upper. I'd like to take my lower half of mc-1 and mate it to the a1g1 upper (it's the right ratio for the boat)- but do I have to worry about shredded...
Hi Chris - if I was retired & had the time - I might try it - but for now I'm just learning - and don't know much about the gen ii - other than more expensive. Heck - I know little about the mc-1 and alpha i. Right now I would just like to get my boat up & running. Thanks for the...
Long story short - I have a 1979 thundercraft with a 305 merc and mc-1 outdrive. Outdrive lost it's top gears late this year - so I need to put on another drive. I've decided to find a complete unit upper & lower. (I'm in Ontario Canada)
I've considered going to Luken - 1750 cdn + tx for a...
Hi Scott - can you do me a favour and point me to that stickie please - I can't find it - and am in the precarious position of having to paint a merc drive. Thanks in advance.
Nothin lasts forever,,
So very true Flashback......
I put another coat on it - thick with no thinner - looks a deeper yellow now - and you can tell it's real thick - I'll see how it pans out this year...
Thanks for all the feedback guys - I appreciate it. I think alldoge hit it on the head - I should have done research & made it from white oak - but it was last year- beginning of season - was going to put the boat in the water when I climbed up the ladder & heard & felt the platform crack - it...
Made a new swim platform from some oak last year - coated it with multiple coates of interlux schooner gold - problem is that the varnish soaks into the open grain in some spots- and I mean really soaks in - and the water has caused some minor black spotting - I'm thinking of putting a real...
Hoping someone can help me out or point me in the right direction. My thundercraft 230 front windshield leaks where the two meet at an angle - right at the bottom point on the dash (center of the boat). Leaks quite bad.
I've tried to reseal the windshield with silicone with no luck.
I'm...
Hi - This is a bit of a long read - but I'm posting the entire story here so anyone who can help me out understands what I'm trying to do.
I changed marinas this year - previously docked my Magnum 230 thundercraft at a marina that had shore power - it was nice as 5 or 6 times during the summer...
Hi Guys - hoping someone can help me - I'd like to upgrade to a higher amperage alternator - but want to check out the engine wiring for my merc beforehand - and am looking for the schematics - I've looked in the stickies with no success - maybe I'm missing something - and my seloc manual gives...