I just noticed this hole in the bottom front side my Mercruiser alpha one lower unit, starboard side. Its just a little bigger than a bb hole and is perfectly round which makes me think it's suppose to be there. I had the ears on running the water into the lower unit and water comes spraying out...
This is my first experience tubing and the only tube I have. Sometimes while I am being pulled the tube feels like it wants to nose down into the water. If I lean back it lifts back up but I feel like I am fighting to keeping it from nose diving. This is a quality O'Brien 2 man tube pulling just...
When I bought my boat the rear view mirror was not attached. I want to re-attach it but I'm not sure where it goes? I see no open screw holes anywhere? Any help appreicated.
Here is a pic of the dash area of my boat
and here is the mirror which shows how it attaches
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Outdrives are fairly new to me so I have always wondered if there is an easier way to tell when I have lowered my outdrive (1990 mercruiser alpha one) into its proper position. I have always just lowered it and go back and look at it, lower some more and go check, etc. Even then I wonder if I do...
I have been trying to figure out if I have a 1990 Bayliner Capri 1800BR or 1850BR. Can anyone tell me how I can find out which I have? Is there a tag on it somewhere? What is the difference between the two? Length?
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Going to be purchasing a new boat cover for traveling long distances on the highway. Which type of cover is better for high speed traveling, the snap type (covers just the bow and cockpit) or a tie down which covers the whole boat.
I do carry luggage in the boat so I need it to keep the water...
I'm looking at getting a new bimini top for my boat. Which is better for shade and rain factors?
I know vinyl(20 oz. marine acrylic) casts total shade (can't see the sun through it) and repels water/rain well but how well does the sharkskin material(6.5 oz. marine polyester) do in this areas...
I have added trim tabs to the back of my boat but when on the trailer they line right over the trailer rails. So everytime I land the boat I have to undo the tabs so they don't bend over the rails.
What would you recommend doing to prevent this? Trim 4" off the back of the trailer rails and...
Well I don't have many options and neither will be ideal. I wanted to get some opinions from here before I permanently mounted my fish locater transducer to the back of my boat.
Labeled on the pic of the back of my boat below is Point A is where I am thinking about mounting it and is temporally...
I'm changing the lube on my 1990 alpha one sterndrive and I pulled the upper vent and lower drain plug and there are no O rings on these plugs? Is that normal? Should I get some and use them when I re-install my plugs?
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I saw a few months back free Alpha One manual downloads. I can't remember or find them now. Does anyone know where I can find a free manual download for a 1990 Alpha One Sterndrive?
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I'm running a mercruiser 3.0L that luls and an ocassional backfire when doing over 4500 rpm. I can drive all day and it runs smooth with no problems till I kick it up over 4500.
I had and possibly still have water in the tank, I added a fuel/water seperator (mercury/quicksilver fuel/water...
I have a 1990 Bayliner that at medium speeds the bow is so high up I can't see where I am going. I need to correct this but I have no room to mount trim tabs and I have heard so many bad things about hydrofoil stabilizers that is not an option either.
What other options do I have?
My stern...
I want to mount my bow mount trolling motor to the stern of my boat. I want to build a mounting bracket that can be removed and re-installed fairly easily.
I don't want it to ruin the cosmetics of the stern and want to keep it clean looking when the bracket is off.
I have a minn kota...
I'm debating whether or not the Sting Ray XPII Hydrofoil Stabilizer is worth the $20 more over the Sting Ray XPI?
The difference is the XPII is made with a Speed-XP? hydrophilic material that creates a water-on-water surface eliminating drag. So does this really make much difference?
Anyone...
