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    Bellows Kit for an Alpha One Gen Two?

    We have a 1995 Wellcraft with a 3.0 Mercruiser engine and an Alpha One Generation Two outdrive. Is there a kit available with all of whatever is required to change out the bellows or do we need to buy the parts separately?
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    Exhaust Elbow

    Thanks to all who replied.
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    Exhaust Elbow

    I have an old 165 inline 6 and was reading some old threads that relate to the same. In one of those "acrhris" made the statement below in bold. My question is, what exactly is being referred to? Are we talking a cast part or a rubber part? "Re: Mercruiser 165 6 Cyl. Good, Bad, Okay? I had a...
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    292 inline 6 with prealpha drive for 19.5 cuddy

    Do any of you folks have personal experience with the 292 Mercruisers? I gather they are fairly rare as they were only used for 1 or 2 years. I have heard they were hard on fuel. I had a 1968 Chevy C10 pickup with the 292 and a 2 speed powerglide transmission and it was hard on fuel. Part of...
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    73' mercruiser rewire

    So, how would he find a crack on the inside? Pull the pan and inspect? Where to look and what to look for? Would pressure testing the engine be sufficient to tell if there was a problem without pulling the pan etc.? Does that look like a weld or epoxy or something? The "weld" looks pretty wide.
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    Trouble pouring fuel into boat

    1995 Wellcraft Excel with a 3.0 LX engine and Alpha 1 gen 2 outdrive. We are finding it difficult to pour fuel into the tank. Filling at the pump, or pouring into a funnel from a can, the boat will not take much without overflowing back out of the filler. No idea if this is common with this...
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    Wood finish formula?

    My recollection is that someone on here posted a formula for a wood finish that was part varnish and part linseed oil and maybe something else. I know I saved it but am having trouble finding it on my computer. Searching on the forum does not appear to work as all I come up with is commercial...
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    Alpha 1 gen 2 aluminum anode kit

    The kit came with a small plastic doodad. What is it for?
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    Anodes

    1995 Alpha 1 gen 2 Anodes look a bit crusty but are still intact. Can I clean them up and re-install? Fresh water boat seldom in the water for more than a few days at a time. Ran through salt spray on the highway late last fall taking it for storage. Salt was hard on the trailer especially but...
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    Alignment bar

    I think I know the answer to my question, but want to verify that I am correct. Is the alignment bar the same for all of the MerCruiser outdrives?
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    Auxiliary Motor Bracket?

    We have a boat like this https://www.baadgalleri.dk/galleri/billeder/wellcraft-excel-19-sx/18824 I would like to have a bracket on the back to mount an auxiliary motor. We boat on Lake of the Woods and I would like to have some means of getting home if the engine or outdrive had issues. Does...
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    Do old glass boats get brittle?

    I have very little experience with glass boats. We have generally had aluminum boats. Do old glass boats get to the point where they are not really salvageable? I looked at one a few nights back that has been sitting outside for a long while. The boat is almost fuzzy. I really wondered if it...
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    model numbers or serial numbers

    Do the model numbers and/or serial numbers on Johnson outboard motors provide information that will identify the motor as being long shaft or short shaft? If so, where would I run the numbers to check?
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    Deadrise

    So, Starcraft experts, I have a question for you - or maybe more than one question: When did Starcraft start to increase the deadrise in their aluminum hulls? Has it changed much over the years? Will a newer boat likely have more deadrise than the earlier boats? We had a couple of old...
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    Volvo and OMC ?

    Is there a Volvo outdrive that one should avoid? I have this recollection that Volvo and OMC had some arrangement to use a common outdrive at one time. Since we are mostly avoiding any I/O that is OMC, I wondered if there was a Volvo drive of a certain vintage to be avoided too.
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    Nissan 9.9 2 stroke?

    I am looking to swap a 20 HP Evinrude for a 10 HP motor of some sort. A fellow has offered to swap a 9.9 Nissan 2 stroke. Anyone have comments on the reliability of Nissan outboards? Are parts readily available? I do not know exactly how old the Nissan is. I have seen a photo and the cover is...
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    1978 70HP Johnson lower unit issues

    Motor made an odd noise while running and now will not shift out of forward. Shifter moves the cables etc but the prop stays in forward. Pulled the drain plug and there are some filings or shavings on the magnet. Not much evidence of metal in the drained oil. Guessing something broke in the...
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    riveting?

    Have any of you tin boat folks done much riveting? I have a couple of boats that need a little work. My questions are what sort of rivets do I need and what length? A bit of a search indicates there are soft aluminum and hard aluminum rivets. Do I want lengths about double the thickness of the...
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    Lengthening a trailer tongue

    It appears to me that a previous owner has shortened the tongue on my boat trailer. I think it could use a bit more length. The usual tongue metal tubing seems to have walls about an 1/8" thick. I just happen to have a chunk of steel the right size but it is 1/4" thick. Can any of you folks...
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    165HP inline 6- water flow reversal kit for exhaust manifold

    What is involved? I have seen photos and note that the hose from the thermostat housing is routed to the rear of the exhaust manifold instead of the front endcap and also that a hose from the front endcap is routed to the exhaust elbow. What comes with the "kit"? Are the end cap gaskets different?
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