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    2 spun props

    I have a 1989 25 larson san marino with a 305lx and alpha drive. I just spun 2 props on 2 consecutive trips. One was a 14 1/2 x 15 stainless. The other was a 15 x 14 aluminum. WOT with either prop is about 4300. Engine runs at about 180. Did not hit anything first one spun powering up to plane...
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    water in drive

    i have an 89 mercruiser alpha 1 drive. when i pulled the boat i noticed oil pushing out the vent. bad winter this year and just took the drive off and had about a cup of water come out. just took the prop off and pressure checked it and the prop seal is leaking. just had siomeone do it 3 seasons...
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    mercruiser running hot

    I have an 89 larson with a 305lx with alpha drive the boat has been running hotter than it usually does. It is running about 180. It is a raw water system. the line blew coming from the drive to the engine and overheated. Since it was running hot before and I had to check everything I changed...
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    change to seawater pump

    i have a 89 5.0 lx with alpha drive i blew the raw water hose then melted the water pump in the drive and not getting enough flow to cool. Risers and manifolds are new but very hot checked waterflow from drive and just get a trickle what i figure is instead of having the boat pulled and have a...
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    trouble reinstalling volvo outdrive

    my buddy is having trouble reinstalling his drive He has done it himself yhe past couple of years with no problem it goes as far as the splineto the front of the flywheel i beleive it is the motor alignment and i had him check with my mercruiser tool i couldnt verify it for him because i broke...
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    change from al to ss prop

    i want to change out my prop and i am trying to figure out which one i need. i am running a 5.0LX 230hp with an alpha ona 25 larson cruiser.the boat has decent holeshot top end is about 30 on gps at about 4700 wottho prop on there is a michigan match 16 x 13 what stainless should i go to :confused:
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    larson window parts

    i have a 89 larson san marino and had to take the window apart to clean tne tracks from yearsof dirt in them causing leaks any way i damaged one of the screen tracks in the process just a plastic strip that sits inside the tracks the screen rides in if anyone knows where i can get them could...
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    fuel capacity

    i have a 89 larson san marino and i am havinga wierd problemmy gas guage was reading off and ran out of gasihave changed the sender now it seems tobe reading accurately as far as i can tell i have a tank that supposedly holds 80 gal the guage moves 1/8 for every 10 gals up to 3/4 of a tank then...
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    radio dies when lights on

    i have an1989 larson san marino at night when i have the cabin lights on the more i turn on the dimmer they get then the radio volume goes down any ideas onwhat the problem could be. also would any one know where i could get wiring shematics for my boat any help thanks :confused:
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    boat speed

    i have an 1989 larson san marino 25 ft with 5.0 lx not sure what prop i am running easy enoughto checkbut not from my computer what i wanted to knowis what should my boats top speed be and what should WOT be 1 am doing about 28 miles on my gps at about 4400 rpm WOT cannot find specs for this...
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    larson shower drain

    i have a 1989 larson san marino and have a peculiar problem with my shower drain it works for a little while but then stops pumping the pump is still running but does not remove water any more i changed the pump but to no avail dont know what to do family needs to shower and i am tired of bailing
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    seperate or parrallel for house baterries

    just want to know which would be better for luxury items ie microwave coffee maker etc. i have a 2500 watt inverter and installed two new deep cycle batteries is it better to have them separate and switch if one dies or run them parralel for the power. i dont have them set up to charge off off...
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    third battery

    i want to add a deepcycle battery to my current system i have a cranking and a cranking/deep cycle now it has a selector switch off/1/all/2 and an onboard charger from ground power. first of all how do i wire it in do i need an isolator for charging if so what type i plan on only running luxury...
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    SHOWER DRAIN

    I'm having a problem with my shower drain on a 89<br />larson san marino,, it would work for five to ten minutes than stop, I cleaned the screens no help, i rebuilt the pump no help, then replaced the whole pump only to find same thing happened with the brand new pump??? i checked voltage which...
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    mercruiserd rive

    would any one know if i can put an alpha1 drive on my boat that currently has a 1mr drive i know the ratios are different by .14 but i figure i can reprop to make the difference thanks for your help
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    mercruiser drive ratio

    could anyone tell me what the drive ratio is of an alpha 1 drive is with a 140 mercruiser<br />4 cyl on a 19 foot searay<br /> thanks :confused:
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    drive swap

    I currently have a mercruiser model 1 s/n 5304460 thats extremely worn and cracked in lower housing. I was wondering if i could swap it out off my buddys boat that he is junking with an alpha 1 s/n ob700937. does the mating to the gimbal fit and are the ratios similiar also what would the the...
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