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    1969 Volvo/289 in Highliner 21

    I am thinking about buying a 1969 Highliner 21 Sportsman with the original 289/Volvo outdrive. The outdrive has a Holman Moody tag on it. The boat has been restored and is perfect. The boat has always been in freshwater and everything currently works well. My question is: are these old...
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    Transom plate interchangability

    I have a 1977 Formula with a 350 Chevorlet/Mercruiser I/O (freshwater cooled) with a rusted through outer transom plate. A friend of mine has a mid-'80's Glastron 350 Chev/Merc Alpha (standard cooling) for parts. Does anyone know offhand if the newer Alpha transom plate assembly will swap into...
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    Transom rot around I/O bolt hole

    I have a '77 Formula with a Mercruiser I/O I bought late last year. The boat is in excellent overall condition and has low hours. Unfortunately, I discovered the source of a pesky transom leak: outer transom plate is rusted through next to the port side mounting bolt. Worse, the transom wood...
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    Replace exhaust bellows only?

    I have a (new to me) 1977 Formula 233 with MCM 250 with an Alpha drive. The motor is freshwater cooled from a thru-hull fitting: no water comes from the outdrive. <br />The exhaust bellows is leaking water into the boat. The boat is currently docked in freshwater at my house while I "shake it...
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    Mercruiser model ID

    I have a 1977 Formula 233 with a Mercruiser that I am at a loss as to what model drive it has. <br />Motor is an MCM 250 serial# 4768105<br />Drive serial# 4793307 <br />From what I was able to glean from a website last night, I have an Alpha drive (flat top, no ridges on the sides). The...
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