KarstRanger
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- Apr 17, 2006
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I have a 1987 Alpha One (gen I) mercruiser stern-drive on a 130 hp engine. There is a small water leak coming into the boat in the stern-drive bell housing area somewhere, so it's time to pull it apart and while I am in there, replace the three bellows, two hoses and maybe the shift cable too. The exhaust bellows looks cracked enough that it may be the source of the leak anyway.<br /><br />Question - I have exhaust bellows on my boat, but looking through this forum and at parts listings, there appears to be an easier alternative, an exhaust tube. How do I know if I can upgrade to this exhaust tube? <br /><br />See transom service kit #21951 w/tube vs. #21950 w/bellows.<br /><br /> http://www.sterndrive.info/alpha-one/bell_housing.html <br /><br />Thanks!
and had not thought about replacing the trim switches/wires, and I now see that the service manual shows that those wires do get chaffed easily.<br /><br />So, since I do not know the maintenance history on this 1987 sterndrive and I am preparing to use it off-shore (I added an auxiliary 9.9hp 4-stroke just in case), then I will want to be replacing: the three bellows, two hoses, the shift cable, and the trim limit switches and wires. <br /><br />I will check the gimbal bearing. Anything else you would suggest while I have the outdrive off? <br /><br />Also, I am without a hoist and the special tools required - about how many man-hours would you expect a marine shop to do the above R&R - about 4 hours?