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    Questions about how lower shift cable on 1988 alpha one gen one

    Posted awhile back and never found time to try and resolve issue with shift interrupt and adjustments. Spent the entire day following kghost instructions in the archives that I had previously asked about. The shift interrupt switch is indeed working. The boat does not cut out going into...
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    Questions about how lower shift cable on 1988 alpha one gen one

    Posted awhile back and never found time to try and resolve issue with shift interrupt and adjustments. Spent the entire day following kghost instructions in the archives that I had previously asked about. The shift interrupt switch is indeed working. The boat does not cut out going into...
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    1988 Alpha One Gen. One shifting problem

    Had boat out for the first time this season. Boat did sit on trailer for over seven months. But I periodically run, lube and maintain as much as I feel is required and or needed. Anyway, the boat ran great all morning up until mid afternoon when I noticed that it became more difficult to...
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    shifting problem on Alpha One Gen 1

    Hey folks, was out on the boat with the kids on Sunday. Boat ran great until later in the day when I noticed that it became difficult coming out of forward gear and reverse. I noticed that it felt a little harder to shift early in the day but got worse as the day came to an end while trying...
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    fuel gauge replacement

    Alright, I've got to be honest so here it goes. Fuel gauge took a dump after just installing two new batteries. It was shady at the end of last season so I had a feeling it was going to let me down sooner than later. Looked for about a week online for the exact replacement Faria gauge. No...
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    Not overheating but just too darn hot!

    At the beginning of season, posted about an impact I had doing a stupid water test on a local river. (What a hell hole that turned out to be!) Anyway, knocked a hole in lower unit case and limped back to dock. Bought another used lower, installed new water impeller kit with housing...
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    What would cause engine to pop through carb after key is turned off?

    1988 3.7lx 180hp 470 with Alpha One (gen one outdrive) All right, here it goes. Aquired a used lower unit. According to the ebay seller, it was an aftermarket unit (SEI) that he was going to use on his boat but ended up repowering his boat with a new engine/drive package so he never used it...
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    Question about mating upper to lower alpha one gen one drive

    I got my lower unit last Saturday and installed it last night. I apparently knocked off a small spring that goes on the lowest seal on the upper unit. I guess it is there to keep water from entering where the vertical shaft on the lower mates to the upper. Question: How critical is the small...
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    Alpha One (gen) One Lower Unit Impact!

    Went down to a river system close to my shop to water test boat. Everything went well for about two hours. Was not familiar with the area but the guy who went with me assured me there was plenty of water. Anyway, was going upstream and struck a rock travelling about 20-25 mph. Immediately...
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    Where to order a steering cable?

    A friend of mine recently purchased a 1984 Boston Whaler Newport with a 70 horse Johnson outboard engine. The boat sat for two years and the steering cable froze up at the pivot point at top of transom inner mount. We were finally able to remove cable. We tried to free it up by removing...
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    Floating tachometer?

    Alright, left gps on in boat so I killed battery.( I know dummy, right!) Charged up battery for an hour and was able to get boat to start right up. So started boat on a set of ears and all was well until I throttled back down after a moment of two and noticed the tachometer was not coming back...
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    1988 Alpha One trim pump problem

    Went down to Cape May this past Sunday with my daughter and a friend on my birthday. Went to public dock, launched boat, warmed up, started out of tributary towards back bay, had to stop for another boat coming up back creek, gave way, tried to trim up and stayed towards starboard side of...
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    Trim pump stuck in full down position

    Went down to Cape May New Jersey with my daughter and a friend on my birthday on Sunday. Went to a public dock and launched the boat. I was warming up the engine and all seemed to be alright. Had my hands full with two 9 year olds. lol Anyway, headed out of the canal towards channel, which...
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    1980 Correct Craft with twin v-6 engines

    I recently saw a 1980 23' Correct Craft "Fish Nautique" center console powered by two Inboard 4.3 liter v-6 engines. It has gear boxes rather than Alpha I/O's and the propeller shafts come through the bottom of hull. It also has two independent rutters. I do not know what type of gear boxes...
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    Quicksilver Classic 3000 Control (man overboard switch)

    I have a Mercruiser Classic 3000 Controller with a man overboard switch built into the front cover. Anyway, I was installing a piece of trim on the bottom of gunwhale and had to disassemble the controller. Everything was fine until I attempted to start boat and found that I was not getting...
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    Installed Perko switch with single engine/two battery(cranking battery and house battery)

    Tried to post several times on this site over the last day and had no success. Anyway, hooked up Perko battery selector switch on my boat. All seems well but had a few questions. The two batteries are located forward under a hatch and one is mounted on port side of center stringer,other is...
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    Alternator and or charging system question

    I have a 65 amp marine 3 wire alternator setup. I also have two batteries installed beneath hatch of forward deck. I also hooked up (two) 8 fuse panels, one for each battery. I also installed two grounding blocks for each battery. Also ran heavy duty battery cables to the one battery and to...
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    Semi Custom ski tower.

    I have been looking at a specific semi custom ski tower from an outfit called Big Air Wakeboard towers. The one that caught my eye was the H20 version. I was planning to ski with the kids at one point but was also interested in mounting some electronics up and out of the way such as a vhf...
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    4.3 litre turbo?

    There is a version of the 4.3 liter v-6 automobile engine with a turbo charger. I think they were installed in The Typhoon/Cyclone. Has anyone been able to do this with a marine version of this particular v-6? I think I remember reading that the turbo version makes up to 280 horsepower which...
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    Free play or drifting in Saginaw style power assist unit on 1988 Alpha One generation drive.

    Working through on problem at a time and thanks to you guys, have been making significant progress with boat rebuild project, but have another issue that concerns me! This is the deal: I have free-play in Saginaw power assist that I purchased on ebay which was brand new in the box and...
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