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Old 04-04-2005, 04:26 PM
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Replaced both of mine as soon as I got the new to me boat home. 125 hrs and 3 yrs, they were about to go anytime. All do to a combonation of no greasing by the original owner and poor engine alignment from the factory. I always pull them 1st thing in spring and check for alignment and grease the u-joints.
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Old 04-05-2005, 12:18 AM
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I probably should have included this info. I bought the boat new, and am actually really good at keeping it serviced. It's lubed and the alignment checked twice a year since I use it a lot. The motor is a 350 Mag MPI with a Procharger. I guess it was just my time after 4 years. Thanks for the info guys.
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Old 04-05-2005, 01:07 AM
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Mine did the same thing.but there is no engine height ajustment on my 500 efi. with the offshore mounts . The last time I cked it it was ok.still went bad.

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Old 04-05-2005, 03:58 AM
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Blew one on the Cafe Racer in 2003.

Maintenance helps as mentioned above.
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Old 04-05-2005, 09:09 AM
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Well now that the coupler is out of the way, you only have to worry about your gimbal ring and upper in the next year or 2.
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I probably should have included this info. I bought the boat new, and am actually really good at keeping it serviced. It's lubed and the alignment checked twice a year since I use it a lot. The motor is a 350 Mag MPI with a Procharger. I guess it was just my time after 4 years. Thanks for the info guys.
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Thanks a lot Gary! What's next my dog dies and my wife leaves me? I guess we need to write a song about the broken boat parts blues.
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If your mom gets thrown in prison too, you'll have the makings for a good country song.

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Thanks a lot Gary! What's next my dog dies and my wife leaves me? I guess we need to write a song about the broken boat parts blues.
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Old 04-06-2005, 10:33 AM
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Any body selling these couplers for under 275.00? (standerd bravo non hp)
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