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Topic: 1977 233

Author Message Prev Topic | Next Topic  roblor1500 "Seaman Recruit" Joined: February 04 2007 Posts: 2 Posted: February 04 2007 at 14:28 | IP Logged Hi all, I'm returning to boating after a 12 year absence. I had a 1969 233 that I loved for it's rugged structure and great ride in sloppy conditions. The Boat I just bought is a 1977 233 with twin 165 mercruisers. This is my first boat with Mercs, (my 69 had an OMC small block chevy stringer drive. YIKES.) My question is ,Although this boat has been maintained to the max, (same owner since new and this was his baby.) The engines and drives are orignial. I looked into remanufactured long blocks and they are no problem. The SE106 aftermarket drives look good to me too. What should I do with the transom assemblies? Should I look for some more current rebuilt alpha 1's Gen 1 , or look into getting the old ones rebuilt? The engines and drives are actually out of a 1979 boat. This boat originally came with troublesome 470's. I beleive they call these mercruiser type 1. This is another area very confusing to me. Alot of guys with the same era packages call them alpha 1's. Any enlightenment on the subject would be appreciated. __________________ roblor1500 Back to Top

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