Those are the "standard" ratio but each boat manufacturer can get several
different ratios from Merc. If your talking the same boat w/ the 4.3 or the
3.0 then this is probably true. If your talking different boats I would not
make that assumption. On a heavy 20' boat w/ the 4.3 you may very well find
the 2.0 gear.

Tony
my boats and autos - http://t.thomas.home.mchsi.com


"bomar" wrote in message
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3.0 ratio 2.0:1
4.3 ratio 1.62:1

"Tony Thomas" wrote in message
news:aIOWa.48045$o%2.23675@sccrnsc02...
Depends on the boat and manufacturer. Component wise, they are the
same.
However, they may or may not have a different gear ratio in them.
Depends
on the weight of the boat and how they are setup. In general they tend
to
use the same gear but not always.

--
Tony
My boats and autos - http://t.thomas.home.mchsi.com



"seeray" wrote in message
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Hey all I was at the boat shop today drooling over the new SeaRays (so
bad
that I had to change my shirt when I got home). I noticed that the 3.0
litre
had the same outdrive (alpha 1) as the 4.3 litre. Do the outdrive
differ
internally or do they use the same gearing and all, and just change
the
prop? Just curious
Thanks
Steve