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Default Testing the water (so to speak)
On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:16:27 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

I hope that I'm not violating the rec.boats charter here, but I'm not
sure where else to take this. In any case....

It's an interesting discussion starter I guess. I've owned a Merc
Alpha (actually a pre-Alpha) in the past. It didn't have the kind of
major issues you describe with the OMC but it did require a lot of
work several different times. One of my neighbors owns a brand new
Regal 34 with twin Volvo outdrives. They have been a disaster with
more down time than up. I presently own a Searay with a Merc Bravo 3
and so far so good. There are several other Bravo 3s around here that
seem to be doing well also.

All this by way of saying that the Alpha and Volvos are far from ideal
either.

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