Sure aint having the fun summer I had last year, just got the boat running last weekend. Now, after flushing it in the barrel, I look down by the prop and theres this oily substance leaking down the aft section of the skeg. I changed the gear lube last night and there was just a tad (maybe a couple of drops of waters worth) of milky color on the surface of my drain bucket, think I remember seeing this last time, and hearing something about condensation, ect. Other that that, the Quicksilver gear lube looked ok. Took the prop off, and there was a little black oily substance in there. I did a search yesterday and found a post from Oshi back in Febuary in which Outboard Jim replied:<br /><br /> If its dark black, its probably coming from the exaust and nothing to worry about <br /><br />Can anyone elaborate on this statement? This black stuff was hard to wipe off, and was kind of greasy. I tried dipping a finger in each substance and seeing if the dark black stuff smelled like the gear lube. It didnt, but Im no expert.<br /><br />Also, carbs have recently been rebuilt, VRO has been disconnected, and used prop (dont look so hot) was put on by mechanic. <br /><br />Could there be a rich or lean condition doing this? Is an out of balance prop damaging the seal?<br /><br />I looked in Clymers last night, still have OEM manual to read, but they show how to pull everything apart, can just the prop seals be replaced? Looks like I need another specialty puller, any tips for my next possible project? Thanks for looking
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<br />Just spooking me cause first time it's happened and carbs were just rebuilt, timer base just replaced, so looking for lean/rich symptoms ect.<br />Thanks for the reply!