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    Mercury 9.9 hi thrust lower unit

    My buddy has a 2005 Mercury 4 stroke Pro Kicker, high thrust 20" shaft outboard he uses on his jon boat. He hit a log and busted up the gears in the lower unit. He was quoted 1200 for a new one. First question, is the motor a yamaha power head? I found the tohatsu lower units and was told they...
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    Tohatsu lower unit question

    I have a question about changing the lower unit on a mid 90's 2 stroke tohatsu 18 hp outboard. Can I simply remove a short shaft lower unit and bolt a long shaft LU on? Are there gaskets that need to be replaced each time? All I can find locally are short shaft engines. If anyone knows where I...
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