GOOD NEWS. . . . The PICTURE UPLOAD FUNCTION IS WORKING !!! The tech folks at the parent company have been able to remedy the issue. You can upload pictures once again. Thank you for your patience.
I just finished doing the gimbal, bellows, and refinishing the drive unit. I kind of gave myself a scare when I put it in today and it seemed like the exhaust was coming up from the drive unit closer to the boat rather than out of the prop, at least more than I recall. The bellows is...
Bead blasted, filled with Marine-Tex Gray, sanded to 240 grit, cleaned with acetone, etched with Bonderite C-IC 79 Aero, Rinsed with Water before it could dry as per instructions, applied BONDERITE M-CR 1201 AERO, left it on for a few minutes and rinsed before it could dry as per instructions...
I have a 2005 Campion Allante and it definitely has a Volvo SX-M 1.79 outdrive. I went to put on a skegshield but the cutout for the gear oil drain plug doesn't line up. Since this is a used boat, I'm wondering if the outdrive is not original to the boat. The serial number tag is pretty...
2005 Volvo SX-M 1.79
I just replaced the gimbal bearing and grease seal. While aligning the bearing, the spring on the grease seal popped off. Since everything is new I cannot take it apart and waiting to the next replacement could be a while.
Does anyone know how to put the spring back...
