Had enough of my Cobra

[sea wolf]

My boat is powered by an '87 3.0 Cobra. I have a thread running in the engines section regarding an overheat issue. Well, I've had enough of dealing with this overheat, with Cobra shift issues, parts availability, etc. I want to unload this OMC p.o.s. albatross, tear it down & sell it for parts. Anyone ever done this? I'm looking to make a few bucks so I can repower with an SEI drive. Every little bit will help as the SEI will cost me around 2 grand. Is it worth the trouble to tear the damn thing down, or should I just make an anchor out of it or even sell it for scrap? And I'm not bashing OMC's. I'm just fed up with mine. Thanx for chiming in.

 

[Cuyose]

Re: Had enough of my Cobra

Like you said, you are having a tough time finding parts for it, so there is definitely a market out there for it. Part it out, you may be surprised what you might get. If anything it's better than 0 towards a new drive.

 

[Stachi]

Re: Had enough of my Cobra

you might try posting an ad for OMC parts on CL...and see what the response is...no sense tearing it apart until someone wants to buy a piece of it.....just list the parts you know are good...the pen is mightier than the wrench...lol

 

[Summer Fun]

Re: Had enough of my Cobra

Like you said, you are having a tough time finding parts for it,

If you're having a tough time finding parts ??. You're looking in the WRONG places.

As I said before I can still get ANY part for my Cobra's !!. .

My boat is powered by an '87 3.0 Cobra

NO !!! Its powered by a GM motor with the OMC name on it.

 

[a70eliminator]

Re: Had enough of my Cobra

I know this a last thing you want to hear now but, your cobra's impeller won't pull water from bucket, the drive has to be submerged initially, the impeller housing has a purge hose to expel trapped air once it's dunked, running it from a bucket with a level merely above the intake will not suffice.
Go ahead kick me now!

 

[sea wolf]

Re: Had enough of my Cobra

If you're having a tough time finding parts ??. You're looking in the WRONG places.

As I said before I can still get ANY part for my Cobra's !!. .

NO !!! Its powered by a GM motor with the OMC name on it.

I should have been clearer. Yea, I can get parts. But, need patience as most everything needs to ordered, with the associated shipping charges, wait times, time spent tracking them down, etc.

 

[sea wolf]

Re: Had enough of my Cobra

I know this a last thing you want to hear now but, your cobra's impeller won't pull water from bucket, the drive has to be submerged initially, the impeller housing has a purge hose to expel trapped air once it's dunked, running it from a bucket with a level merely above the intake will not suffice.
Go ahead kick me now!

No, I'll kick myself if you're right. So, next time I get a chance I'm going to dunk it & see what happens.