Re: OMC I/O reliability upgrade?
Po19jkl<br />Malibu has a hole in the transom about 18 inches in size. The OMC Stringer outdrive does not bolt to the transom at all. The outdrive bolts directly to the engine. There is no Merc anyway where close. To change over he must build a new transom. Buy all the coupler/bell houseing assy. Then with a new Template cut out the transom for a Merc outdrive. After that must Buy a complete outdrive. Really will cost over $10,000 if he get a new Merc outdrive. With all used parts may make it for under $10K. Steering gear and throttle cables unlikely to be able to be used.<br /><br />You must really like the boat to make this change and still the boat will not have much value.