Fishermark
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Sorry for the long post, but here goes: I replaced the all bellows on my boat when I bought it last summer (It is a 1986 Sportcraft 242 walkaround with an alpha one outdrive). I noticed when I replaced the driveshaft bellows that the ring on the gimble housing was corroded and not much remained of the top of the ring - only about a half of an inch or so if memory serves me correctly. I applied the bellows adhesive and it seemed to hold fine.<br /><br />I am plagued with a leak around the transom area - it seems to be coming from the transom seal itself. On a previous post I mentioned applying some 5200 around the edges, but I still have leaks in the area. I am going to go ahead and pull the engine and entire transom assembly and put all new seals and gaskets in.<br /><br />My question pertains to the repair of the ring that the diveshaft bellows attaches to. New gimble housings are expensive to say the least. I found the following prduct online and wondered if anyone had any expericence good or bad with it:<br /><br />
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<br /><br />It apparently has a sleeve that is epoxied to the housing. It comes with a new bellows. Here is the link that describes it in more detail: repair kit <br /><br />I would love the input of those who work on these for a living! Thumbs up or down?

