stern drive interchange

[redneck joe]

might have stumbled onto a pretty good deal on a used pre-alpha complete sterndrive. Only question is when I had the SEI put on (#106) the guy also changed the bell housing to an alpha. That should not affect anything should it?

 

[Scott Danforth]

Alpha (not alpha gen 2) and MC are interswappable.

 

[redneck joe]

sweet!!! I should have the pair this afternoon.

 

[redneck joe]

Got them.

Two complete drives for $400. He bought rotten, but running boats to drop the blocks into another project he has. He's getting out of the old boat business so my lucky day. Had a friend in Alabama pick them up for me and she's not a boater but said the look fine, as they do in the pics.

Looks like after a three year nap I'll be waking the girl up this spring, with a spare for the next 2x10 disaster.

 

[Scott Danforth]

Sweet....a spare drive to blow up

 

[redneck joe]

well, got the kind in the garage. Look good, need to build a stand for the second one.
All gears look good, no rust on splines, spin freely, minimal corrosion on one, almost none on the other, skegs 90% or better remaining.

I'll be getting all new gaskets and such so will be asking questions on a new thread closer to spring. I think I'm going to tackle this one myself.

 

[redneck joe]

 

[redneck joe]

 

[nola mike]

Did you pressure test them and pop the top covers?

 

[redneck joe]

no, not yet. I will be doing all that good stuff.