Re: Super Seahorse V 75
Not to argue, but I said something about properly maintained. If full of water, it can do serious damage to either system. I also mentioned expensive. The V4-75 in question did not have solenoids. Hearing a clunk as it goes in gear may feel good to the ears, but it can also go halfway into gear through sloppy linkages and still clunk, so that doesn't mean a lot. I stand by what I said about why people won't work on them. I have personally had many dozens of them apart, both electric and manual. The electric requires special tools, but other than that there is not a real big difference in ease. They both can be a real pain or even impossible if they have been in salt water, which is where I live. Power? Yes, I'll agree on that. But most of that is attributable to the lower unit design. When they went to the thru-hub-exhaust gearcase performance was greatly improved. Why did they quit making the 75hp electric shift lower units? Simple-they went to the thru-hub style which was much better. OK, so before somebody points it out, electrical failure could leave you stranded which could be another reason. Just my opinion and observations after many years repairing them every day.
