alpha one broken lower unit......help!!

[nicksquid]

I recently must of wedged a log between my outdrive and prop. It snapped my hydofoil off and a chunk of my outdrive too. What are my options to fix this? Hopefully i can get by with only spending a few hundred bucks. thanx for the help. <br />

 

[ole miss gal]

Re: alpha one broken lower unit......help!!

Ouch, A new lower unit is in your near future I think.

 

[nicksquid]

Re: alpha one broken lower unit......help!!

it still seems to work fine.....it just porposes and takes a while to get upv on plane

 

[michael-lagrange]

Re: alpha one broken lower unit......help!!

Gotta fix that Bud.. check around backyard boat repair shops they usualy keep old parts. mabey youll get lucky.

 

[Bondo]

Re: alpha one broken lower unit......help!!

Originally posted by ole miss gal:<br /> Ouch, A new lower unit is in your near future I think.

Ayuh,........<br /><br />And a Prop............

 

[tommays]

Re: alpha one broken lower unit......help!!

If the plate is the only dammage YOU could get some 1/8 ALU plate ,make a pattern and attach the parts just below the old plate<br /><br />It would not be pretty but should function <br /><br />Welding would be a nother option BUT it looks a LOT of welding <br /><br /><br />tommays

 

[lilmandavis]

Re: alpha one broken lower unit......help!!

not to mention the new prop shaft. try and find a housing. its gotta need a new prop shaft... i dont think that a few hundy would be a good bet. it might not leak fluid now but it WILL

 

[Haut Medoc]

Re: alpha one broken lower unit......help!!

Replace it....You can get an SEI replacement pretty cheap on ebay....<br />You might want to check out your anti corrosion system, (zincs & such) you look like your trim rams are starting to get et!....<br />BTW, welcome to the forum at iboats ....JK

 

[russman]

Re: alpha one broken lower unit......help!!

i have a good used lower caseing off of my 1976 Mark Twain i will make ya deal on. <br />i believe it will fit 73-90 mercs.<br /><br />i hit a log on another boat once and i had the whale tail on there also, it broke off one side off my lower unit aswell.<br /><br />good luck

 

[nicksquid]

Re: alpha one broken lower unit......help!!

will any alpha one lower unit work?

 

[nicksquid]

Re: alpha one broken lower unit......help!!

and about this anti corrosion system? where are the anodes located? yeah i am an idiot!! This is my first boat and i am new to all of this....thanx everyone for your help

 

[Bondo]

Re: alpha one broken lower unit......help!!

That's Too Old to have an Anti-corrosion System...........<br /><br />The Anode Should be right there in the Damaged Area,..... Above the Prop.......<br /><br />Interchangability I'm Not sure on,....... Just How Old is this thing,..???.....

 

[nicksquid]

Re: alpha one broken lower unit......help!!

its an 1988 citation 190xls. it has the 5.0lt mercruiser w/alpha one outdrive

 

[Bt Doctur]

Re: alpha one broken lower unit......help!!

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g219/BtDoctur/propshaft.jpg <br />see if your shaft looks like this

 

[nicksquid]

Re: alpha one broken lower unit......help!!

nope it is straight....