Good idea on pulling it before I pick up the Alpha 1. The motor was rebuilt a few years ago. Transom seal and stringers were replaced also. Transom was in good shape then. It has run fine for the last few years. If there is an alignment problem I would be surprised, but this boat has been full...
Great, it looks like I should be able to make a clean swap here. My life just got better!
Another question just to make sure I'm curing my problem. The boat made a terrible mechanical failure noise and the drive failed while at about 3/4 throttle in choppy water. It would go back into gear at...
I have a 72 Sea Ray with the 888 engine and outdrive, which is pre-Alpha. I'm led to believe that it is possible to swap the outdrive with an Alpha One Gen 1 outdrive. Anyone able to verify this? The 888 outdrive serial number is 3421570 and the Alpha 1 I have available is 0D459081.
