Thanks Scott. I won't be using the boat. I'll be looking to trade it for something else in the spring. So I don't mind doing some research and working on the boat myself to increase the boat's value before trading it. As long it's not too big of a project and I can actually handle it. My...
Hi Scott and others in the forum. Thanks again for your advice regarding that boat with the OMC stringer drive. I passed on that one. But I now have a few other trade opportunities and I would love to get your opinion on which would be the best. I've been focusing on aluminum boats with...
Scott, thanks a lot for your advice. I'm going to shift my focus and see if I can get my hands on a solid aluminum boat with an outboard. I haven't been giving those much of a look because for some reason, they just don't seem as appealing to me as a fancy I/O fiberglass boat lol. But what...
Thank you very much Kenny and Scott. That is helpful information. I I've read about how OMC stopped making their stringer outdrives in 1986, (probably for good reason), and they switched to the Cobra U joint drives which are similar to the Mercruiser.
I should back up and explain where I'm...
Hello.
I'm considering purchasing my first starter boat. It's a 1985 Citation 19ft bow rider. The engine is an OMC 2.5L. The outdrive on the boat is an OMC Sterndrive 800. From my reading, it's the 400 that is supposed to be paired with the 2.5L as it has smaller gears in the lower unit...
