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We have had a travel trailer for a few years now, but I have always wanted a small boat for puttering around the various lakes we visit when camping at provincial parks. But having a travel trailer means I can not tow a boat trailer! The solution is to cartop a boat, but not many people make...
Let's try this pic again... see below.
Not really a shaft bushing.
Apologies to eBay for re-using their photo... but the part that is missing are the four black discs seen below.
I'm relatively new to boating and outboards, having recently purchased a 12' aluminum boat and a 1985 Mercury 9.8HP (S# 0A707616).
Now that I've gotten it on the water a couple times to test and tune the engine, I noticed the co-pilot was loose. Back in the garage, I started tightening and...