If you could confirm that the outdrive worked, then selling it as a whole could be a plan. If not, you can pretty easily tell if the upper is good, and sell that.
If you're going to use a sailing school, I would look at the boats they use. A simple cat rig boat (like a Sunfish) is a great way to learn by trial and error. But if you get some instruction a sloop rig like Ted's list above is a good start too.
I don't actually know the answer on the nylon washer. I don't recall mine having one.
There's something strange about the stress on the worm gear if you're getting cracks in them. The clutch pack should pretty much hold the drive in place. If the drive is slamming down - or even coming down...
One consideration since you're going in this deep: you'll be at a point where you could rebuild the transom if you decided to go a little bit deeper. That would allow you to re-power the boat to a newer Mercruiser or Volvo stern drive. - it's a good time to think about that: and the newer...
Welcome aboard: I haven't had my Comoro in years, but still kinda' miss it! Slower'n molasses in January, but a really smooth ride.
Floor supports you're talking about are the stringers: replacing them is no small project. And they're not just the support for the deck, they're the bones of the...
^^^ this explains why our sense of humor lines up so often Joe.
I was actually trying to be published with these guys. So, I was thick into reading them even as a teen.
I've never changed the freeze plugs on that engine.
But, you shouldn't have bellows on that drive system. That's a Stringer, so you likely have a boot there on the transom. If it hasn't been changed in 50 years, then yes - I'd change it.
MOD warning: let's get back to posting nice photos and leave the rest alone in this thread. Would hate to have to lock this one down after it's run so long.
I did a family of five on a 15' for a while ... that was tight. After that I had two 19' (one is technically 19.5). We fit fine. It wasn't spacious, and you couldn't invite a lot of friends. But the family and the dog did fine on it.
Got any rentals in the area? Probably pretty easy to rent a...
I think the BR 1950 is pretty close to what i have. So, same assessment. The Merc 4cyl isn't bad. I like the economy on it. But it's a loud little mug. My old inline 6 was so quiet that you could hear the exhaust bubbles more than the engine. The Merc in the Bayliner sounds like a helicopter.
