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Here are some pics. The upper gear case appears to be fine, no signs of rust. The lower unit casing is obviously pretty beat up. That's the part that has me leaning towards a replacement of the lower unit. Skeg is probably fine but ugly. Anti ventilation plate with the big chunk out of the side...
Is there a complete list of all the specialty tools needed to completely rebuild a mercruiser 3.0 motor and alpha 1 gen 1 drive? I haven't spent much time researching honestly but it seems most of my search results are fragmented lists or specific to alpha gen 2. I'm kind of an over do it once...
I'm starting my 1st project boat, and as most of us budget is unknown and unrealistic but throwing a ton of time and money into the outdrive isn't something I'm ready to do, yet.......
A little down and dirty background. To the best of my knowledge the boat is a 1987 Sunbird 208 Cuddy Cabin...
