Re: Comments on Sterndrive cover!!!!!
ya got the whole drive hidden under there? if so. generally speaking, ya should remove the drive for pm for winter layup. ie. lub ujoints, lub coupler, be sure ya ain't got water intrusion into the drive shaft bellows, check alignment.
this was what i did....
what that is, is a scrap piece of oem Plexiglas (center panel) for my aristocraft nineteen (ya could use anything flat, plywood?). there is a aftermarket cover that bolts up to the bell housing that ya can buy, but it's kinda elusive to find. this does the same thing, it covers the bell housing hole. i just didn't wanna buy one so came up with this. a vitamin c bottle epoxied to the Plexiglas accommodates the shift slide, it's in reverse so it fits inside the bottle. the Plexiglas cut to just wide of the gasket dimensions. took me a hour + or -. just cut off some spare hose to accommodate the mercrusier flat washers and oem nyloc nuts to hold the cover on, nuts not threaded to the nyloc part, easy to put on.. wasn't to accurate when i cut it. works great. usually the bell housing gasket comes off intact. it makes a seal between the home made cover and the bell housing. this year the gasket broke. still looks like it'll work ok. cost. zero ( broke spent oem aristocraft Plexiglas center panel). hour labor over a beer or three..
drive gets stored in the basement for pm over the winter.. i store block and manifold dry. no anti freeze. though the the pic shows the last year i did use anti freeze...
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