Using hose adaptor on pivot cap

[salvageyard saviour]

1968 electric shift on 283 ci in 23 ft PennYan.

If I use the garden hose on the trunnion cap a lot, will it damage the water pump in the drive?

When it's running, does enough water get down to it to keep the blades from burning up?

 

[Scott Danforth]

No and yes

 

[salvageyard saviour]

Thanks,
I've always wondered. Feel better about boating in the yard now.