timmojoman
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I have a 1992 Four Winns Vista 235 with the Big Daddy King Cobra cone clutch outdrive and a Ford 351w motor. I also have a 1980 Sea Ray donor boat with a Ford 302 Mercruiser sterndrive (pre-Alpha). Rather than spend a small fortune on spare parts like water pumps and bellows, what issues would I have if I changed to Mercruiser? Is the transom cutout the same or similar and could I use newer style center rise exhaust manifolds? My King Cobra works fine for now but just looking down the road a bit. I see that for $1300 I can buy a brand new SEI Mercruiser replacement outdrive with a 3 year warranty plus be able to find parts much easier. Thanks for any help.