Thanks for the info. I have 584DPEAMH which is a cone clutch.
I would vote for the complete swap to either Volvo SX (GM ENGINE) or Mercruiser, preferably Bravo III or I.
engine only has 177hrs and runs great so Volvo could make sense unless I find a good mercruiser donor boat.
It really doesn't "make sense" because of the Ford engine. Nothing really wrong with it except the entire marine industry completely abandoned Ford in the 90's.
You could easily pay more for a VP SX drive, transom mount, inner plate, flywheel housing, (if you could find it) flywheel, coupler than a for complete boat with a usableMercruiser/drive package!
Not only is that "Stub yoke" NLA, but many of the "showstopper" OMC Spitfire ignition parts for your engine are also not available at any price unless you're perusing a junk yard...... And since it's a FOMOCO engine, the manifolds and risers are getting harder to find and are more expensive than similar GM parts for Volvo or Mercruiser.
It's middle of Summer, if you're able to find enough parts to cobble it back together, you'll get some use out of it. If it's a nice boat and you'd like to keep it, It'll be worth it if you can find a good complete package.
Don't try to buy all the parts separately if you decide to change to Volvo or Mercruiser. it will be cost prohibitive piece by piece. try to find a rotten (transom/hull/floor) or otherwise damaged boat with the engine (GM) and drive you want.
I found that there was a LOT more Mercruiser choices on the used market than Volvo.......... I started out looking for 300hp (or more) Volvo SX single prop or DP.
Over several months, I only found Mercruiser engine/drive packages in the NW.... I paid $5k for a 97 7.4L + Bravo III package out of a wind damaged 24ft Bayliner.
I had a good 460 King Kobra drive, transom, trim, etc and a blown engine..... over a 3 year period, I got a total of $3600 selling all the OMC stuff. I even shipped the drive all the way to the east coast!
Good luck!
Rick
