First of all....what a great site! Certainly some experienced boaters and mechanics exchanging valuable information here. Now, to what brings me here. I recently purchased a 1988 60' Sumerset houseboat w/ twin Volvo AQ211A V-8's w/ Duoprop outdrives. Port outdrive shows good, clean lube on dipstick. Stbd. is of a good level, but milky indicating water. Port has a gray, grease oozing from a hole in the bellows above the water line that looks like lithium grease. And from either that grease, or somewhere else, I'm leaving an oil slick on the water. I don't own a trailer and it'll be awhile before I can access one. Therefore, I guess I need to know if there's anything that can be done or checked with the boat afloat. And is it far fetched to try to lower the outdrive(s) into some type of container and then pump the water out in order to drain, relube and check these outdrives?
Thank you in advance.
Don
Thank you in advance.
Don