Gas Giant
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Aug 8, 2010
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- 239
Engine is a 1963 Evinrude Big Twin, model no. 40353
Okay, just got the motor put in my Orlando Clipper, and low and behold the stinkin leg is too long. The anti-ventilation plate is way below the boat. The engine looks like it has some sort of extension on it between the mid-section and the lower unit.
I happen to have a short-shaft gearcase left over from my '61 40hp. Freshly resealed, and it has the driveshaft and shift rod. (I also have the rest of the engine, so I have the two water tubes and everything else)
I read a few threads on here and I have an inkling of what I need, but is there anything else I need to put the '61 lower unit on? Any gotchas that you guys know about? Or will it be a matter of removing one, and installing the other?
Thanks guys, I am so close to being on the water I can almost taste it!
Okay, just got the motor put in my Orlando Clipper, and low and behold the stinkin leg is too long. The anti-ventilation plate is way below the boat. The engine looks like it has some sort of extension on it between the mid-section and the lower unit.
I happen to have a short-shaft gearcase left over from my '61 40hp. Freshly resealed, and it has the driveshaft and shift rod. (I also have the rest of the engine, so I have the two water tubes and everything else)
I read a few threads on here and I have an inkling of what I need, but is there anything else I need to put the '61 lower unit on? Any gotchas that you guys know about? Or will it be a matter of removing one, and installing the other?
Thanks guys, I am so close to being on the water I can almost taste it!