My head is spinning... this is my very first outdrive boat, all others have been straight inboards or outboards, but no inboard/outboards.
Just bought a boat with a Volvo 280 drive and AQ135. I was told and can see that the boot/bellows for the driveshaft is starting to tear. I can easily google that procedure to replace it, it looks straight forward. Guess I’d buy a kit and replace both bellows and the raw water hose for poops and giggles.
my questions are:
Whats the difference between the 270 and 280?
What seal or part literally keep the water out of the boat? I’m gonna moor this thing and want to be sure that’s good.
Whats up with the tilt/trim? It has the motor inside on top of the transom mount. Is that just to tilt the drive completely up or down for trailering etc? Can it be used for trim while underway?
Is there an impeller in the drive?
Can I run it on muffs?
Can I smear grease on the new rubber to keep the critters from settling up shop when moored in salt?
How about bottom paint for the drive?
Google isn’t really isn’t much help thus far
thanks
Just bought a boat with a Volvo 280 drive and AQ135. I was told and can see that the boot/bellows for the driveshaft is starting to tear. I can easily google that procedure to replace it, it looks straight forward. Guess I’d buy a kit and replace both bellows and the raw water hose for poops and giggles.
my questions are:
Whats the difference between the 270 and 280?
What seal or part literally keep the water out of the boat? I’m gonna moor this thing and want to be sure that’s good.
Whats up with the tilt/trim? It has the motor inside on top of the transom mount. Is that just to tilt the drive completely up or down for trailering etc? Can it be used for trim while underway?
Is there an impeller in the drive?
Can I run it on muffs?
Can I smear grease on the new rubber to keep the critters from settling up shop when moored in salt?
How about bottom paint for the drive?
Google isn’t really isn’t much help thus far
thanks