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For anybody who has an old boat that really wants to fix it but can?t afford new major parts there is hope! You may want to read my other posts so that you have a little background. My boat is a 1969 Sabre Craft with a 120/140hp engine that has an 8 spline drive shaft in the lower gear casing...
I?m trying to pull the sterndrive off of my 1969 Sabrecraft boat. This boat has Mercruiser 120/140 with a pre-alpha drive. I have removed all of the 6 bolts on the upper section and it comes apart a little but I cannot get it off. I know from you-tube that you are supposed to put the shift lever...
I bought an old (1969) boat a few years ago and have had it in the water a few times. When I went to get the boat I noticed that the lower part of the sterndrive had a crack in the forward part of the gear housing. This is a very old boat that I got for little money and I don?t want to invest...