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Hi guys. Posting from a rookie point of view. I’m pretty mechanical but not knowledgeable of boats. Have an old Volvo penta in my boat 6cy turbo diesel I think maybe model 40a around 1980. Had a split in bellows and got salt into gimbal bearing. Have managed to take off gearbox and remove shaft...
Just wondering peoples opinions on what to check in the following circumstances. Coming back from fishing yesterday a problem must have developed with the trim on my leg. It dropped down and dragged on the ground. It has ground away most of the skeg and some of the prop. There now seems to be a...