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got the boat out for the first time this year and fired her up but there was some crud coming out of the prop area im guessing its time to reseal her or is this normal?
Check the gear oil to be sure, but that is probably not what you are seeing. I suspect it is unburned gas/oil emulsified in water. Not unusual and not to worry about. Expecially in cold weather as I suspect it is.
Looks pretty much like my 1972 18hp Evinrude in the spring when I fire it up in the driveway with the muffs. Milkshake all over my driveway! Pretty typical of the older 2-cycles.
My bet is what you are seeing is residual fogging oil. Check the lower unit oil just in case to be sure....make sure it's not "milky!" Wipe down the excess then run the motor to clear it out.
here is a pic of the lower end juice i put fresh juice in it last year and it never saw water just muffs in the driveway and this is what it looks like.. is it bad?
Replace the seals...there is no "rebuild" option for seals...once they're gone, they're gone! You could drop the LU and do a pressure test to see which is leaking and replace that one...but others would probably fail soon after. Buy a LU rebuild kit that contains all the seals needed.
Pretty typical of the older 2-cycles.