I have a 96 Alpha 1 Gen 2 (3.0LX). I bought it with a patched cracked block. Two summers ago I replaced the bellows and gimbal bearing. Ever since I've owned the boat (3 years) there's always been a little water coming in. Last fall while winterizing, I noticed the gimbal housing bolts that I could reach were loose. I figured now would be a good time to pull and replace the motor as well as tightening the gimbal housing bolts. I got the motor together and tightened the gimbal housing bolts per the service manual (I think it was 25ft/lbs). I figured before I put the engine in I'd put the drive on and head to the ramp to see if/where it leaks. I'm attaching a picture of where it's leaking. It's not the exhaust pipe and its not coming from the lower shift cable. All I did was use the old big o-ring gasket and a new bellhousing gasket when I put the drive on. The gimbal bearing is out (being replaced...again). Is the leak simply because I didn't use a new gasket and glue it in place as well as the gimbal bearing not being installed? I can put my finger back there and it feels like there's an 1/8" hole below where the gimbal bearing would be. I haven't pulled the drive back off to verify the ujoint bellow is ok but from a decent visual inspection it looked fine. Any thoughts/suggestions before I start tearing things apart more than needed? Thanks!
