I have a 1994 Four Winns Candia 194 with the 5.0 EFI. I love this boat. We had a 'clunk' in the outdrive last year and took it to a mechanic. The mecanic pulled the outdrive and then left my boat outside all year, and never fixed it, and then left it in a parking lot and told us to come and get it - but he didn't give us back the outdrive! This is clearly a potential lawsuit, but ignoring that now have a boat missing a pretty critical item. I could part it out, the motor is probably worth as much as the boat alone, but this was a pretty rare always barn stored boat so the interior was in great shape, I love the layout of the boat (that front end is just so much nicer than my friend's typical triangle speed boat - and it turns in to a bed). And the 5.0 EFI (I specifically love fuel injection after years of carb problems on my last boat) is a dream.
So to the questions.
What am I looking for when searching for a new outdrive. Are all of the OMC Cobra outdrives the same?
The mechanic says you have to pull the engine to put on a new outdrive. This sounds like BS, I've pulled them before on a merc and only had to worry about alignment. Is he right or just lying to us again?
I've seen people post with the same 5.0 EFI that claim they have a volvo/penta outdrive - is that a drop-in replacement and something I should be looking for?
Anyone want to buy a boat?
So to the questions.
What am I looking for when searching for a new outdrive. Are all of the OMC Cobra outdrives the same?
The mechanic says you have to pull the engine to put on a new outdrive. This sounds like BS, I've pulled them before on a merc and only had to worry about alignment. Is he right or just lying to us again?
I've seen people post with the same 5.0 EFI that claim they have a volvo/penta outdrive - is that a drop-in replacement and something I should be looking for?
Anyone want to buy a boat?
