Re: OMC Sea Drive
Water under the cowl is not uncommon for Sea Drives and is the reason for the loss of the top and bottom main bearings among other things. Since yours is over 15 years old we can assume it hasnt had this problem all along. The shift shaft seal is the most common place to look for water intrusion. Water will travel up the shift shaft and if the shift rod seal in the adaptor housing is bad or missing it will enter there.<br /><br />As for your side to side play, do you mean its in the steering or does the power head move without the steering moving? If thats the case I would look at upper mount bolts broken / loose / missing, condition of the mount itself or the nut on the bottom of the steering shaft tube might be loose.<br /><br />Good luck!
