I sure do not see any rot. The boat has been stored inside all of it's life. When the boat was new and under warranty it was very difficult to get up on plane. Dad took it back to the dealer and they played with different props and finally told him they thought the engine assembly was sit too low in the hull from the factory. They supposedly raise the complete engine assembly about 1 inch. I do know that Dad had to put about 1 inch of wood under the engine cover to raise it so the flame arrestor would not rub. You can not see where any work was done where the drive bolts up to back of boat so I wonder what it was they actually did. it never was real good to get up on plane even after the supposed repairs. If there were 4 on board it usually worked best if someone would walk out into the front of the boat and add a little weight to bring the nose down. I wondered myself why things were off so far. I would think if the stringer were going bad that the motor would have dropped under it's own weight. That was not the case is that I had to drop the front of the engine down to get the bar to go in. I am finding several things that were not really in proper adjustment such as the reverse lockout switch for the trim. You had to be in forward to get it to trim up. So maybe the alignment was never right or the dealer raised the front of the engine and hoped it would be out of warranty before the splines went away on the couple and shaft. Who knows at this point.
Your thoughts on my question about the lower shift cable adjustment and the ratcheting when your turning the prop backwards in rotation from the gear rotation your in. It is the original cable which looked to be in new condition.
Your thoughts on my question about the lower shift cable adjustment and the ratcheting when your turning the prop backwards in rotation from the gear rotation your in. It is the original cable which looked to be in new condition.