Water between stationary mount and lower unit?

[brente]

I have a small (F6) four stroke yamaha outboard. I note that small amounts of water leak out around the rubber gasket between the transom mounted section and the pivoting lower unit. Also, water escapes from the hole where the shifter shaft extends upward to the power unit. Never noticed this before, but frankly, never looked. Is there water in this section above the prop head and below the power head? Can't imagine why there wouldn't be, given that the drive shaft exits the water pump without a major seal of any kind. We;re not talking highly pressured squirting, just leaking. (did a recent impeller replacement, so I;m just kinda spooked.) Thanks for input

 

[mike_i]

Can you post a video?

 

[brente]

Can you post a video?

Mike: Thanks for getting back to me. I don’t have a video, but hopefully the attached photo will help. I need to know if there is normally water in the section between the metal on metal seam at A and the rubber ring just above B. I can’t imagine there wouldn’t be, given that the drive shaft exits the water pump without benefit of any sort of seal. When running, the engine has a very good stream of cooling water. There is water dripping in small quantities at the rubber gasket at B, as well as at the hole at C where the shifter shaft exits the lower unit. There may also have been a few drips at the seam at A. I can’t say I have ever checked to see if this occurs before, but having just changed the impeller, I was kind of scrutinizing the lower section while running in the test tank. Hope this helps, and thanks so much for your help.

brent

 

[brente]

No one here was able to answer my question, but I did get an answer so assuming this question may arise again (I cannot be the ONLY idiot), I'll post here what I found out from my local yamaha mechanic. On these motors, it is normal for water to be found between the arrows in the attached photo, and so some leakage of water as described is to be anticipated during normal operation. (my guess is that everyone already knew this).