"Proxy" wrote in message
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As I see there are some other creative ideas being born here. Nothing
wrong
with that.


But with the engine out I could examine the outdrive
and was surprised to see that it was perfectly fine,
at least visually.

Ok, I gotta ask about this one... How does taking the engine
"out" make it so that you can examine the outdrive ? I mean,
you wouldn't be able to see any more from inside the bell
housing than you would if the outdrive was off, and laying
on the ground. Right ?