Often from water freezing in it. Sometimes not crtical and can be filled
with epoxy if not. No fix will last and the cases are cast aluminum. Not
that expensive to replace a housing though.

"HotRod" wrote in message
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I'm looking at a twin engine 1979 wellcraft 250xl that has a 90% restore
done on it BUT one of the Alpha drives has a cracked housing can this be
repaired?

I found the boat sitting at a marina but haven't seen it in person yet. I
will request pictures as soon as I get the chance. The engines in the boat
have just been 100% rebuilt and the company that did the rebuild has had
the boat on their lot for two years now, the own has not been around to
settle the bill so the company is selling the boat for $6000 to recover
their costs. The engines were always stores inside and recently installed
for sale. IDEAS? THOUGHTS? This boat is really far away from me so I'd
like opinions and reviews of this boat before I make the trip, haven't
been able to find anything good through google.