calhoun wrote:

Looking at a nice little 24' house boat. Well maintained. Runs fine. Has an
OMC cobra drive. I like the boat but am scared of the drive.

Just don't stare back at it in the eyes.

Is it really as
hard to get parts as all say? Is there a transom plate or some thing to
convert to a mercruiser?

Volvo... V-O-L-V-O. The OMC is very closely related & similar to the
Volvo SX.


I have owned a few mercruisers and know there are
parts, for them, everywhere.

AND you will need them. Not so much with the Cobra or Volvo.

Rob