"B. Alexander" wrote in message

Hi,
I've got a 20' bowrider with a 3.0l mercruiser inboard and an Alpha 1
outdrive. Whenever I shift from neutral to forward/reverse, I can hear and
feel a fairly loud clunk sound.

The shop manual describes this as normal. It should be a "round" clunk as
opposed to grinding or a sharp bang, but it can be pretty loud.

-c