Yeah the view must be blocked. I stuck some speaker wire quite a ways
through the metal but I could not see it coming through on the outside of
the boat. It could bee bunched up behind the hoses that are up at the top.

Anyways, I could get a peice of cable wire crammed in there, so I cut a
small peice and crammed it in there and put sealant all aorund it to keep
it in place. This way if I need to remove it I could just pull out the
cable wire.

I look forward to putting it in the water today to see what happens.

--C

"Joe Blizzard" wrote in message
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"Ree-Yees" wrote
I sure wonder what is behind the outboard peice of the motor.

You should be able to see that area from the outside if you turn the drive
hard starboard (I love using these nautical terms) and look in between the
gimbal ring and the gimbal housing. It should be near the top of the
u-joint
bellows. The water hose goes over top of the bellows from left to right,
er,
I mean port to starboard, so you might need to try to wrestle it out of
the
way to see the housing. Also, if your bellows is old and has been stored
in
the trailer position a lot, it will probably tend to bunch up toward the
top
and block your view.