Tim wrote:
On Sep 17, 11:13 am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:41:01 -0400, Tom Francis - SWSports

wrote:
So, here's the question. Assuming that there are broken gears and what
not (leaking seals, etc.), would it be better for the estate to have
the drive rebuilt or purchase a complete drive and have it installed.
I admit it, I know nothing about outdrives, so I'm at a loss as to
what to do. The estate administrator does not want to sell it as is.
Anybody?
It sounds like a total rebuild to me - seals, bearings and gears,
probably somewhere north of $3 or 4K. I'd ask a Mercruiser service
center to quote it both ways, rebuild or replacement. You may be able
to get a Chinese knockoff for considerably less.

http://www.sterndrive.cc/

http://www.go2marine.com/product.do?...F&WT.mc_id=gb1

Yes, the aftermarket Outdrives are working out very well . A complete
lower leg new is in many cases half the price of a re-cap.

It sounds to me like the lower end is about to shuck. But I'm really
sort of surprised that it has a Bravo instead of an Alpha. I'm not
saying it doesn't, but Mercruiser put Alpha's on 454's as well as the
350's.

A complete aftermarket Alpha is less than $1500.00 new.

Bravo's? That's different.
Alphas on 7.4 L engines fell apart. They can't take 300 HP and survive.