I would pull the spark plugs out of the engine and then try turning it. It
may have water in the cylinders. If it still won't turn, then I would pull
the drive off the boat.
Once the drive is off you can try to turn the engine again, as well as try
to turn the outdrive over by hand. That should narrow it down for you.

Justin

"Ed" wrote in message
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Hi All-

Before I decide to tear open the outdrive, I thought I would check to see
if
there are any ideas as to the cause of my problem.

I was down on the coast this past weekend (in NC) for some great boating
and
as usual when I return from the coast, I take the boat to a fresh water
lake
to run all the sal****er out of the system. When I attempted to start the
engine it turned over maybe one or two revolutions and then a terrible
sounding 'clank' occurred and then it seems that the engine/outdrive was
seized. The boat ran flawlessly the entire weekend prior to the failure,
so
I don't believe the engine itself is seized.

Does this sound like a broken U-joint or lower unit gear problem? The gear
shift lever seems to function normally.

Any advice would be appreciated!

Ed