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