What OMC would a 1988 boat have.
 

That's the problem. Unless you *are* a gear head, very familiar
with the
OMC Stringer drives, they can be a nightmare.

Correct, thats why they make manuals.

Not a good choice for the average recreational boater.

Correct again, but for those of us who love things mechanical, I dont
mind.

What OMC would a 1988 boat have.
 

"Eat Me, Trolls" wrote in message
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That's the problem. Unless you *are* a gear head, very familiar
with the
OMC Stringer drives, they can be a nightmare.

Correct, thats why they make manuals.

Not a good choice for the average recreational boater.

Correct again, but for those of us who love things mechanical, I dont
mind.

Stringer drives were just a stupid idea. The only reason they got built was
because of mercs patents. As soon as they could omc went to the outdrive
design we are all familiar with today.

What OMC would a 1988 boat have.
 

"jamesgangnc" wrote in message
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"Eat Me, Trolls" wrote in message
...


That's the problem. Unless you *are* a gear head, very familiar
with the
OMC Stringer drives, they can be a nightmare.

Correct, thats why they make manuals.

Not a good choice for the average recreational boater.

Correct again, but for those of us who love things mechanical, I dont
mind.

Stringer drives were just a stupid idea. The only reason they got built
was because of mercs patents. As soon as they could omc went to the
outdrive design we are all familiar with today.


Yup. I love things mechanical also .... that work.

Eisboch

Cobra outdrive from donor boat questions..
 

OK, so via word of mouth, I found a donor boat about 40 mi away thats
an 18' celebrity. It can be had cheap . It was a really nice boat but
due to letting it sit outside for the last 5 years, for all practical
purposes ithe boat is trash., I'm not sure if it's a 3.0 or a v-6 GM.
My friends is a 350 GM, and I've heard that the 3.0 outdrives were
different than the V 6 and 8 model engines.

with exception of gear ratio's, which I can see compensating for with
different props. is there anything different between the Cobra
outdrives on the little 4 cyl and the larger V's that you couldn't
interchange with just a simple swap?

Thanks!

Tim