1986 150 yamaha water in my lower unit

[Monkey Butler]

Nope, I don't think that there is anything that you can do to protect the shaft from further corrosion. Too much of it is just too inaccessible to do anthing to it.

I have done a jury rig repair to a broken shaft that is still going strong after two years, but it can only be done after the shaft has broken.

[bksah2]

Hey monkey I would love to here about the jury rig repair can you tell more about what you did ....I did some searching and found a few guys that retrofit the shaft with some sort of coupling

[sven]

I'm just going to throw new washers on the vent screws, do the water pump and leave it at that....if it the shaft or LU goes, it goes and I look for a new used motor somewhere, or a new used boat. My 10 year old wont let me go a season without a boat, plus I'm paid up on my slip for the season. I'll post how things go.

Thanks