Aiight, removed outdrive. PICS!!!

frayed_knot · #1 10-05-2006, 09:44 PM

As some of ya'll know, my upper gearbox is toast on my Alpha 1 outdrive. So I borrowed an engine hoist and yanked that sucker off of the boat. It was pretty easy to do.

Here is a pic of the boat:

Draining the lube:

Trim tubes removed:

Hooked up to the hoist and seperated from the stearn:

She's off:

All done, trim tubes tied up:

TheTinMan · #2 10-05-2006, 10:05 PM

Nice boat and trailer, looks real clean. Any more pics of interior? Good luck with the repair :)

macojoe · #3 10-05-2006, 10:13 PM

What the heck did you need a engin hoist for?? The thing can't weight more then 100 pounds, if that!!

Boat does look sweet!!!!!

frayed_knot · #4 10-05-2006, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by macojoe

What the heck did you need a engin hoist for?? The thing can't weight more then 100 pounds, if that!!

Boat does look sweet!!!!!

Cuz I'm a wuss!!! ;)

The outdrive has very few hours on it and the skeg is in A1 condition, and I didn't want to drop the thing and scuff it up. Know what I mean?

She really is a clean boat, but suffers from the same maladies all older V's suffer from, i.e. rod boxes all cracked up. She does have numerous spider cracks, but it doesn't really matter to me right now. Floor is solid, except over the fuel tank, but that I think, is an easy fix. The teak needs to be redone (winter project), and I need to reinforce the cuddy roof (see my other post). The boat is an absolute dream to run, handles the chop with ease and is very dry. I can't wait to get her fixed up and splashed again, but I gotta wait for the money tree to blossom first. ;D

I'll get more pics when I can, any other requests? No feet or supermodels, please.

Glenn

phester · #5 10-05-2006, 11:00 PM

nice lookin' rig Frayed, good luck on the repairs.....and get that damn oil spot off your driveway!! ;D

frayed_knot · #6 10-05-2006, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by phester

nice lookin' rig Frayed, good luck on the repairs.....and get that damn oil spot off your driveway!! ;D

LOLOL! I was wondering if somebody would notice that. It's actually water that came out after I cracked her free from the bellhousing. It's all gone now. *:D

Stinky_Hooker · #7 10-05-2006, 11:37 PM

That swim platform has your big nuts on it. Thats so silly. ::)

frayed_knot · #8 10-05-2006, 11:42 PM

And a roll of paper towels.

brianct12 · #9 10-06-2006, 01:07 AM

She's a good-lookin !!!

parishht · #10 10-06-2006, 10:31 AM

I like your winter cover frame, ;)
as a matter of fact, last week, before you even posted these pix,
I made a frame similar to yours for mine.
I was going to take pix, but I was in a hurry, maybe this winter when I go visit the V, I'll take some looking under the cover.