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Descant · 08-25-2016, 09:42 AM

Do a close visual inspection after a hit. I recall going on a service call because the engine "didn't shift properly". Prop looked OK and they had driven the boat home and everything operated OK. When I looked at it, there was a crack in the lower unit, and all the gear case lube had leaked out.

08-25-2016, 09:42 AM	#8
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,401 Thanks: 1,360 Thanked 1,632 Times in 1,064 Posts	Look close Do a close visual inspection after a hit. I recall going on a service call because the engine "didn't shift properly". Prop looked OK and they had driven the boat home and everything operated OK. When I looked at it, there was a crack in the lower unit, and all the gear case lube had leaked out.