"just purchased a 1988 four wi
"just purchased a 1988 four winns sundowner 205 with v-8 gm 350 and alpha 1? i beleive outdrive...guy hit large rock and broke off the skeg and bent the stainless prop...won't go into gear...can see that the prop shaft rotates but turns out of round...can see the shaft at rear of motor rotates when running...must have broken something in the outdrive...what worries me is that the outdrive can be moved sideways 6-8" without moving the steering wheel,,,is this normal??or what might be broken??? have a seloc manual, but haveing a hard time figuring it out...moves like normal when engine is running but still has the side to side travel...also stalls when i try to putit in gear,,,just curious as to what these it will tkae to fix these problems...thanks mark"
"just purchased a 1988 four winns sundowner 205 with v-8 gm 350 and alpha 1? i beleive outdrive...guy hit large rock and broke off the skeg and bent the stainless prop...won't go into gear...can see that the prop shaft rotates but turns out of round...can see the shaft at rear of motor rotates when running...must have broken something in the outdrive...what worries me is that the outdrive can be moved sideways 6-8" without moving the steering wheel,,,is this normal??or what might be broken??? have a seloc manual, but haveing a hard time figuring it out...moves like normal when engine is running but still has the side to side travel...also stalls when i try to putit in gear,,,just curious as to what these it will tkae to fix these problems...thanks mark"