georgetown
New member
"We recently bought a 17 foot
"We recently bought a 17 foot 1962 Hydrodyne runabout with a 4 cylinder Volvo Penta AQ 110/100 engine and AQ 100B outdrive. The engine runs great but the outdrive doesn't work because critical parts like the sliding sleeve and gear set are missing. No one seems to have these parts in stock because they're so old. Rather than order a new (and expensive) AQ 100B outdrive from Volvo Penta, we are considering swapping out the old outdrive for a different, more current model but don't have any idea which ones are compatible with our existing engine. Anyone know if there are other more available outdrives (Volvo Penta or even Mercruiser) that would work? Thanks for your help!"
"We recently bought a 17 foot 1962 Hydrodyne runabout with a 4 cylinder Volvo Penta AQ 110/100 engine and AQ 100B outdrive. The engine runs great but the outdrive doesn't work because critical parts like the sliding sleeve and gear set are missing. No one seems to have these parts in stock because they're so old. Rather than order a new (and expensive) AQ 100B outdrive from Volvo Penta, we are considering swapping out the old outdrive for a different, more current model but don't have any idea which ones are compatible with our existing engine. Anyone know if there are other more available outdrives (Volvo Penta or even Mercruiser) that would work? Thanks for your help!"