ibrutus1984
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I've purchased a fishing boat with a 1997 60 Hp ELPTO. The lower unit has been seized. I'm looking to replace the lower unit, but there seems to be some discussion about replacing the "small foot" designed lower unit with the "Big foot" design. The first issue is that the original design small foot is hard to find rebuit/remanufactured as it appears this was not a good design. I have heard that I can "substitute" the "Bigfoot" lower unit with a few modifications like different waterpump bolts and a different water tube from the pump to the upper unit. Someone started this thread with the same question but there were no answers. I've been told the Bigfoot design is a beefier lower unit and while physically wider in the bottom, will work and be a better long term solution...or should I just replace with the original design and hope I don't have any issues.
Any input on this process is appreciated.
Any input on this process is appreciated.