"I have a 1972 Gibson 36'
"I have a 1972 Gibson 36' houseboat, engines are mercruisers Ford V-8's 215 horsepower each, trans are borgwarner velvet drive AS20-71C, outdrives are mercruiser 215H. I have a outdrive that is seiezed (port)and is junk. These 215H are hard to near impossible to come by. I was told by a mercruiser marine friend of mine that the 2tr out drive is virtually the same with the exception for the input shaft. mine 215H uses a male splined shaft whereas the 2tr uses a female spline shaft, but by changing the shafts it will work. Which is going to be the least exspensive route to go, but on the other hand i was told a repower may be in order..the mercruiser tr drive from the 90's may work but they dont use a trans therefore I would need practcally everything with the eception of the two engines, mine have been recently rebuilt....I don't know which way to go with this as my funds are limited..any ideas, robert"
"I have a 1972 Gibson 36' houseboat, engines are mercruisers Ford V-8's 215 horsepower each, trans are borgwarner velvet drive AS20-71C, outdrives are mercruiser 215H. I have a outdrive that is seiezed (port)and is junk. These 215H are hard to near impossible to come by. I was told by a mercruiser marine friend of mine that the 2tr out drive is virtually the same with the exception for the input shaft. mine 215H uses a male splined shaft whereas the 2tr uses a female spline shaft, but by changing the shafts it will work. Which is going to be the least exspensive route to go, but on the other hand i was told a repower may be in order..the mercruiser tr drive from the 90's may work but they dont use a trans therefore I would need practcally everything with the eception of the two engines, mine have been recently rebuilt....I don't know which way to go with this as my funds are limited..any ideas, robert"