Pokkeroo68
New member
I have a 1992 force motor that I have been told by the local marina that it is not worth fixing. I took it out on the water in July 2020 and it worked great for about an hour and all of a sudden started making noises and the next thing it made a loud bang and completely stopped. It would turn over but I had not forward or reverse. Had to be towed into marina thanks to an awesome boater. The marina told me the drive shaft had broken off and pieces went through the motor. They could tell me anything...I know nothing about motors. For all I know they didn't even look at it, I know they rolled their eyes when I told them it was a force. I took the lower end off and noticed the top of the shaft was totally twisted, I don't think is suppose to be like that. So, if anyone can give me some advise as to whether I can put a Mercury motor on it and use all the same lines and controls, that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.