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275 Stern Drive Questions...

maine1963

maine1963

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THus far this forum (2 days into it) has proven to be such an asset and I want to thank you for this tool!

THe boat that I have I just bought. It is a 1987 Imperial with a Volvo Penta 275 Stern Drive.

I bought it with the stern drive tied in the UP position. The motor is strong with great compression and I was turned over a ton of maintenance records ****** back to the purchase of the boat (one boat owner prior to me)...

My question is now in regards to the stern drive. Should it not lock somehow in the full UP position? When I got the boat home I untied the stern drive and it quickly dropped to the full DOWN position. Should the hydraulics hold it back from dropping? I am looking at a new hydraulic pump?

WHat are the diagnostics I should run it through? I should not have to get into the water to tie this thing up! Once I get the battery (new one) installed, (I bought a Marine Battery and have it on trickle charge going on two days now and I will install it tomorrow, so I am looking to do some diagnostic testing.

Any input or direction would be great. I have never owned an inboard/outboard before, so this is all NEW to me.

Thanks,

Greg in Maine
 
Electric yes, I must be missing the part that holds the outdrive in the up position all together. I searched on ebay for that trailering hitch, but to no avail. When bringing the boat out of the water, I afraid that the lower unit is not going to be high enough in the UP position - as there appears to be nothing to HOLD it there now... Never mind when trailering.

Thanks for any additional info you can provide.
 
I concure with El P.
The 275 will have a Lift-Out only...... it was not available w/ P/T!
If you have P/T, you will not have a 275.
You can use the trailering bracket if you wish..... I find them to be a PITA, and would rather use a good nylon strap.
Your call!

Try your best to raise the drive NO more than necessary, and try your best to NEVER leave the drive in the UP position.
Storing with it UP places unnecessary stress on the underside of the drive bellows. It will shorten what could otherwise be a greater life span from it.
Store the drive fully down/straight FWD. :)
 
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Thank you all for your help and info. I do indeed have an electric drive assembly (275). The unit that sits on top of the drive assembly was not put together (cap missing). I have since found a new cover and this unit now works fine. I have found that the timing belt needs to be replaced as well as the bellows kit. I will post TWO seperate postings for these. AGAIN< Thanks so much!
 
maine1963 said:
Thank you all for your help and info. I do indeed have an electric drive assembly (275). The unit that sits on top of the drive assembly was not put together (cap missing). I have since found a new cover and this unit now works fine. I have found that the timing belt needs to be replaced as well as the bellows kit. I will post TWO seperate postings for these. AGAIN< Thanks so much!
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You may first want to search the forum, as these two topics have been discussed numerous times.
 
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