Hey everyone, Im Jack, new to the boating scene. So Im going to ahve a ton of questions but here is the background. Got suckered into a '79 Searay 22.5 footer for free. The 305 in it was cracked and the manifolds shot (someone didnt winterize). So before doing anything costing money, I took off the outdrive (what came before the Alpha one? has the eyehook on it), seems to rotate just fine, before I took it off I put it in forward drive and it would lock into place one way and ratchet freely the other. Put it in reverse and it same thing just opposite direction. Neutral just let it free wheel. Im going to assume that this is all good and that the outdrive is fine. So after taking it off I took off all the wires, hoses, etc, and still need to pull the engine out of the compartment. In the meantime I was able to get my hands on a rebuilt Volvo 350 for $500 that was hooked up to a paragon transmission prior to rebuilding. The thermostat housing on it shows a casting date of 12/1984 (please tell me thats a date and not some serial number?!) Im looking to keep the outdrive and put in the Volvo. Now I havent been able to lift the old 305 out yet to look at how exactly the outdrives shaft slid into it, but im really hoping all I should have to do mechanical wise is to swap out the flywheel and clutch plate? Any hints, thoughts or have I gone insane? Oh on top of all that, I am also thinking that I will have to put a new prop on it to deal with going from a 305 to 350. Correct?