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The other thing to do is to reach out to Grady (the company)...it's "possible" that they have records going back that far. But we'd still be up against the issue of multiple previous owners and the outdrive may have been changed in that timeframe with a different gear ratio. Were you able to...

Yes, then it is a Mercruiser not a Mercury. Mercury in the name used with the outboards. The outdrive is likely named what I mentioned, as well (Mercruiser is a given... it's more about which particular model OD you have).

Can you better explain your engine? I "think" you're saying you have a sterndrive, right? That would then be a Mercruiser V6 engine with an Alpha outdrive. Assuming what I wrote is correct... It might be tough, though. There are different gear ratio outdrives and it could have been changed...

AV... yes, in some cases it's wrongly referred to as an AC plate - even by the manufacturers. But as you (and other know), cavitation and ventilation are entirely different things. I've always been a prononent of "nicely" correcting people in posts so we use the correct terms. Seasick tends...

Drill new holes? No. :) Paint showing errosion from gas? No. :) Wait till Spring? No. :) Take a look back at the advice given - there are a number of things you can do now. There should be zero, if any difference, in the fuel usage between those two engines. It's quite possible that...

Chris - good point about engine height. I think it would have to be quite far off to experience that consumption difference... but it's VERY worthwhile to check and this can also be done on the hard - whether by lowering the engine if there's ground clearance or just comparing holes to where...

What props are on there and what is the Max RPM you can get (trimmed out fully till ventilation or no more speed increase) with a light to normal load in relatively calm conditions? 40% is a lot. A LOT. Depending on the answers above, it's possible that something else is going on.

I understand your thoughts - but as I noted above, that cavity has water in it all the time regardless of whether it's buggered up, or not. Hydrodynamics isn't affected because it's out of the water (or close enough as to make no difference) at higher speeds where hydrodynamics would have a...

John, I don't know what the exact spec differences are between my Offshore w/bracket and what you're looking at, but I suspect they're probably pretty darn close. I have MORE than enough power - the thing rips out of the hole and I never have an issue with power in the snotty stuff.

Ha! That can happen even if all bolts/nuts are removed! :) In the end, it really doesn't matter since it's not a watertight seal to begin with. You can mangle that area much worse than that and it will have absolutely no impact on performance or reliability - just aesthetics.

Rose, what lower unit seal are you referring to?

Mentioned above, but... don't forget to check the gear oil.

Yes, the Evinrude and Penn I mentioned were/are. I "think" Penn only has the blend (XLF) anymore - but that's good to hear you had good results with the blend, as well.

Startron is simply a stabilizer/ethanol fighter - it probably helps to keep the injectors clean, though - and it certainly helps to keep the injectors from gumming up. I didn't "think" Ring Free or Techron stabilizes? Maybe they do. But I'm happy to use both! My fuel, whenever I drain the...

Are you referring to the full synthetic Pennzoil? I used to use that but then could no longer find it. I thought they stopped producing it? I like the full synth stuff because of the "less deposits" thing. Although Ring Free really does seem to help with that... I just wish I could find a...

I've used both. Can't say I really noticed a difference. May be a little bit - but nothing that I would say is worth talking about. Now, maybe the discount eraser I had was better than yours? Maybe I used lighter pressure and moved it around more to avoid heating it up? Those last two...

I don't really know what the SWII designation has to do with things - maybe it was a further development of the OX66 along the way? But it's always been referred to as an OX66 as the primary identifier. Yes, an HPDI will smoke a bit less (negligible) and be better on GPH - but again, it's only...

All OX66's are fuel injected at the throttle body. HPDI was the next gen with direct injection (high pressure direct injection). But, yes, the simplicity and reliability of the OX66 series is well deserved. Keep the oil injection system working, your fuel clean, and use something like Ring...

Along with what I mentioned above, I think the eraser will work faster in this case. Otherwise, the vinyl is just going to keep peeling off in little pieces... which will get old/annoying real fast :)

Nothing wrong with an eraser wheel on gelcoat. It's been used for this purpose for decades. Plastic razor blades... eraser... heat gun... they can all be used very successfully. A lot of this depends on the condition of the existing stripe. If it's still got some stretch to it, then the...