Ripped the lower leg off of my boat and what do i find?clear signs that the bonehead who had my motor apart last just didnt know what he was doing or didnt care. 3 of the 4 bolts on the impeller were barely on, packing tape on the gear shaft....... I am going to start dissasembling it peice by peice tonight or tomorrow. Right now I am reading the book Horsetrader sent me to give me a little more knowledge on what the parts are and what I should be looking for. I am glad that I am somewhat mechanically inclined. First time with a boat motor but its doable.

If anyone on here knows much about the lower leg and is willing to offer any advice before I rip into things....

Its a 65hp 2 stroke - 4 cylinder mercury. 1966 model 650 four

Short list of the problems:

- no water pumping out the engine
- the guy clearly has had it apart and never put it back together properly. The shaft will engage the prop but I believe he put it back together without some parts due to alot of slop in the prop shaft. enough to turn the prop and slip the gears that engage the prop