Mercruiser III Installation

Discussion in 'Sterndrives' started by malvena, Aug 11, 2012.

  1. malvena
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    malvena New Member

    Hi All, new to this site, hope someone can help. I am converting my 34' cruiser
    from shaft drive to stern drive. I am using the old-big Mercruiser III,the one with
    1 1/2" shafts and swings a 20" prop. The drive is 25 1/2" C/L of input shaft tp
    C/L of prop shaft. Can anyone advise me as to the height the cav plate or prop
    should be above or below the hull btm? I am redy to make the transom cutout.
    Thanks,Barry
     
    malvena, Aug 11, 2012
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    IMP-ish powerboater

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  3. powerabout
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    powerabout Senior Member

    just treat it like any other std drive
    34 ' boat with one drive would want to be levelish.
    How heavy and how fast do you think it will go?
    Make sure you have enough transom angle
    Any old dealer should have his OEM manual showing the x dimensions for that package
     
    powerabout, Aug 12, 2012
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