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  1. Michael Riebs

    Borg Warner Velvet Drive 71c stuck in gear

    Yep! I sure have, and I thank you! I was out looking at it today - there is only one dipstick - it is in the V-drive portion. There seems to be a fill nipple on the BW itself, but I could not find a dipstick - should there be one for each, or does the oil flow between the V-drive and the...
  2. Michael Riebs

    Borg Warner Velvet Drive 71c stuck in gear

    Yeah - private party who used to live in the boat, just broke up with his girlfriend, and was moving to Spokane with his dog, maybe to sleep in his van. Nope - not going that route - so any advice and recommendations on the repairs would be most helpful. I did not pay very much for the boat AND...
  3. Michael Riebs

    Borg Warner Velvet Drive 71c stuck in gear

    I don't know how it sustained all the damage. I bought it about 6 weeks ago, and the story I was told about its condition (specifically the Borg Warner) doesn't quite line up with what I am now seeing. I was told that the rudder was sheared off 2 years earlier by the incompetence of whomever...
  4. Michael Riebs

    Borg Warner Velvet Drive 71c stuck in gear

    That's what I was afraid of... What if, as Brendan said, the lever is corroded in place - how do I "un-corrode" the lever? And I've read in other forums that the clutches won't disengage without starting the engines, so that oil pressure is applied - is there something along this line I could...
  5. Michael Riebs

    Borg Warner Velvet Drive 71c stuck in gear

    Greetings everyone, Yes, I see another thread with the same heading, but it doesn't seem to address the issue(s) I am experiencing, so here goes: I am a recent owner of a 1986 Century 300 Cortez Grande with twin 260 Hp Chevy 350's coupled to Borg-Warner 71c (as far as I can discern) Velvet...
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