Boating Discussion Thread, OMC outdrive is shot in Boats; Hello. I helped a friend/captain from San Jose Del Cabo purchase a 24' skippy flybridge with a 79' Chevy 350 ...  | | 
Dec-11-2008, 11:23 AM
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#1 | | I've loosened life's drag
Name: Billy Vessel: less Location: Socal Job:Work/Play/Fish
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| OMC outdrive is shot
Hello. I helped a friend/captain from San Jose Del Cabo purchase a 24' skippy flybridge with a 79' Chevy 350 with an OMC cobra outdrive. He recently blew the outdrive.
What would be the easiest/cheapest way for him to get back on the water? Should he have his drive rebuilt? Is there another drive that can be substituted?
Can you recommend a guy in San Diego who works on these drives?
He is willing to transport the drive up here, unless shipping would be an option.
Another option may be to ship a rebuild kit to him.
Just looking for answers for him, as he stays pretty busy chartering!
Thanks!
Billy
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Dec-11-2008, 05:13 PM
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#2 | | Captain
Name: Richard Age: 47 Vessel: 25' Wellcraft (SOUTHWESTERN) & 16' Mirrocraft Location: Chula Vista Job:Project Superintendent Bio: I am on double secret probation by Kevan
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| OMC stern drive Cobra lower gear case I think this would be the easiest thing to do.
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Dec-11-2008, 05:18 PM
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#3 | | I've loosened life's drag
Name: Billy Vessel: less Location: Socal Job:Work/Play/Fish
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Thank you. I'll pass this on to him.
Billy
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Dec-11-2008, 06:21 PM
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#4 | | Village idiot
Name: Steve Vessel: 17' Invader, Bottom Line & crew on 26' Blackman - Zarco Location: Santee, Bahia de Los Angeles Job:Yes, still at it
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Dec-11-2008, 06:56 PM
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#5 | | Registered User
Name: John Vessel: 24 Searay Location: Long Beach, CA. USA Job:mechanic
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I'll sell him mine, I'm in Long Beach. Complete Bellhousing to Prop $200.00
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Dec-11-2008, 07:19 PM
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#6 | | I've loosened life's drag
Name: Billy Vessel: less Location: Socal Job:Work/Play/Fish
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Thanks for the info! PM sent to Jaw. Any other thoughts? If anybody is willing to help Ricardo, I KNOW he will return the love fishing wise. His family has 4 slips in the new San Jose del cabo marina with 3 pangas and now this skippy!
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Dec-11-2008, 08:05 PM
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#7 | | Captain
Name: Richard Age: 47 Vessel: 25' Wellcraft (SOUTHWESTERN) & 16' Mirrocraft Location: Chula Vista Job:Project Superintendent Bio: I am on double secret probation by Kevan
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Originally Posted by jaw1970  I'll sell him mine, I'm in Long Beach. Complete Bellhousing to Prop $200.00 | The Cobra outdrive is a much later version.
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Dec-11-2008, 08:32 PM
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#8 | | Registered User
Name: RICK Age: 48 Vessel: 22' Shamrock Predator "MATTANZA" & Boston Whaler 25' Outrage "MATTANZA II" Location: TIERRASANTA Job:Mortgage biz. I sell money... want some?
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Originally Posted by jaw1970 I'll sell him mine, I'm in Long Beach. Complete Bellhousing to Prop $200.00 | not a cobra, and won't work. i'd put in a volvo.
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Dec-12-2008, 11:09 AM
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#9 | | Registered User
Name: Jarrett Olson Vessel: 20ft Skipjack Open Location: Redondo Beach Job:Property Manager
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the cobra drive is a copy of the volvo drive if i remember correctly. You should be able to do a swap for the entire drive to a volvo pretty easily. And a rebuild kit should be easy to find since volvo still produces parts.
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Dec-15-2008, 07:25 AM
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#10 | | Registered User
Name: mike Age: 30 Vessel: 17 crusader Location: riverside/ca/usa Job:multi business owner Bio: love life, love fish and love boobies
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put an outboard or 2 on it. no just put a merc drive on it
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Dec-15-2008, 01:16 PM
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#11 | | Registered User
Name: Carlos Vessel: G3 Location: Castaic CA Job:Sales and Parts Manager
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the problem with replacing the outdrive is that you have to replace the bellhousing and the transom assy, and in some cases even the exhaust Y pipe. your best option is to get the outdrive to someone who can rebuild it, that is if the outdrive casing is in good condition if not get a new one; that is the cheapest route... and you cant replace that with a stringer unit. its completley diffrent.. Jaw that outdrive is worth at least $1000 all together.. thats just an advice..
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Dec-17-2008, 10:23 AM
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#12 | | Registered User
Name: mike Age: 30 Vessel: 17 crusader Location: riverside/ca/usa Job:multi business owner Bio: love life, love fish and love boobies
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the main problem here is that the old OMC is out dated, out of business and there are no parts for them only used and its not cheap.
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