One more thing Ken,
If you look really close on that yellow # 48 Clerici, you
can see the gearcase is 1975 blue.
OMC replaced my gearcase before the start in the Paris 6 Hours.
I was told the new one was little stronger and hade a beefed up
bearing housing.
There was a small problem with the bearing housing if you run the engine really high
up on the transom as I did.
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