Crosbyman said it perfectly. All the things he mentioned are known to often be a problem on those motors. All I have to add is that it is actually pretty cool that it’s a short shaft, even though I understand that it won’t help you. Those are hard to come by, and people will want it, just for that. Don’t expect to get a zillion dollars for it; but they do have some demand, for older, smaller speed boats.
I might add that in salt water, those motors will pretty much disintegrate like Alka Seltzer.
Long live American manufacturing!
