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The lower pans feel secure and the cover seems to fit fine.  If the 10 hp pans don’t fit the 15 hp leg, I’m having trouble picturing how everything is rigidly connected so that the engine torque gets efficiently transferred to the prop.  Are the lower pans just for supporting the cover, and other bolts attach the 10 hp powerhead to the rest of the 15 hp leg structure (in a way that does fit)?  Would I be the only fellow out there with a setup like this, or is this hybrid configuration somewhat common?  Since this outboard belonged to my father in law, I would like to bring it back to life and use it.  On the other hand, I don’t want to waste my time and money on something that will cause constant headaches and not be reliable.  What do y’all think?  Thanks.

Martin