Reply To: 1964 Evinrude 9.5? Identify and Maintenance

[mjdoman]

Here is a photo of the motor so you can tell if it is a long or short shaft motor.

I believe I mentioned this but yes, this things has seen sea water.  I would say for about 3-5 years he brought it down to florida (gulf saltwater) and then back up to Jersey (lake).

I did as you guys suggested and tried to shift it.  The shifter did move the brass brackets off of the steel bar coming up from the propeller end.

So there is something else keeping the lower end from coming off.  I cut 2 wedges and tried to force them into the gap at the front and back of the unit.  As I drove them in, the whole thing kept sliding and moving since I had no method to keep it all still.  Its on the back of the boat.

Even after driving them in until a lot of the wood got scraped off where it entered the gap.

Still can’t get it off.  So frustrated.