Mystery Lower Unit

[Dave S]

Look what Santa left me!! I must have been a good boy?? :D Well, maybe not. :confused: Because it doesn't fit my motor!?! :eek: Well, it is a CLE, so it must be modern. Right?? :p Hey Sam, what did you get? :D

[Mark75H]

Dave, do you want me to tell you what bolt pattern is on the top and what motor it fits? Raceman has one and I am negotiating to buy 2 of those...yes we know what they are. Don't you?


PS: hope you don't get any grease on Trish's nice red table cloth

[A.Acosta]

do you know someting about this one

[A.Acosta]

is this any good

[Mark75H]

Anthony... that is a Hubbell. The overdrive unit is more commonly recognized than this direct drive (14:15) type.

I would say it has no practial use as a racing lower unit, but has some historical interest as a collector piece. Value: unknown, not much... but don't thow it out as scrap.

There was a later type with a longer top flange and top adapter and the housing went almost straight up from the rear seal area to the plate. This gave it a much more modern appearance. Jim Parker assumed this unit after Hubbell went out of business.

DaveS tells me his Hubbell is cracked above the rear bearing/seal area....probably why the later version is reinforced above the propshaft.

[Barefoot Bob]

Now those are lower water pickups

[A.Acosta]

key 1/4 0f inch wide and it goes from the back to front of the shaft

[Mark75H]

No, Bob this is a LOW water inlet:

[omc-v4]

The first one is a peterson O/D. I have a L/H & R/H you had to have the 2ft long stacks and a real light set up to get you going. Pre 67 Johnny sanders driver Alan Yaw owner ran twins on a 3 pt PowerCat hydro. They fit 58 v4 50 hp-68 100hp.Hard to keep them sealed. They will fit v4 stingers too but would not hold up with that much power. Anybody know the name of the team Im talking about.

[KEVIN NICHOLS]

I HAVE TWO OF THE OVERDRIVE UNITS THE TOP FLANGE ON MINE ARE AN EGG SHAPE ,LOOKS LIKE THEY FIT A JOHNSON V-4 IT HAS A 2 PIECE DRIVE SHAFT WITH A COUPLER I HAVE TWO OF THESE POLISHED AND READY TO GO HOW MUCH ARE THE WORTH.....

[Raceman]

Damn, I guess those aren't very rare. I've got two of em also. Mine are both new, never bolted on. They have the short stub of a driveshaft also, but I don't have the top shafts and only 1 blade. It's a 2 blade round ear bronze with NO rake. I got em with a pair of X115's, but the guy I got the engines from said he didn't know if his dad ever planned to stick em on those engines and wasnt' sure when/why they had em. One of the engines on my want list is a 60 model 75HP Johnson, the all white one with the gold bands on the cowl and orange emblem front and rear. I figured when I find one I'll stick one of these gearcases on it for display since they're probably not worth much.

[Backfire]

omc-v4
You talking about Abilene Marine team?
Backfire ;)

[omc-v4]

Yes you are right.

[Dave S]

It's good to see some OMC fans. I'm a "Merc Man," but my buddy would beat me with his V4 and Overdrive. He had 90 ci, I only had 66 ci. The Walter Peterson unit I have had the numbers 123. I believe this is how many they may have made. I did not know they made right hand units. I didn't know that they had a seal problem. Early V4 Evinrudes, I believe, had a 2 piece drive shaft with a coupler. So this unit would work with that drive shaft. These facts are not known for sure because I am a "Merc Man." ;)