www.iFourWinns.com

Now that you got it out, when you re-assemble, put some OMC/Bombardier Gasket Sealing Compound on the threads, it will keep out moisture and stop the bolts from seizing. I use it on my Cobra drive that sits in salt water six months out of the year and the bolts always come out without a struggle. As far as impellers, the Cobra probably had the best designed one that there is, right under the plastic cover on the upper gear unit, three bolts and the housing comes off, you can change it in about 15 min, can even be done on the water if needed....

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88 Four Winns 200 Horizon
4.3 OMC Cobra-4bbl
2002 Walker Bay 10/2012 Suzuki 2.5
2008 Walker Bay 8

1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0/Selectrac
2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7 Hemi/Quadradrive II

Great news! There's nothing terribly specific about them that would require getting them from a dealer. A bolt is a bolt, provided it uses the right material and is the right size, of course. Any local shop with parts intended for marine use should be able to match up new ones.

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-Bill Kearney, 2005 348 Vista

Congrats on getting it out!

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-Tony
2016 Robalo R200 w/Yahama 200!

Previous boats:
2003 Four Winns 248 Vista - sold
1994 Sunbird Corsair 200 - sold
1980 Checkmate Predictor - sold

Great news!!! I'm a PB believer. It creeps way better than anything else I've ever tried.

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Jimbo
Na. Ga.

2000 170 Horizon LS
4.3GL

Ahh...the irony. Got my impeller housing back on there yesterday morning, put the boat in the water, fired up the engine....and my raw water pump needs to be replaced. Naturally it's the same one where I had the stuck bolt. Oh well, that's boat ownership for you, I guess.

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'01 Vista 298