Westerbeke 44B / Velvet drive 71c

[AnnOMalleys]

I need a new transmission. I have a line on a Velevt Drive 71C it appears to me the bolt holes don't line up. Anyone have any input on if there are adaptor plates or something like that to make that work?

[Captsteve53]

Would suggest a quick call to any Borg Warner dealer who will have the answer as to model required or if an adapter plate is required, if required they are easily made up from steel plate by your local machine shop, you would need to also check on your drive/flex plate fits the splines on your new transmission, again there many companies (such as R&D Marine) that supply these off the shelve(just give them the engine details and transmission details),also just be sure your new transmission has the SAME ratio and rotation as your old one, some transmissions can be set up for either rotation BUT some can not!