You and 90% of the people who have one…

One time I grafted an Elgin lower unit onto one. It was before there were cell phones with cameras; so I have no pictures. I am not a machinist or a good welder by any stretch; although at the time, I had use of a small lathe, where I was able to gas-weld two small shafts together, straight. It worked well and the neutral function still worked. The bonus was that the Elgin unit was a lot more robust than the Merc one, if maybe not quite so streamlined. (Sorry, Carl, but facts are facts.) I sold it to another club member, a long time ago, in a purge.