Bought my boat last summer and finally got the balls to change the impeller. I dropped the lower unit but the water tube sleeve stayed in the upper, so I reached up and pulled this mess out.


The previous owner really roasted this thing! Guess someone ran it dry for quite a while. Luckily no other damage was found and the rest of the job went smoothly.

Yeah, they are not supposed to look like that! Mine gets switched out every year.

I changed mine once a year too, or after I think I've sucked up some sand.