Looking for some expert help 'cause I'm a bit lost with the different parts and Frankenstein of a boat project that I got myself into. 
So I bought an old Bayliner with a Mercruiser 120 2.5 as an "economically non viable" project to learn a bunch of things about boats. So far into the project I've done all kinds of cleanup and maintenance just to get the thing in that water, but there's one piece of puzzle that remains lost to me.
The previous owner fabricated the connection between the manifold elbow and exhaust with a piece of tube that was clearly not OEM, nor the right fit as it was leaking gasses and water. Looking at part diagrams I can't seem to find the right part though, as drawings don't align with my situation.
The elbow (part 55538A2) is not in line with the exhaust (see photos), and needs to make either a S-turn or the elbow needs to be turned 45 degrees. On part diagrams I've found elbows that do so (part 12076A2), but those seem to be for different exhaust manifold - which only have 3 holds instead of the 4 mine has. My engine has the "63122A10" manifold.
Long story short: does anyone have an idea here of what the right solution would be for me? Should I be looking for a different manifold (95862A5) and elbow (12076A2)? Or can I actually re-use my existing manifold and have the most outer waterport be simply blocked (as that's what 12076A2) seems to require? I also looked at the actual drive's exhaust connection and whether there's any differences there, but from what I understand by looking at it there's no alternative as the engine's mount would be in the way of the manifold if you go down straight
Some pointers here would be extremely appreciated!
So I bought an old Bayliner with a Mercruiser 120 2.5 as an "economically non viable" project to learn a bunch of things about boats. So far into the project I've done all kinds of cleanup and maintenance just to get the thing in that water, but there's one piece of puzzle that remains lost to me.
The previous owner fabricated the connection between the manifold elbow and exhaust with a piece of tube that was clearly not OEM, nor the right fit as it was leaking gasses and water. Looking at part diagrams I can't seem to find the right part though, as drawings don't align with my situation.
The elbow (part 55538A2) is not in line with the exhaust (see photos), and needs to make either a S-turn or the elbow needs to be turned 45 degrees. On part diagrams I've found elbows that do so (part 12076A2), but those seem to be for different exhaust manifold - which only have 3 holds instead of the 4 mine has. My engine has the "63122A10" manifold.
Long story short: does anyone have an idea here of what the right solution would be for me? Should I be looking for a different manifold (95862A5) and elbow (12076A2)? Or can I actually re-use my existing manifold and have the most outer waterport be simply blocked (as that's what 12076A2) seems to require? I also looked at the actual drive's exhaust connection and whether there's any differences there, but from what I understand by looking at it there's no alternative as the engine's mount would be in the way of the manifold if you go down straight
Some pointers here would be extremely appreciated!
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