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Originally Posted by Dave R

Feel free to ping me if you have any questions when you get into it.

Couple of tips:

If you buy any rubber parts or shift cables, buy only OEM stuff. The aftermarket bellows, impellers, and cables are typically sub-par. Local dealers often have decent prices on OEM stuff, BTW.

If you halve the coupler greasing interval, you can save yourself a ton of money. This is especially true if you spend a lot of time going slow with a stern drive. I know it's counter-intuitive, but low-speed operation really beats up the aluminum splines in the coupler. Drive has to come off and engine has to come out to replace the $400ish coupler... FWIW, you can't go wrong with these three rules on greasing splines: not enough grease is not enough grease, the right amount of grease is not enough grease, too much grease is the right amount of grease. Just wipe of the ooze with a rag. I like to hit both zerks, but that's probably over-kill.

And make sure you use marine grease not automotive grease. There is a difference! Automotive grease will mix with water and become milky where marine grease won't.