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any tips/advice on preventive maint. that i should knock out while i have my motor out? gotta change my oil pan, so if there is anything else that is relatively cheap and worth doing during this time please chime in!
also it's been in saltwater 99% of its life

i know it's in the signature but ill add it anyway.
2005 214 fourwinns funship
5.0 MPI Mercruiser
alpha 1 gen II

thanks!

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2005 214 Funship 5.0 Mercruiser
2003 Yukon Denali XL

New, bigger bilge pump or additional pump. (very difficult when the engine is in situ)
Tighten up the nuts on the rear cleats ( replace them with nyloc nuts ?); impossible on my Sundowner with the engine in situ.
Maybe the same with the engine vent covers ( I had to cut access holes on my Sundowner to do that)
I don't know about Mercruiser engines/ drives, but on a VP change the trim sender as the access to the cable in the transom is poor.
Clean the bilge thoroughly and consider repainting it.
Replace the seal where the exhaust enters the transom ( requires engine removal usually on a VP , maybe also Mercruiser)
Redrill ( and seal the edges of) the drainage holes in the stringers so water can drain properly.

To add to the above, put the drive back on before replacing the engine and make covers for the Y pipe tubes, you can back the boat in the water and check for any transom leaks that way.

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88 Four Winns 200 Horizon
4.3 OMC Cobra-4bbl
2002 Walker Bay 10/2012 Suzuki 2.5
2008 Walker Bay 8

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