well all i have not posted in a while. i hit a snag. i have been putting in a lot of overtime at my work and extra work on the house to. its been taking all my time. but i amm almost there . i have installed everything i ran the motor i have to bleed and adjust the tilt /trim cylinders and electrical hookups and syncronizing sterndrive shifting and cutout switch. question though :is there a good way to do the forward / reverse shift cable adjustment without being in the water ?