[SPLASHED] I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

tpenfield · 2026-09-14T09:18:09-0600

End of the season for me . . .
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Trailer all set to go . .

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The boat came on the bunks pretty much dead center.

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Backing down my road/driveway was uneventful . . .
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Lots of rain yesterday, so the boat had to take a pee.
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Now for off-season maintenance.

tphoyt · 2026-09-14T09:34:24-0600

You will have some spare time on your hands now for fun things.

Scott Danforth · 2026-09-14T10:06:29-0600

is the paint coming of the mounting brackets?

tpenfield · 2026-09-14T13:59:02-0600

Scott Danforth said:
is the paint coming of the mounting brackets?

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No . . . that is the zinc paint (darker color) that I sprayed on it before launching . . . most of it has come off.

tpenfield · 2026-09-14T14:01:00-0600

Just ordered my oil change stuff.

11 quarts of oil for each engine

+ 2 quarts of gear oil.

@alldodge . . . my steering goes 4 turns lock-2-lock (30˚ pivot each way)

tphoyt · 2026-09-14T14:08:46-0600

Wow that’s a lot of oil