Stern drive maintenance

[Dave R]

Originally Posted by Biggd

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.

If you have water diluting grease on your coupler, you have bigger worries than what grease you used...

[Biggd]

Originally Posted by Dave R

If you have water diluting grease on your coupler, you have bigger worries than what grease you used...

When you're greasing the joints that are on the outside and under water you need marine grease so you might as well use it inside too.

[BroadHopper]

Look at you engine maintenance schedule. Keep track of the number of hours you use your boat each season. That will give you an idea of maintenance schedule.
In may case, I average 70 hrs a year. I scheduled with my mechanic that I replace the water pump one year, full drive maintenance the second year, and full tune up the third year. Then repeat. I have over 2000 hrs on my '88 454 and stern drive without any major repairs.