Found a slight flaw with this stand design last evening. Me'n Bobby Beer were preparing to yank the gearcase off'n the 90 when we discovered the aft support on the stb side blocks access to the trim relief screw. Whoopsie! Right angle driver was of no use, nor was the old grab the stubby screwdriver with vice grips trick. You really need to get in there straight on with a purty beefy screwdriver. Bobby, in his loveable overcomplicating way, had me entertaining thoughts of notching or drilling the 2x4 but I was reasonably sure I'd hit one'a the screws. Took a step back and said, well we could connect those trim motor wires hanging there to that battery sitting right over there ...?
I don't know if this'd be a problem for you Merc boys, might be OMC specific, but something to consider when building a stand. Well the good news is the gearcase is now off and in the capable hands of Mr Beer. He's gonna put a new water pump in it, gear lube, pressure test, etc. And then it's off to Bob's Machine in Tampa for nose cone'n low water pickup. WooHoo!
