Yamaha technician Sean Stahl of Annapolis Boat Sales explains to BoatUS Magazine's Lenny Rudow five outboard maintenance jobs that people forget about. These include replacing the fuel-water separator filter, checking the timing belt for wear, checking engine and bracket zincs, checking trim tab zincs, and removing the prop to look for fishing line behind the thrust washer. Sean shows you step-by-step how to remove the propeller and thrust washer to look for and remove fishing line, regrease the shaft, and replace the prop.
I never knew about the zincs on these motors. Very interesting!