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You know with how close my engine is to the stringer I am not sure I have room for side ports. I am going to get the boat out of the garage today and get her ready for the water. That way I can look and see what room I have. But currently to change my oil filter I have to take off the P-clamp that holds the wiring harness and 2 of the plug wires to squeeze my hand in a narrow gap to get to the filter. Once I have it loose I have to have somone on the other side of the block ready to grab the filter as there is NO way it can come out the port side but there is plenty of room on the starboard side for it to clear.
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Zach has small hands and arm structure, start "teaching" him to change the oil.
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Due to the fact the some alignment process was not very good our motor is way off to the port side. I can stick my leg between the engine and the starboard stringer but can barely get my hand in the port side. When you look under the boat and see where the hole was drilled for the prop shaft you can see why the engine had to be moved so far to one side. Now if Zachary had the strength to do this job I would let him but you still have to remove the wiring harness as it completely blocks what little access we have there.
