[NYMarine1]

To Photoman41

I suggest you install the new type water pumps on your 8.1's. The front crankshaft mounted units are failure prone,sometimes only lasting two years.
The new style side mounted pumps seem to be problem free. The mod kits are an easy fix. Capt.  George

Second that.

The previous owner had the crankshaft mounted units that weep (and weep a lot when they start to fail) that sprayed salt water all over that side of the engines all the way up to the decking above.  It took me a few days to figure out what the brown/rust colored line across the engine compartment ceiling was (boat was on the hard).  Immediately upon purchase I switched to the belt driven raw water pumps which work great (no weeping).