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An A/V holder is nothing more than a gearcase holder, but must just hold the motor by the A/V plate only. Almost everyone has a way to hold a gearcase to do work on one of those. It is nice to able to move the holder around because you are going to need to be moving around the engine. I have never worked on a stern drive in my life and mine is homemade. As far as the exhaust donut, yes I would change while I was there. It’s 50 yrs old! They don’t go out all the time, but after 50 yrs. all things give it up eventually. Not sure why the other guy would have repeat failures unless he is using used mounts. That’s why I stress putting in new mounts. I would rather put fresh new mounts, but can’t find those. Keep in mind that with this motor wrapped in a motor pan, all of these parts we are talking about are exposed and soaked in our favorite ethanol fuel. That stuff takes its toll on rubber and plastic parts. Something they didn’t have to worry about 50 yrs. ago.
Dan in TN