I snuck out to the garage and took a photo with the parts oriented the way they must go.
Note that the Port side rod oil holes end up “Down”,
and the Starboard side oil holes “UP”.
The rods can’t be re-arranged and have the correct
alignment to bolt everything back together.
Guessing that’s per Evinrude design, unless they
had a port & starboard rod drilled different, but
I’ve heard or seen no evidence of that yet.
Prepare to be boarded!