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Excellent article Art! That drive shaft coupler reminds me of working on the large 150 Force outboard’s of the early 90s. It allowed the drive shaft to wobble around while trying to install the lower unit, and makes it very difficult to get the driveshaft aligned with the crank shaft splines… I have cussed at those motors many times while trying to do a simple water pump job! Now that I’ve got into some of the bigger West Bend engines, it’s remarkable how much the modern day Force outboards share many of the same designs as their West bend ancestors. That being said, I’d like to find one of the 16 Elgin’s to add to my collection!