Attwood 16207-2 Universal Outboard Motor Flusher, Rectangular

I'd give it 0 stars if possible. Now let me say that I owned the boat (05' Sea Ray Sundeck with 5.0, Alpha 1 Gen 2 out drive) that I had issues with for 2 years before problems cropped up. So I don't know the previous maintenance history of this boat. The issue could have started before I even owned it, as it is common on this out drive. That said, I would assume the previous owner more than likely took care of it. My mechanic has told me that they've seen 3 or 4 boats come in with the exact same issue this year and we've all had this cheap set of flusher. So what happened is that the flusher only provides water to one side of the pickup on the out drive, resulting in starvation of water for cooling/lubrication to the engine and out drive. This in turn toasted my water pump impeller, shift seals and drive seals. It even started to melt the impeller housing. I only noticed when I started having to add gear oil to the oil monitor/reservoir this year ( they should use little to no oil). I haven't got the bill on this job yet, but would recommend spending a little more on a good set of flusher that provide water to both sides, make a good seal to the out drive and maybe even tape them to the out drive for a better seal. I'm going to guess I'll have more in labor than parts but will probably still be a $250-$350 bill.