Thanks Jason..The hoses are no biggy, but I want to make sure everything else is there. I'm waiting for him to get back to me and let me know everything it has and what size shafts. Will the bigger shafts work with my current coupler?

I'm already on the lookout for 380's, but if I have to get new ones I might hit you up for your connection.

Kinda, if they are the long snout couplers the shafts may not work, but while you have the motors out, replace the couplers. $800 is well worth the peace of mind.
You will need an alignment bar also. IMCO sells them for about $100 or I can send you mine for freight both ways. Probably cheaper to just buy one plus you'll own it.

What's the cost of (1) new stellings complete? Rough estimate to have installed (Labor rates $80/Hr)?

It is about a grand to R&R one engine. I can't comment on the Stellings box for cost, but my IMCO's were around $2500 a piece ( I think)

Wayne,

Give Andy@ Wilson Performance Marine in Bay City a call he did my engines last summer for 1700.00 in and out...I don't know what he'd charge for installing a extension box, but I'd be more apt to go with a IMCO on your setup then put a -2" shorty on it. I know all this was suggested by Jason and JT, but I'm just reinterating it. You'll be at the same X dimension, but ultimately you'll be in cleaner water and have a longer running length also changing your trim angle so to speak.

I have been tagging along with you on this, don't mean to take anything away from the original posts.

It will be a winter projest as well for me. I do not want to raise the engine and repair fiberglass. I really do not have an opinion on either brand, just want the beneift of an ext box. My boat is at Wilson's Marine as we speak getting the trim sender and switched repaired and will get an estimate from Andy when I pick it up.

Do any of these come with steering as standard equipment?

when a boat shoots to the moon the drives are two deep in 99% of the case, I was out in a new boat and and it was shooting to the moon cause the guy did not have trim and k planes set right away after I told him where to set them and give it more gas to jump across the 5 to 6 footwhite caps the ride got much better with speed and trim its a nice 32hustler new boat for a friend so was helping him out after that he never missed a beat running and
it depends what your prop shaft height was before, most baja boats are 7 to 7 1/2 '', they run much better at 5 to 5 1/2'' and with a box 4 to 41/2'' other boats as stepped hulls run even better at 3 to 3 1/2'' I have been keeping a log of all the guys I have meet in my quest to figure out the sweet spots on most boats.my buddy could not get his box set up right was to high gave up re set the drive to 4 1/2'' no box its a 26 degree vee, right now I have to go with 4'' with my new konrad drive with box, I hope we can get it there with out moving the motor, I also have a 5 blade to start with 30. and motor about 1000 to 1100 not on the dyno yet. it should be running in july and my boat with a bravo was 5 to 5 1/2'' I never wrote it down before it was stolen.

but he would only gain 1'' in height cause when you go out 12'' you need to go up at least 1'' to stay even, at 7 1/2'' thats so deep go with the 3'' box and deal with the exhaust holes by if you have wet exhaust you can have a adapter made cheap out of ss, if you have dry you need to send them to the header shop they came from cmi stellings sm. but its cheaper than two boxes/ two shorties, JS , what are yours at.

no but you need a duel set and should go all the way to the helm.

He would gain 3 inches if he went with -2" lowers & a Stellings box.
Mine are at 4.5" or so.