It was the drain hose
I just checked with my dad, as I could not see any notch under his motor. He remembered when he had his New Mercruiser MPI installed in 2000 into his 23, he constantly had oil in his bilge. He figured out it was the oil drain hose that you mentioned. His mechanic at the time noticed it was very close, but decided not to notch the stringer to avoid any long term issues. What happed was the hose kept hitting the stringer and would loosen the fitting and let oil out the pan.He tightened the hose fitting, but it happened again a few months later The solution was to remove that hose and put in a normal drain plug and just suck the oil out of the dipstick from then on. It was been that way for 10 years with no issues. If you can figure out where it will hit, make a small notch for that hose and you will be all set, or just remove it and suck it out when needed.
Dan
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