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Funny you mentioned that nipple ... I did the same thing and guess what, it did the same thing that happened to you.
It started leaking right after I greased that sucker! Til this day I don't know if its a grease fitting or not but I do know that I won't ever be greasing it again there!
My rod was pitted, thats why my 1st attempt failed. My mechanic did tell me though it was possible to happen, I should've listened to him. Now I don't touch a thing, out a few dollars by not doing it myself but I consider that a good trade off for not having to deal with finding the parts and installing them ( correctly I always hope) plus the time lost if I screw something else up.
My mechanic works for Gifford Marine in Dartmouth full time, I get him to come to my house to work on my boat when I need him and I don't have to pay the marina the big bucks they want, usually 1/3 the price now.
You should check into that, see if you can hijack one of the mechanics for a little on the side work, most of them appreciate the extra money as you know the marina's are not paying them those big dollars we give them thieves.
I started doing this when the cost of maintainance was getting way out of hand at the marina,yeah they'd fix the problem but then it would seem that shortly after that there'd be another for them to fix.
Plus I'd have to wait to get the boat back, usually 2-3 weeks being they're so busy, or so they say. Now it gets done within a day or 2 at my convienence, just can't beat that.
Thought I'd mention that for any future endeavors you might have and save you a few bucks and the time. Might be something to think about.
Tight lines my friend!
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