Quote Originally Posted by j_martin View Post
.....If you miss a pin, or a retainer, or the pylon and bracing is not installed corectly, you can really mash yer cowling with it. (Seen it happen.) John
What he said. Saw a guy say, "no way that'll come outa there...". I said otherwise, sat in it front and watched it happen. Thankfully, it wasn't my lightweight cowl.

PS. For you hot boaters out there, the Alien are a BIT tougher. Weighed the 'light' one the other night and it's 19 lbs with the trim harness, plate and lower skirt in it. The Alien I have is at LEAST 30 something. I would have weighed it, but I couldn't get the wife to come out in the garage and get it off the wall.