Well Sh*t .... I started another one

[NICE PAIR]

I would ditch the ell angle tie bar. I have confidence that your glass work will hold that big johnson.

I didn't like it either, I couldn't sleep last night , this big aluminum angle kept chasing me around the room.
I did replace the plate with a single 3/8 x 15 stainless turnbuckle (cav. plate)

I think it will hold also, but I put all that effort into my ladder bar and pad.

p.s. Thanks for the confidence.

[FMP]

Don't lose the trim pin

[Dave S]

2.5 merc shorty will hurt that boat.....But why not???? Anyway V4 rude with the rite gear case would be nuff..... X115 .....

[NICE PAIR]

2.5 merc shorty will hurt that boat.....But why not???? Anyway V4 rude with the rite gear case would be nuff..... X115 .....

Just in case .... Ya got one?

[Dave S]

Yaaa many....just like to keep.....How bout a show case....walter petrson..... don't want to give up the Hubbles......but willing to help ya..

[NICE PAIR]

Yaaa many....just like to keep.....How bout a show case....walter petrson..... don't want to give up the Hubbles......but willing to help ya..

Thanks ... will keep in mind.

[FMP]

Some aside reading
https://www.screamandfly.com/showthr...n-Racing-1967&

[Dave S]

Pixs from my secret room......where the Merc man keeps OMC stuff......HeeHee.....X115.....the nicest looking OMC....

[FMP]

The inline four carb front looks cool. What's the stock compression on the two carb above. Does the motor respond to the usual, will the two carbs support a few more horses?

[Dave S]

Why do we talk V4 on a fabbaglss thread....The 2 downs were shareing reeds......I got lots of V4 blocks.... just lost the moving parts.....The 2 downs had 3 sealing rings and stuffers on the crank .....I have some Knowlegeeed but am mostly Merc.... the old stuff......Blocks and cranks all ya need..... then put new stuff in emmmm.Talk Talk....

[FMP]

I don't know either, maybe it's a bit better than fiberglass on a V4 thread.

[NICE PAIR]

Well I couldn't goof off any longer, so I'm back on the project.

Did some final fitting and finish on the motor plate, got the lower shaping up, heli-coils as nec., bead blasted, self etching primer, Motor is cleaning up well.



Genuine OMC paint is in the mail.

[2.5-21]

Who'd a thunk.

Only 50 short years and you have to disassemble the magneto, clean and pack the bearings, adjust the points.

What ever happened to quality in the workplace?



I had to make a good one out of two. only lit myself up 4 or 5 times.

Attachment 425710 Attachment 425711 Attachment 425712 "Houston, we have fire"

I grew up with those motors when I was a kid... Who has money for parts when you are 15 years old? I had a collection of spare motors in my parents back yard. I remember swapping powerheads in the water to go ride around on a saturday!

[NICE PAIR]

My Johnson's not only big, .............. It sings. ;-)

https://www.facebook.com/messages/t/liz.vansandwyk

[NICE PAIR]

Life has been getting in the way, so I've been side stepping the project. I got a couple of days to goof off so I revised the transom plate brace, and found a cute place for the stern light.
I eliminated a big ole ugly bracket, poked a hole in the splash well and grabbed the knee brace to tie too. I think this is the final attempt, just got to make it all pretty now.

didn't really like the anchor plate.



light seems happy.

Found a guy to make me a new windshield for a G3.