Guys, Thanks for all the kind words! Now that the shock has worn off, I'm coming out with the Phase II renovation plan that includes a new poured notch 30" transom and new or newer OB. It's been 1985 since I blew up my last motor - boom style. So its time. After looking through my Engines "Last Will and Testament" I see that she was an "organ donor" and wishes to have her salvageable parts sold on Ebay! CDI-Computer, Carbs, Lower Unit, props, Throttle Postion and Crank sensors, Ignition coils, starter, T&T, etc. So over the next weeks I will be tearing the motor down and putting pieces and parts on Ebay. Next up is the demo of the original 43 year old transom. I got a lot of rotten wood in there and its all coming out. I figure cut off the skin this fall and the let the wood totally rot over the fall/winter, then complete the demo in the early spring. So by mid Spring 2021 I'll be ready for a new Composite Poured transom (SeaCast, Arjay, or similar). Then the $$ fun part starts -- Repower!
