This may be a no brainier for some but I cannot figure out what this bracket is for and I do not have any original literature for my boat. It is a fiberglass 16 foot 1962 Alumacraft 75hp Johnson super sea king elactromatic. I have seen this sort of oblong oval bracket on other older boats...
I have just acquired a classic 60s fiberglass boat with a 62 Johnson super seahorse 75hp model #V4AL-14L. According to the previous owner the engine seized during storage. He tried to run it the next spring and it just wouldn't turn over. Has any one heard of this happening and what would...