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Ted, if need be, I can tell you how to mix acetone and engine oil to run thru the oil burner. you will need to watch the exit temps.

I found that for all except the pump suction tubes, you can go here. https://www.gates.com/content/dam/documents-library/catalogs/gates-molded-coolant-hose-id-guide-en.pdf if need be, you can get the stainless spiral hose liner for the suction hoses and you can prevent them from collapsing

Remember, the block water jacket should hold 15psi. the points of failure if it froze will be both exhaust manifolds will have a crack on either the outboard or inboard side, just above teh centerline of the exhaust ports, and both waterjackets will have cracked on the inside of the cam valley...

you realize that for under $50 you can get a much much better unit than the old hummingbird flashers look up kayak fish finder on amazon. plus, I cant tell you how many times I pulled the old flasher unit apart to repair it in the 80's

Between 1 amp and 3 amps

get a florida "Law Stick" its basically a FWC sanctioned yard stick with pictures of all the species and their seasons and their min and max lengths

you know the 4 seasons of Minnesota are Near Winter, Winter, Still Winter and Bad Sledding. Where in Wisconsin, it was June, July, August, and Winter If you really want to buff and clean a boat, feel free to come on down. will feed you all the beer you can drink while buffing my boat..... LMAO

no such thing as "red" starter. that just paint is this a direct drive or a PMGR? if direct drive, switch to PMGR, 2x the torque, 1/2 the weight rebuilding your starter will cost you more than a new one if it was submerged you need a machine shop to rebuild a direct drive starter as you...

remember, everything man-made will fail the probability that a steel cable in a sheath fails vs a steering system that stops working because battery voltage is low (like from an alternator that goes south) or a capacitor decides that its time to go when you are 20 miles from shore just google...

Napa keeps core plug kits in stock. marine use brass or stainless. cars and trucks use coated tin Melling MPE-100BR is for small block chevies from 1957-2014 however if they were pushed out by not winterizing, the block cracked

Sell the boat with the cover, buy the boat you want

nah, the snow load is equal to you and two buddies standing in the boat on the trailer drinking beer.

View from my office in Sarasota

sell your I/O boat, buy an outboard boat

Oxalic acid is cheaper than vinegar

Spray the chute with boeshield or silicone spray to keep it from clogging

Agree with Bondo that manifold and elbow is toast

It was port and starboard back in the 1600's. Ships had a Steer Board side and a loading side In 62 AD the artificial harbor was created Medieval Latin for Harbor was Portus https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/port-starboard.html...

Just rebuild the one you have with a new seal kit

Hey @redneck joe , which SOTY group do you want to be in?