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hose clamps to clamp two of them together. ductape wont hold, heat shrink wont hold. zip ties may hold.

plywood is not original to the boat, the backrests in a similar form were. however looks similar to a bud's old alumacraft have you looked thru the fiberglassics library? http://www.fiberglassics.com/library/index.php?title=Aluma_craft

outboards are nearly the same from one HP to the other within a given displacement. the I/O folks have a block manual, an EFI manual, a drive manual, and a controls manual. all about 400 pages thick

the wood is structural. you need to replace the wood. removing the wood is like removing your spine

https://publications.brunswick.com/

How much magic smoke comes out when the battery goes bad?

Move the beer cooler to the bow

Can't beat a set of Bennett sport tabs. 1000 times better than smart tabs

#3 goes from heat, #1 hoes from poor carb maintenance (runs lean ), #6 hoes from leaking crank seal

check the compression. especially #3

I say try it during low traffic hours. the only issue I see is trailer sway is magnified by short wheel base tow vehicle and the soft tires. Brakes and pulling torque wont be the problem

and this is simpler/lighter/cheaper than a 5kw genny?

if you have to add fluid, you have a leak

remove all connections, clean with 150 grit until they are clean enough to have your mother-in-law eat off them.

didnt catch this before. why are you lugging the motor. let that thing sing.

what was on the OMC drive. start there.

It is wood It is exterior grade plywood ( not treated because that would corrode the aluminum)

Agreed, there are a variety of styles of house boats

Its called "The Bomb" currently being marketed by Figure 8. I have known Chuck for nearly 50 years.. He did a charter thing for about 5 years (Summer School) as he is a teacher by trade. however got tired of people. he now just fishes for the thrill of winning Musky Tourneys

boat maintenance X house maintenance X 10 = houseboat maintenance.