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Has anyone considered the fact that an occasional engine failure might be caused by a bad engine and not necessarily by the oil ? When companies are making thousands of motors every year, you bound to get some bad ones. Been a boat owner for well over 60 years and always used quality brand name...

If that discolored area is plastic, that could be the problem as I have saw discolored plastic on many ocassions. If it is painted surface then heat or water in taking thin on the paint....in my opinion...

Get some pool toys or an old tube from water sports to raise the cover on the open bow. Their are many solutions to keep water from pooling but it takes some work and planning

Both Clorox and Lysol make a mineral/ lime scale remover for the home. Does a great job removing rust, lime scale and mineral buildup. Not expensive so worth a try.

Are you prepared to invest 5K and months of work with nasty fiberglass material that require much safety gear to work with it ? And when finished it won't be worth a quarter of what you put into it. ????

Be assured the time and money needed to rebuild will never be recouped. The boats actual value will never be returned after many months of nasty fiberglass work. If you don't have fiberglass experience, I would run away...fast !

In snow country, your far better off to create a framework with some type of cover to support the snow weight then you can use any type of cover. Just a cover alone in heavy snow will shorten its life considerably ! Many suggestions have been made under this post for solutions. Using a cover...

If you choose to get this motor up and running, keep in mind this will be a labor ( and expense) of love, you won't get your money back and it isn't an investment. Something some folks just enjoy doing....

Need more pics from different angles, can't tell from what you have posted. Support needs to be all the way back under the transom for sure. How many bunks and how long and where they are located needs answered, with more pics...

Uncle had one when I was a kid (76 now) and boy was it a gas hog. My guess would be no one wants a motor that old and a fuel hog unless they are looking for something historical to match a boat or something. Might be a fun project if you into that type if thing. Value in my opinion is next to...

Never dragged safety chains but....did pull a trailer for about 5-6 miles with the dolly wheel down on the tongue jack. Needless to say not much of the wheel left....very embarrasing !!

Same thing with a car, once a total loss it will require a salvage title. Some companies will not insure salvage title vehicles. There are some that do so you will need a different insurance company that will accept the salvage title.

Those are definitely not rated for a 10K load ! More like a 3K max load....

Very cool little boat, additional pics would be appreciated....

When pushing tow capacities to their max, strange things can and do happen. I have always taken 20-25% off those limits and have never had a problem. Been towing for over 60 years and always keep things on the safer side. Had to push a few limits when towing for the company I worked for...

Aluminum us very tricky to weld and because there are many different types of aluminum that adds more dufficulty because you need to know what type of aluminum your welding. Have a friend that is a highly skilled welder, especially with aluminum. That won't be a job for a hobby welder, it will...

Bells and whistles are great when they work, but when they don't....they are expensive to fix. My local Ram dealer says the electric gizmos are the most costly repairs they have on vehicles...as does GM..

While it might work properly, does the float...float...they often become saturated with fuel or get a pin hole in the case of brass floats so they no longer float properly. The older compressed cork floats were notorious for becoming saturated.

I hear ya, helped grandaughter thru her cancer battle during her senior year in school, now, I have surgery for suspicious thyroid on monday. Life can throw you curves. We are thinking of you, good luck !!

With that much water coming in, it will be very noticible, so gotta get in there and find it some how....Phone is your friend here...