local sheet metal shop, have them bend up a 5052 16 gauge or 14 gauge aluminum cap. soft enough to form with a rubber mallet. strong enough for your needs.
I have access to shop tools, I dont even think about this kind of stuff..... Just fire up the welder
However you can buy transom cap material / trim material.
tilt the boat the other way so the port manifold sits higher and the port side will be hotter.
since you are not level the higher manifold gets less water
you pull the elbows to inspect the joint between the manifold and elbow. you are looking at the gasket thickness area and how much of the...
you are working on a 52 year old piece of plastic with an unknown history.
fiberglass can move in the heat just from the sun. put an object on the boat for a few years and you have permanent deformations.
additionally, many boats including some made today have imperfections in the hull. no...
I would machine a bore stabilizing spider for the open deck block and modify an Edelbrock aluminum ford FE head prior to going fuel injection. This would be my first step to correcting two design flaws with the motor.
most early saginaw can-o-ham pumps use the SAE 3/8" Inverted flare (5/8-11 threads) however some newer use a metric
there is a similar thread going from another user. use a section of 3/8" brake line, cut it off, use a small section of hose to tie them together.
agree that tuning a marine carb is trial/error and plug reading especially if you do something like build custom motor are trying to dial it in...... could add an O2 bung for tuning and then plug later.
Back then, the electronics were unreliable, tuning was still required for every application (even if you just swapped parts).
had a custom EFI setup done with a high-end shop in Chicago for a motor back in the mid 90's. Spent $4500 on EFI only to loose 5% peak power and 7% fuel economy.
I...
the manufacturer was Eska
the brands were Sea King (sold thru Montgomery Wards) and about 20 other brands that Eska private labeled including Sears, Wizard, Hiawatha, etc
its a tecumseh power head.
https://everythingaboutboats.org/eska/
just short of seeing Alice while having a drink with the Mad Hatter.....
there is a reason it is one of the most expensive hobbies in the world
Here is the reference on weight and towing for those just tuning in. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/towing-more-than-capacity.753840/
welcome aboard.
that profile most likely came from Taylor Made. https://boatwindshieldrepair.com/
you can contact them for replacment parts
regarding the extrusions. Companies like Taylor buy the aluminum extrusions direct from the mills. they make the extrusions in 5000# runs and have...
