JK>That will work good, that way you can crank it up and listen to
  >it and might even crank the other one and pretend you have twins. :)
That is a thought.... but I mostly want to decide if I want to go
through the engine or not before doing anything else with it. There was
quite a bit of "soot" on the intermediate section of the out-drive. Not
sure if it's from a bad carb, or maybe the engine might need a bit of
internal work.
I'd like to pull it apart and at least put all new gaskets in it and
repaint it all. That way I'd have a nice fresh power plant to drop into
mine should the need arise.
  >-> lottery. I'd want something a bit bigger for making a haul like that.
JK>Sure would like to win that thing, talked with a lady yesterday
  >that has a just the vessel I have been wanting, a 43ft Hatteras
  >that is sitting and doing nothing.
Sounds about like what I'd like to eventually have. Something in the
40-60 foot range with a couple of state-rooms and central air. 
  >Now if I can manage to charm the price right. 
Need any help? ;-)
  >-> If it's weather fit, will be taking it out again Sunday. I have to wo
  >-> this Saturday, so that'll be the 1st chance I have to run it with the
JK>Sounds like the chocolate stuff should be a thing of the past now.
Hoping it will be at least.
  >Hopefully after changing the upper end the gearing will let you
  >use the SS prop now.
I ran it a little while yesterday to warm up the gear oil before
changing it. To the naked eye, it does seem that the prop spins faster
at an idle than it did before.
If you were not so busy with packing stuff, I'd try to get the two of
you to make a land trip up this way and stay over Saturday night. Then
y'all could go out with us tomorrow for the "test drive".
  >-> I'm a bit cold natured too).
JK>So am I, can't handle the cold anymore. This is one reson we
  >decided to go south for the winter. 
  >Got lots of invites to go up nawth, but I keep telling them
  >that it is just too cold up there for this thin blooded
  >redneck now, possibly in the summer.
I can fully relate to this. I don't miss the winters from north Alabama
a bit. I'd much rather have 70's in late December than 20's.
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