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Drifter, I have nuts on the inside also (that does not sound right LOL), and there are 2 backing plates on mine inside the transom. Not sure if it came that way or PO added them. When I reattached I slowly torqued the nuts like I would do to a car tire, and added loctite red for peace of mind...

Correct, I detached both my engine and bracket 5 years back to re seal the transom and bracket. The bolts were only held in by the adhesive used to bed them. A light tap with a hammer on the outside of the transom and they were free to remove.

Been watching your thread Hitch, agree with Lite Tackle and glad you found a good dealer. Not sure if you could launch or not at this time anyway, but eventually this will get resolved and so will your motor issue :) Keep us updated brother! Another interesting question will be motor warranty...

Looks good!!

I have navy on my boat as well. Couldn't pay me to use ivory because of what you said about cleaning. If a spot shows up that can't be cleaned off, that would drive me nuts. Think bird poop :( There's a tipping point for everyone that deals with as far as how much time are you willing to spend...

One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do :rolleyes:

Seasick, No need to overthink it.....

Agreed, There are so many silent carriers that are exposing without knowledge. Jump a month forward and we ain't seen nothing yet :(

Nice catch LT! Mud shrimp, ghost shrimp??

That was a bit of genius there!

Word today by fellow member JJMag is you get caught fishing in a mixed boat (not living in the same household) in SF Bay the Dept.of Fish & Wildlife are writing people tickets at a tune of $400/person. #gettinreel

Very sweet! Nice shiny binnacle, and "rare" destroyer style wheel. Ya don't see those too much anymore ;)

That section was under the fishbox, the outer skin probably cracked as I was pulling it around the bend there. The hose sections at the gunnel and fuel tank looked acceptable. Better quality hoses can really hold up internally it seems.

Osprey, What Dennis and wrxhoon said is spot on, I am only going to add that replacing the main and vent lines is a major deal for most. You will need to cut open your deck hatch to attach the new lines. That's at a minimum. I had to cut out extra access to get the old main hose out during my...

Well crap LT, You'll figure it out. Pretty sure we are the same in this regard, we don't want to stop being curious :cool:

Don, No such thing as a dumb question, or else you would not have asked. You need to seal them both along all the edges. Tape off the areas for a clean job! GE silicone II in almond is the best color match in my opinion, but other sealants will work also. Lee

Top hole on bracket also, third hole from top on motor as well. 5600 and 38 mph WOT at elevations between 3796 to 6224 feet. Very nice Drifter!

I was under the impression another fine GG patron would financially back me on this :p:p:p

Good engagement and a lot of torgue (aka breaker bar) will give you a fighting chance.

Correct, The lake officially closed today. Was able to get out yesterday with a friend visiting from Cape Cod. We both felt a bit odd about enjoying ourselves in the midst of current events. I think the Tribe did the correct thing. It is a privilege having access to this fishery, but there are...