Slick seam...noting more IMHO.
John in Va

well, suspecting you have the two part glans type...put some of the correct size packing on/in and then tighten the two bolts equally and let it drip a little...tighten to taste as they say...she needs to drip. Same deal basically if you have the big nut style. Do fret over this...it is an inexact s...

Son, we are very glad to have a young guy interested in antique boating! This old guy, looking at your pics and reading your text, gives sage advice: Get in that CC and Go Boating...those gaps are normal for the situation as your report it...if you do any filling it will just crush the grain when sh...

good plan! john in va

Ah brother Staib, ever the answer man....cold our there Jim? Ice storm in ole Va today....John in Va.

no real substitute for elbow grease....on grease.....John in Va.

oh yeah...I don't question the engineering...it works for sure...but this is not a transmission situation but a cam deal. Not only that we really don't have a "transmission" so much as a reverse gear...etc etc.
interesting setup for sure....John in Va.

yeah...like Jim posted...the drawing and the photo...man, that is a weird setup ???!!!
John in Va

running off a gear drive in the transmission??? Naw..... ????

John in Va

Well Steve...no boat project here...but grateful to have an indoor renovation going on in a mid 19th century addition to my 1822 home. Using my tools, taking my time, no pressure, got heat...social distancing...life it good.
John in Va

you can split it apart there...and that thing you point to ...I think that tightens the sector...did on old cars and that is an automobile unit of some kind. If it ain't broke...I always elect not to open pandora's box.
John in Va.

as said they are not hard to find...get new new ones...to many problems with old manifolds when you can get replacements
John in Va

oh yes...heat gun FIRST ... no question about it
John in Va.

start with the pump....don't pull the manifold if you don't have to...

John in Va

well there is a generational difference for sure....that stuff is on here somewhere....some of it I posted...also the net is good source for that. I wonder if the length is same???
John in Va.

welcome! Is the Roamer steel or alum? John in Va

I would bet you can find such plans...or copy someone's original...thing is storing ladders is a problem....take up a lot of space, if you just want to get in and out...and are in shape....you can get one of those ladders in a bag...rope deal...easy to stow.
John in Va.

I like the route it out and glue in a spline idea....there is such fantastic good out there...way stronger than what that requires.
John in Va.

we are talking two different accessories: swim platform vs boarding ladder....I like the hang over easy to stow types.
John in Va.

I would be careful with that idea...wondering if a standard type platform would affect performance? Might drag upon acceleration or something...act sort of like a trim tab but maybe in an unwanted way? Through research and advice from others is the key I guess? John in Va

if it fits under the cover I would certainly go for it....up draft carbs are a bomb waiting to go off.

John in VA.

just kicking this around in my mind: I don't think vibration on the hard, water applied as you say, is necessarily relevant. In my experience running on the water is another thing entirely. Sadly we must often launch and relaunch and fiddle and test...but to condemn the components based on a land te...

I am less skeptical than the rest....maybe with scant reason...but the pics look ok to me...not at that price to be sure, but that could be a diamond in the rough...a barn find on the net...where you almost never find a bargain and have to be so careful...still...worth checking out and at half the p...

Vapor Lock?.....and those terrible foreign made condensers???? My vote it fuel delivery....
John in Va.

Now guys, I am the king for wing it and jury rigging....but lately I have seen some very impressive steaming setups....just remember...that stuff is sooooo dangerous....knocking something over/spilling....hot water and steam killed many a crewman and passenger back in the day...shop guys too....just...

Just my opinions: I would not varnish those hull sides...for all the right-0n reasons mentioned in the previous response. I want to offer a recommendation that to many will sound strange if not stupid but is definitely worth talking about. Rustoleum...oil based, comes only in quarts, Lowe's. Their w...

were it the other end of the engine...I would suspect Damper Plate////but NOT....good luck...John in Va

good advice and research...thanks....John in Va

glad to see Matt back on board here. I was among the top 10 posters here for years...but glitches killed me off too...much better now...many thanks to all. John in Va

well, I guess I am one of the experts that no longer post so much? I was, perhaps still am, among the top ten all time posters here...but what happened is it became difficult to continue because of password glitches and etc...which Troy and the crew cleared up a time or two...but computer glitches a...