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Ask that question at www.johnsoldmercurysite.com

Also, posting photo's will help them answer you. There are lots of experts on that site.

Definitely change the water pump impeller on an old outboard. The rubber vanes take on a "set" and may not flex enough to function well. And worse, if the vanes fail, then rubber pieces can lodge up the cooling passages in the block. And, of course, never run a motor or even turn it with the starter...

This may not help, but I think in the Customer Photo's section there is a Squirt or two in Australia.

Possibly, their country may have similar requirements to yours ?

Probably will not take the Glen-L Squirt from Seattle to Florida, through the Panama Canal...
...our passports expired.

Hope you have a great Birthday!

Are you going to celebrate out on a Glen-L boat ? Maybe one that your Dad built?
Which one of the many Glen-L boats was his favorite ?

Best Wishes,
Bill and Linda

Regarding TP; They say back in the day that Sears catalogs were useful. You know "read a page; tear out a page..."
Don't have any first hand reports, tho....

Thanks, folks. Barry, I see you are building a Rascal. What motor will it have? Are you familiar with Peter's Rascal, here in NW Washington? He has made several videos of hitting 60 mph with a vintage I-6 Merc. It's a 100 hp disguised as an 80. And I believe he has replaced it with a 140 or 150 now....

Several years ago we built a Glen-L Squirt. I thought about making a model of it, but that would require a realistic model outboard motor of the same vintage Mercury as on the Squirt. Well, I did obtain a scale model 1957 Merc outboard from "Alterscale" (brand name). So, it sort of became necessary ...

I would think your tachometer is not correct. Is there a switch on the back of the instrument case, and is it set correctly? 33 mph is a good speed, and that would suggest the prop is about right for the boat & motor. If, indeed, you are really getting only 3300 RPM, then the motor is being lugged v...

Regarding use of a chine block, or "chine hook" (like the breast hook): If it is made and installed to the stem correctly, then it will determine the curvature of the foreword ends of the chines, just as the breast hook does for the sheers. Imagine bending the sheers into place without the breast ho...

Do the cracks in the bow eye radiate out from the threaded hole? Could they be seen before removal?

Did the whacking cause more damage to the bow eye, as well as the shackles?

Did it make the cracks worse?

Thanks for bringing this up. I have the same situation, but didn't know there is a potential problem. Although, a little thought about pot-metal vs stainless steel might have given me a clue... I may first try pulling it out with the trailer winch....then again maybe not. At least I have all winter.

Well, I am not an inboard guy at all, however my first thought would be the exhaust manifold for the Ford.

Was there ever a water cooled marine manifold for that engine? If so, that would be my obvious choice.

The Squirt is a great little boat; lots of fun to build and use; we built one several years ago. It can be seen at the Customer Photo section, under "Bill & Linda's Squirt". (There is a typo there, one photo is not ours; the group of 9 is ours) We lengthened the boat 15", and re-positioned the dash ...

If the Squirt is built per the plans, there is no need to modify the transom knee. That would be major surgery and/or result in looking funny. Bear in mind, the transom is braced by the cockpit coamings, as well as the knee. In addition to all the other parts. That boat is very strong. Some have bee...