DaleH

That's it? seems slooow ... I get high 20s with a properly rigged/trim 18hp 2-stroke traditional OB Engine on a 14' V-skiff! I'd be over...

Cut out a round wooden plug via suitable sized hole saw, goop up the plug and hole ID with marine 5-minute epoxy and have at it. Sand...

Same process then, but will need some good blocking to hold the hull - off the ground and from tilting side to side, will also need a...

Shape? Thickness? Width? Length, of leg? Length, of span? Try Grainger or Metal Mart for aluminum, channel or extrusions.

Remove OB and anything in the boat of weight Lower tongue,, block up stern, tie off stern to something immediately behind it, like a...

All the time! But I lift them ON the trailer! Bottle jack off trailer frame or good ground support and a 2x6 about 3 to 4' long in a...

No, he's more of a Ronco Pocket Fisherman kind of guy ... Californian et al ... :p

Yes, have pulled more than a few off the over-turned hulls of small boats. IIRC my brother and I are up to 11 on-the-water rescues ...

More than a few potential Darwin Award candidates in these posts!

Well from what I see, especially with that top cap that’s not only welded in place, but also goes down to the new piece put on the rear...

Starboard or any other such ‘super plastic’ is expen$ive, heavy, shrinks & expands with temperature and has limited to ZERO longitudinal...

Cables should interchange as default at the OB end depending on the OB brand you're using. I'd recommend the UFlex brand of dual-lever...

Just bought a few of the Moras to throw on the various boats I have. I have one already and the edge it obatins AND holds is amazing...

Solved it! At least for NJ …

Here's info on a center keel repair ... once done and done right, ZERO leaks since done, on a tin boat used in the salt to boot...