Reply To: 1957 Big Twin Exhaust Tube and Swivel Mount

[Buccaneer]

frankr wrote:

Likewise, I checked and find part #376912 steering bracket/pivot shaft for both electric and rope start, so I don’t understand what the supposed difference is.

I can see where scratching fresh paint could be a problem when installing the exhaust housing to the steering bracket, but there is no non-scrape way to do it.

Yeah, people put bike padlocks through those clampscrews. It’s easy to see that locks are only for honest people. It doesn’t take a crook long to figure out how to unlock them with a hammer.

I never thought about the motor being appropriated in a past life
by someone whacking off the padlock. Hopefully I don’t have a
hot motor.
The guy I got it from went to tons of auctions, and literally had
tons of outboards. He was going to start an “outboard junkyard”,
but never got around to it…. He might have whacked it to free it from a
scrap boat.

Prepare to be boarded!