I’ve always used a ball hone with very good results. It does a good job of cleaning up the cylinder, taking the sharp edges off the ports and leaving a good cross hatch pattern without removing a lot of material. However, a ball hone will not fix an out-of-round cylinder.
Bob
1937 Champion D2C Deluxe Lite Twin
1954 Johnson CD-11
1955 Johnson QD-16
1957 Evinrude Fastwin 18
1957 Evinrude 3022
1958 Johnson QD-19
1958 Johnson FD-12
1959 Johnson QD-20
1982 Evinrude 25hp
“Every 20 minute job is only a broken bolt away from a 3-day project.”
"Every time you remove a broken or seized bolt an angel gets his wings."
