Thank you for the information. What does an original relief cut look like, the steel pipe has a relief cut. Even though the Scout was only made one year they still must have made a lot of them?
Steve
The highest serial Number I’ve seen on a Scout is #-04490. So at least 4500 were sold. Production may have ended at 4500 or possibly there were just a couple hundred over 4500 Scouts sold. Scout #-04490 is a fact. The rest is speculation. The top 2 pictures are a factory cut. It will be inside the exhaust manifold. It provides an above water exit for starting. The pipe should be pined as well. I got this picture of a really nice original Scout at Tomahawk. You may find it interesting that early “correct” Scouts, and Pals, will have the gas cap at the front of the tank. These motors will soon be 90 years old and the only source for parts have been other motors for quite some time.
A "Boathouse Repair" is one thats done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.