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By ‘pressurized’ motors, I assume you mean intended to be used with a pressurized remote fuel tank. The ’62-ish Sea King 5 should definitely have a fuel pump for use with a single line, bulb primed, suction-type fuel tank. They are nice motors and are intended to run on 24:1 gas-oil mix. I have a nice running ’62 Gale-built Sea King 5 in my collection that I like a lot.
The ’54 Fleetwin will have more push and have a lot better chance at planing your 10-foot Feathercraft. That one is a pressure-tank motor. These run on 16:1 gas-oil mix. I have a hard time believing the Sea King 5 is 12 pounds heavier than the Fleetwin, but maybe. That said, my choice would be the Fleetwin. My .02.
-Ben
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