Re: 1970 Evinrude Fisherman questions

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The only time the mounts usually break is when the nut is corroded to the shaft and either the threaded shaft breaks or it pulls out of the moulded rubber when trying to undo the nut. The end of the threaded part is rounded like a carriage or elevator bolt and can be refastened to the rubber using super glue and pinching in a vice. Finding a good used one should be easy and I always save them from donors just in case.

Maybe it’s just me but I find ME’s prices are getting ridonculous and their shipping charges and import fees along with the exchange rate have put them to the bottom of my Xmas list. I avoid them like the plague now.