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Dad bought a V4 60 HP new in 1965 for his 1958 14′ Aluminum Crestliner Voyager14 (rated somehow for 60 HP) – we skied with it, beat on it, ran trim pin up so it regularly over-revved, cavitating on WOT corners, ran 200+ gallons of gas per summer through it from 1965 to 1984, then traded it on a used I/O. That motor was bulletproof – only replaced impeller, fuel pump diaphragm, and spark plugs. Only downside was it was a bit heavy for that light boat, so handling was somewhat dicey – couldn’t let just anyone drive it. We mixed gas/oil at 40 to 1 using cheap SAE 30 non-detergent oil. I learned to ski barefoot behind that rig.
Dave