vmar beaver engine mounting?
I'm having a problem mounting an os .61fx on a Vmar 45-60 Beaver. I know it's a Vmar so I didn't expect much, but I plan to put floats on this thing and I think it needs the 61 to fly off water. No measurement is given for the firewall to thrust washer, but the 61 is not even close close to fitting. It looks like it's going to have 3/4 of an inch sticking out of the cowl with the engine mounted as far back on the rails as it will go. I've trashed the junk metal mount they provide and plan on using a gp plastic mount. Has anyone mounted a .61 in one of these and if so how did you get it to fit in the cowl? It looks to me like even a .46 will stick out the front more than I'd llike to see.
Hurry - the summers are short up here!