My Point exactly miss H, Synthetic Oil is not good for break in, and 80% of your oil is synthetic, 20% castor. I run straight castor during break in,, NO Synthetic.
Ron a little epoxy on the water line should hold as well as balsa would, I put Basswood in the rest of the corners, and I can notch a piece and put it there if I have to, just like I ran the water line Under the engine mount. Besides,,, It's there now, and I would Destroy the side of the boat trying to move it,,[:@]
