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I would have thought your input would have been useful after our recent discussion. Go on, you owe it to the seahorses. Terry.

Work doesn't allow playing

I did think of having a go when in New Zealand, in a proper cage. Thankfully it blew at force 8 for the extent of our stay at Bluff, so we had a good excuse to bottle out. Not sure that plastic box ever looked strong enough

I know a few people I'd like to put in there

It’s been a slow process but I have received my insurance payout. They sent an insurance assessor all the way from Porthtalbot to check it over. I thought all was lost when they asked for proof of service/service history. The seller was unable to provide anything but the oil was still IPA colour so they accepted that. Surprisingly they allowed me to acquire the old motor. Why did it explode? Engineers agree that the bottom carb seized possibly with its float down which caused excess fuel to run into the air intake. I moored near Wareham so we idled down to Brownsea not sucking this back in but letting it tosh out onto the engine bay floor and air intake. The engine stalled eventually. when we tried to restart it the fumes found a spark and hey presto Gummage had invented the seagull scarer! A proper rebuild for this requires new parts; 4x carbs ,starter motor, wiring loom etc. all valued at over £6K hence write off. when we got it home after the fire, my son couldn’t resist turning the key. It ran. I should say here that in a dispondant mood back in June I decided to purchase a brand new Merc 60 EF I . From HB Marine. I now have doubts about my sanity but my friends assure me that I won’t regret it . I need to move on the 2004 mariner 90. I want to turn it from a fire damaged insurance wreck into a fire damaged runner. My crew mate is a self employed freelance garage mechanic and is of the opinion that if we fix the carbs the motor will be a good’n. we stripped the carbs yesterday and found the bottom one to be so seized that we broke the spindle that holds the butterfly trying to free it. The others seemed serviceable. To progress this project I am looking for a serviceable replacement carb part number 804168T10 and a replacement canopy for mariner 90 yr 2004. (There are one or two on eBay) Any comments ,offers, encouragement,discouragement, etc gratefully received.