Thanks all, I made a vacuum tube as described and tested it on a spare wing nut, it easily latched on from any angle so long as it got within 2 or 3 mm however after many attempts fishing around with it I came up zero so I looked around the engine itself which is in tight space and found it by feel tucked into a groove between the engine bed and the compartment sidewall. I assumed it had gone down the intake but seemingly not. Now I just have to figure if it is the correct one or another that was lost by a previous owner, I might get a USB camera today as a final check before starting the en
Frank, I looked for the listing 4024217397, has expired, must have sold.
aardvarkash10, the 1969 Spencer 12m Sequoiah looks like a lot of boat for me. I think I'm going to pull my head in and stick to 35 footers or slightly below for a beamy model.
I appreciate your thoughts, advice and consideration!!!
And always remember, boats are just like strippers, they only work while you're throwing $100 notes at them.
If you only use 1 piece of advice that's been offered up so far, listen to Aardvarkash10 & get it surveyed.
Good luck Pal, you're gonna need it.
I have drawn the article to the Commerce Commissions attention. They tend to move slowly, but it would appear to be pretty close to a breach of the Commerce Act.