Hah, another Columbus River guy***128512;. Where are you located? I'm out just west of Portland. Mine's an '85 I/O but I did a litttle fishing with a Camas guy with an outboard.
If you decide to set it up with a rocking chair anchor, let me know. I've done mine and might have some useful ideas about getting the sliding hatches out of the way. You can email me at Scott at cookconst dot net.
Welcome to the site.
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 Scott, Portland, OR '85 V-20 I/O, Merc 170
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