dobber, here is a message from a fellow member written by “Dougs Outboards: I agree with him 100 percent
DON’T GIVE UP!!!
Surely you can set it aside after all you have in it. Perhaps you will run into a member in No Cal sometime.
I live in SW Wa State and if I was closer I would help you out for free.
C’mon No Cal, So Oregon members, step up and help this brother out! Do not take unfair advantage of him in his brief moment of defeat by taking his motor.
http://www.richardsoutboardtools.com
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