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The compartments are for tools that are needed at the area forward of the mast. The other box forward of the companion way is also for tools. Winch handles need to be next to the winches not places you can't access in a hurry. Glassing over the wood is best. Then you can cutout the center area...

I appreciate your recommendation. Looks like a nice clean piece of fabrication. May I ask what type of threaded pipe the fabricator used to weld to the stainless steel 90 degree elbow fittings? Thank you Fogbank

Replacements, especially cast steel ones, can be hard to find. My replacement riser was custom built in 2004 from three stainless steel 90-degree elbows welded together, plus a little more pipe. The engine end was threaded to match the flange on the engine, and the sea water port added as shown...

Makes sense. Thank you for the insight. Fogbank

I have looked high and low for a source for a new exhaust riser for my 5432 engine in the San Francisco area but have been unsuccessful. All I have been able to find is M40 references for which there are 2 types of risers, one has a large hump on it and the other is a more normal pipe bent at a...

Do the keel bolts on a 1980 E38 need to be part of the bonding system? Thank you.