experts

hi, I have read the various posts on rebedding deck fittings with butyl tape. I very carefully rebedded several stanchions with butyl tape--cleaned the area thoroughly, placed a 1/16" base of butyl on the deck under the stanchion base, wrapped each of the bolts in butyl tape "worms", etc. A...

My M-40 has started to spurt a small amount of oil out the breaker tube:confused:. It has never done this in the past, changed the oil this spring it is at the proper level. Engine seems to run fine but now i need clean up a small (about the size of a quarter) puddle on the deck behind the...