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Love these Caledons and similar boats. We have been going through exactly the same thing you did and are seriously considering buying a 2008 Ranger 25. However, Maintaining an outboard has been so much easier than it was maintaining my prior diesel powered trawler. Filters, hoses, sea water...

Thanks Fred. Carlin was a genius who could make you laugh at everyone including yourself. I had not seen this before but I will pass it on also, as it sums up the journey of life. Larry7777

Thanks for the post. Many of us have had the experience of some snarky mechanic or technician implying how foolish we were for buying a boat with (fill in the blanks) engines or electronics etc. So, you are smart to ask for general opinions and experiences with various engines. Of course we are...

I tend to favor Firefly's solution, but perhaps use a short piece of slightly larger aluminum pipe to go over the gap between the two pieces. Or, even a smaller diameter short length of aluminum pipe that would fit inside the two separated pieces.