Well....you're gonna get a bunch of "great post" replies and "just glad nothing bad happened to you" replies, but I'm gonna jump out with sumpn speshul just for you from me........................................

You ignernt gewber death wishing hill billy loving dirt nap wanting cant float for nuthin to smart for your own britches idjit!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DON'T DO THAT NO MORE!!!!!!!!! Else I'm gonna call you bad names.

Other than that, glad you're OK.

Now, on the motor.....yeah....I ain't got a recommendation for welding cast aluminum around here. And shipping it ain't gonna be cheap to a shop that can handle it that I know of....won't kill ya, but won't be cheap with shipping. TN would be the closest place....not sure where Titus is, but that'd be my first check via phone. Past a weld repair, wonder if you could put a small whale tail on it and get away with it...you said it was running OK and I assume you couldn't detect any handling problems, but I'd still be a littl worried about it doing something unexpected at speed with that much of the cav plate missing. I'd feel better about it if not repaired if you put a whalet tale on it.

Wannabe...