Good that he found it, and thank God it was fresh water.
I recently bought a new Alweld Jon boat and a 20 hp Mercury from a west coast dealer.
When they mounted the motor i wasent permitted to be in the shop, it wasen’t even in the shop anyway but outside.
But i had told them i wanted the motor bolted thru the 2 holes Mercury provided for it.
It took two 5/16 by about 2 3/4” bolts and probably all of 15 minits.
They didn’t even demonstrate how the motor functioned, and simply brought it to my vehicle when they were finished.
I had already paid for the boat and motor earlier by credit card, but they wanted $50 bucks more for the bolts which i paid. Mind you I’m glad it’s bolted, especially after reading about this incident. But for the $50 bucks i would have done it myself. Unfortunately there are no Alweld dealers on the east coast, and I’ve told Alweld they need one.