LOL....Beauty!
Been there, done that and the person at the controls was ......... me.
Somehow the #2 attachment fell off and I had a nice bare strip up the back of my head, no choice but to go bare melon.
Been there, done that....more than once. Scary everytime.
Just glad to know you're okay Chuck, be careful and be safe and always have a set of ice picks around your neck.
On an aluminium boat like the one you're purchasing Alan, no ifs ands or buts about it......Bunks.
Rollers wills not privide the support you need on that hull (IMHO).
I was hoping that if I mentioned it enough you might see your way to giving me one of your's, already broken in and proven, you know the ones that don't fit you anymore.
I had what sounds to be the same problem on my 25 Johnson (1985) and the problem was exactly what Cliff describes below.
Replaced the bad coil and never had any issues afterwards.
Well it certainly looks yummy Brian (and I love ham) but I'll have a bowl from the massive pot of stew I spent all afternoon making, cooked around 5lbs of venison.