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Love the looks of that little thingie, great job cleaning that one up Bob !
Will certainly be looking forward to see it going as well 

Looks great as it sits there, but just out of curiosity, why did you choose to place it at that angle?
Would loose about 30% trust in a boat, having it pointing downwards like that, and the bearings (allthough capable of handling it to some extent) would be way less stressed, if the engine was leveled.

You're right, of course.

I wanted only a very slight angle, which is sometimes necessary in a small boat so that the prop clears the bottom of the boat. Many of these little guys used an angle chock, as they did not have a universal joint on the prop shaft.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Inboard-Boat-Vintage-Engine-Mount-Angle-Chock-Block-5-25-L-1-25-Rise-57-1-CC-/254474604439

I just wanted something to hold the engine while I was working on it, and my rough-and-ready approach gave me way too steep an angle. I'll fix it later, I guess, though the engine will never again be in a boat or have any appreciable load put on the bearings.

Does that make sense to you?

Oh. Here's my steam marine engine. Note that it sits at a slight (and reasonable) angle.