Steve, cool pictures of the station and the light house. We had a scooter for broadbill gunning, remember the bonus season for broadbill? HUNTED shinniecock and mecox putting out 100,s of decoys.
Had two sitting at my buddies garage shop for parts, he passed and never knew what happened to them. I had a newer 9.9 [ power ]. Still used they for crabbing, slow and steady all night
Go to a large trailer shop. You can customize the length of the tongue. I have been lucky and have purchased good uses ones. Look on face book market place.
I like West. The bilge holes, I would drill out clean and do two thin coats of glass tape. Sand well between, if possible in the bilge also. Attach a mounting fiber board in bilge and screw bilge pump to that.