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Thanks Jim. That gives me a little more confidence.

Phil T wrote:At two-holes-up the anti-ventilaton will be slightly below the water surface. I would observe this at speed rather than be concerned about engine temperature.

Sounds good. I will do that. Thank you.

Thanks for the good input.

[The 2016 HONDA BF50 engine shaft length] is 20-inches.

[I plan to raise the engine and to monitor cooling water by] keeping an eye on the overboard confidence stream.

The location of the water inlets on the 2016 HONDA BF50 engine are shown in Figure 1.

Thank you for the input Jim. Yes, I have no way to monitor the water pressure or temp as I only have a tach, voltmeter and idiot lights. I was told by Honda that I can't bring the AV pickup out of the water but was told by an independent tech that [the manufacturer's advice could be ignored] as ther...

Phil T wrote:In 20 years, I have not read of this being a problem.

I will raise it with a guru I know and see if there is any merit to your concern.

(edit) I have heard back. No known problems. Proceed to raise it.

That's great news. Thanks a bunch Phil!

I have a 1979 SPORT [15] with a 2016 HONDA BF50 mounted all the way down. I plan on raising the engine to be mounted two-holes up. The HONDA BF50 has three water pick-up inlets. Two of them are in a typical location. One is on the underside of the Anti-Ventilation plate. [See Figure 1 added later in...