Billgran wrote:

Count your blessings that you found Fred, who knows the Federal laws
concerning inboard gas engines.

I do. Beyond that, even, I count my blessings that the through-transom
shift cable was corroded. If I hadn't been looking into that problem, I
never would have noticed the missing flame arrestor (since there was a
shiny plastic cover over the carb), and taken the boat in for Fred to look
at.

The
statutes are found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 33, Part 183
which deals with recreational boats. You need to have Coast Guard approved
parts to make the boat legal to operate.

Thanks for the information. Do those Federal Regulations apply on inland
lakes, or only on ocean-going vessels? I've been looking at the Utah state
statutes.

Shawn.