Here's the delemma. The Petter Mini-Six in my Catalina 27 has elastomer mounts (like the R & D variety) with degraded elastomers on two. I understand that this happens when fuel oil drips on them, etc. So, in researching replacement mounts, I found that in the Instruction Book for the Petter Marine Diesel Mini-Six, the following is stated "The engine mounting bearers must be of rigid construction and neither deflect or twist when subjected to the weight of the engine and gearbox or their operation." "It is strongly recommended that when the engine bearers are of bare wood or glassed-in-wood, that - - " I'm not sure what that means. Perhaps a PO had elastomer engine mounts installed, mistakenly. Or, perhaps the British describe things differently. Or, perhaps modern elastomer bearers are equivalent to wood in deflection, etc. Any thoughts? Bob in northern Ohio
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