As I thought my memory was correct those old Gator mounts were great. Some of you might recall: I bought an 8-9 year old gator mount from a fellow BBC member.
The mount arrived yesterday and it was in super good condition, I had very few touch up's to do, and a new foot on the bounce buster.
This unit replaced a 2007 model year 360 MG mount that was a crapper from day one.
Took the wiffy out this AM and just as I remembered the old Gators were great.
Gone is the clunk, and gone is motor shaft slipage and sloppy storing.
This new 2 me mount is: the oldest part on my boat but I flat-out love it.