Re: 5.5 hp 1956 evinrude fuel hose conversion
Poke around your local marinas - I'll bet they have a couple in a back room/attic that are taking up space. Throw in a rebuild kit that includes new hoses, primer diaphram and fitting o-rings and you're all set!
If you have an old outboard and want to make it a user, you must get familiar with the ins and outs of bushwhacking your local marinas. Show up with a box of donuts at coffee time (usually 10:00 am) and make friends with the guys in the shop - the guys with grease under their nails, not the guy in the pressed shirt at the front counter. The guys in the shop will know where the good stuff is. Might take a few years to develop a really good relationship, but it'll be worth it. Before he retired, my local marina owner pretty much trusted me to find what I needed on my own. I'd dig through the junk pile, present him with whatever I found/needed and he'd give me a number. It was usually about what I expected to pay, if not less. More than once he simply said take it, with no money changing hands.
- Scott