Drew spent a couple of days and nights sleuthing on the Internet and on the phone to track down a new foot and 4 replacement Yanmar engine mounts. Part of the foot is the broken piece under the top bolt.
Here's what he found out. There are 5 Yanmar distribution places in the US. The factory one is in Georgia. They send out parts to large distribution centers like mastry.com in St. Petersburg, FL or parts dealers like mavex.com in Miami. Drew spoke with Mavix who searched out the engine mounts but could not find any feet for sale. Drew contacted all of the Yanmar places and found there are no feet in the US. There's a 60 day waiting period to get it from Japan.
Hmmm
Next step is to have the foot custom made at a welder or fabrication shop right here. Drew spoke with Apple Machine Shop Co. applemachineandsupply.com
WE ARE THE LEADERS OF OUR CRAFT, A MACHINE SHOP · CNC MILLING · LASER · WELDING AND FAB. PROJECTS. Tomorrow he heads over there with the foot in two pieces to see what they can do. They should be able to fabricate a new one quickly.
But first we have to remove the rest of the foot that is still attached to the engine!
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