"Where there is a will..." Just look at all the amazing stuff the Model A crowd has done with the "B" motor and its 200 inches too and probably some 30 years older, and of similar stroke (at 4.75"-its more like an orbit, rather than a stroke). They got one piece main seals, full pressure lube, homemade ohv conversions etc. You would think the sailboat motor would have a head start in compression, and some proven race proved durability. man, put it in a bucket Tee!