carwreck.com: around Boston harbor...

This dandy little piece of metal is called a connecting rod cap. It connects the connecting rod to the crankshaft. The connecting rod then ~connects~ to the piston which moves back and forth very quickly. The connecting rod transfers the piston's energy to the crankshaft.

The con rod cap is supposed to be INSIDE the engine, not on my desk. This one decided to make a hole in the side of one of my engines in order to escape.

did you get stuck and have to call seatow?

Fortunately, no. This is why I have two engines on my boats. In a recent development, the manufacturer is providing me, under warrantee, a new "power head."

I used to know a girl once who gave power head... however, she charged a nominal fee for the transaction.