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  1. Scott Danforth

    Changing colour of gelcoat question

    The key will be prep..... You will need the entire boat sanded and ready. Hang the boat from the transom and bow eyes. Spray as much of the boat in one shot that you can so you do not waste product by cleaning the gun. Spray everything from the rub rail down, then the cap from the rub rail...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Changing colour of gelcoat question

    You can do your whole boat with 1-1/2 gallons of white and 1-1/2 gallons of 904.
  3. Scott Danforth

    Need help 60hp on pontoon

    Raise your motor a bit
  4. Scott Danforth

    Changing colour of gelcoat question

    904 goes in every coat, unless you can live with lot more orange peel I even put it in the custom mix I did for the nonskid
  5. Scott Danforth

    Girlie Ads on the Site

    Targeted ads go off IP address. Use your phone as a hotspot for the laptop vs the home wifi when you are looking at fishing gear
  6. Scott Danforth

    Girlie Ads on the Site

    If you have a smart phone.....start talking about guns around it, and you get ads for guns. Talk about buying a car and you get car ads. Big brother is watching, and the ads are targeted
  7. Scott Danforth

    Clever way to dry dock test new bellows for leaks

    is not really convenient.....
  8. Scott Danforth

    Impeller replacement after engine overheating - 3.0L Mercruiser

    agreed, the impeller is toast because you ran without cooling water, your exhaust went from 250 degrees to 1000. the exhaust shutter burned up, along with the rubber exhaust couplings. the plastic guide tube comes in the full pump kit. dont sweat that. you do however need the grommets on...
  9. Scott Danforth

    Changing colour of gelcoat question

    if you think Gel coat is expensive. I looked into repainting my boat with Axalta (marine imron). the red alone was $796 a gallon my cost thru work (we sprayed about 1500 gallons of Axalta a year). it would have been over $2500 to paint. I did my whole boat with 2 gallons of white gel, 3/4...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Power Steering Pump Replacement

    usually the return hose is what leaks. unless you see absolutely no oil in the bilge. then its the power steering cooler.
  11. Scott Danforth

    Changing colour of gelcoat question

    You will get some orange peel. So you will be sanding and buffing
  12. Scott Danforth

    Rusty engine pulleys

    Wire brush, bead blast, or soak in oxalic acid
  13. Scott Danforth

    Power Steering Pump Replacement

    The Volvo Penta power steering pump has a marine only reservoir. The difference is the return nipple Other than that, it's a GM Saginaw power steering pump AKA the "can o ham" pump Just spend $50 and buy the bare pump from your local FLAPS and swap out the pump from the reservoir, or spend...
  14. Scott Danforth

    Bad day for this guy

    4x4 and drag it to where you can get a trailer under it
  15. Scott Danforth

    1991 Playcraft pontoon restoration

    That is a rotary helm. You may be able to separate the helm from the cable by disassembling the helm
  16. Scott Danforth

    Chevy 305 mercruiser

    It's not the head gasket, most likely a thermal declination induced material breach Pressure test the cooling system. Block off the hoses to the manifolds, and the hose to the transom shield. Pressurize to 15 psi. It should forever
  17. Scott Danforth

    Clever way to dry dock test new bellows for leaks

    If you can get water to the top of the transom shield without floating a boat, then you can do that. Since it is so much simpler to float the boat. I have been fortunate in the past to have a buddy that lives 3 houses down from the boat ramp. However he is 1-1/2" from the closest marine parts...
  18. Scott Danforth

    Bad day for this guy

    I wouldn't deal with fast cure. A scotchbright pad and acetone to clean the surface, then a butyl tape patch for RV roofs over that large hole (both inside and out)
  19. Scott Danforth

    1991 Playcraft pontoon restoration

    If you have a rack and pinion helm. The rack is crimped to the cable sheath.
  20. Scott Danforth

    1994 Chris Craft Concept 197 Bimini Top Question

    Don't get a generic kit if you want better quality Bimini fittings. See your local marine upholstery shop
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