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  1. Scott Danforth

    Forum Format

    The current forum format has a major flaw. while posts in the 39 major forums may get spoted as they may show up in the recent activity. there now is absolutely no visibility to manufacturer forums or the hundreds of other forums not in the top lists. Have to ask.....WTH happened to the...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Generic Boat Wiring information - Updated Verified

    in an attempt to restore information lost due to broken links and photobucket. Here is a thread that will attempt to gather all pertinent generic wiring information starting with the SAE wiring colors as published by the ABYC American Boat and Yacht Council Standards COLOR ITEM...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Not sure what is more cool.....

    is it the boat...... is it the workmanship..... is it the kid? found this via a social media post..... guy builds his son a working aluminum I/O boat for achris ....thats "local bloke builds petrol powered boat" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEuMKlLQwk0...
  4. Scott Danforth

    Thursday mornings new issue

    Hey programming dudes.... getting this error. There was an error loading the rich text editor. You may use the plain text editor, or you may reload the page to try again. If the problem persists, please contact the administrator. Hey mods........ can some one flag Tim and Kitter...... cant...
  5. Scott Danforth

    this mornings issues

    something is amiss in the header. no account information, no search bar, nothing above the Forums/Articles/Givaway bar both on 'puter and phone. the "hamburger" does nothing on the phone Hey iboats_tim Kiter007
  6. Scott Danforth

    something new is awry

    Hey iboats_tim Kiter007 newbies coming in with join date of June 2009 ref https://forums.iboats.com/forum/engine-repair-and-maintenance/omc-i-o-inboard-engines-outdrives/10795263-omc-stringer-400-sturndrive
  7. Scott Danforth

    great resource on finding parts

    here is the Standard Motor Products page on PDF catalogs https://www.standardbrand.com/en/catalog/catalog/pdf-catalogs here is the marine specific catalogs https://www.pageturnpro.com/Four-Seasons/18207-Standard-Marine/sindex.html
  8. Scott Danforth

    2004 Mercruiser 6.2 repower

    Buddy's SeaRay 270SD has a 6.2 MPI/B3 setup. he was out about a month ago and it wouldnt start when he was going to leave the Bar/Restaurant on the water. he thought it was a bad starter. called Sea Tow, had his boat towed to his mobile mechanic. I asked if he was hydro locked or not, he said...
  9. Scott Danforth

    New Orleans.....

    Been drying to work on the boat in the evenings this week. we have been getting about 2-4 inches of rain every night between 4 and 9 so..... we are headed to NOLA this weekend. we had vouchers because we were planned to go there for a friends birthday the weekend my father passed...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Forum discount and iboats shopping

    iboats_tim Kiter007 the "FORUMS5" discount on purchases doesnt work. also, the whole order acknowledgement spits about 50 pages of header at you that you have to scroll thru to get to the acknowledgement.
  11. Scott Danforth

    Very sad day

    45000 barrels of bourbon gone....up in smoke https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/03/us/jim-beam-bourbon-fire.html
  12. Scott Danforth

    new search issue

    when searching for things to shop, the iBoats search doesnt work consistantly. some times it brings up everything except the search topic, especially if you initiate the search from the forums. I have to use google to search for things to shop on iBoats site in most cases. Just a note since...
  13. Scott Danforth

    iBoats login drinking game

    Every time you are forced to log in to iboats.... Drink a shot Every time the site locks up in the middle of a thread reply, shotgun a beer Im already out of whisky and half-way thru a new case of beer
  14. Scott Danforth

    Mobile format

    Not really liking the mobile format, at least on an android. Some functionality is missing such as the todays posts button
  15. Scott Danforth

    Best wax for non-skid

    In the middle of my resto and i need to wax my nonskid soon. This is not a patterend non-skid, however an aggressive rolled non-skid Looking for the best easy to apply.....as in spray it and forget it for a year wax I wont be able to buff it in, so im not looking for a paste wax
  16. Scott Danforth

    FIXED - Forum headers now messed up

    Hey programmers, something else amiss now with this recent login.
  17. Scott Danforth

    Spring of 2019...... lets see how many cracked blocks this year

    This past winter was brutal. areas that normally are immune to freezing temperatures did see freezing temps so far, I have noticed 4 water in oil threads. my guess is between now and mid may, we will get a bunch more.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Forum just blew up

    just after logging on this morning, the forum blew up. another thing to note, new members are coming in with a date of June 2012
  19. Scott Danforth

    Best bedding material?

    The windshield and hatches on my boat were sealed with grey butyl tape. It remained flexible and kept things sealed for over 30 year The 5200 i bedded a few things with in 2012 had degraded due to UV As i neer, the re-assembly stage of the boat, should I pick up butyl tape, or go with 3M 4000UV?
  20. Scott Danforth

    Happy National Beer Can appreciation day

    This day in 1935, the beer can was invented https://nationaltoday.com/national-beer-can-appreciation-day/
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