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  1. Scott Danforth

    12hp Gale mfg (Goodyear branded) motor in salt water? brackish water?

    So my dad is coming down this weekend. he called me up and asked if I wanted the boat (his 14' tinny with a 12hp Gale, trolling motor, depth finder, etc.) and said he hasnt used it since I winterized it for him 4 years ago. He already has it hooked to the car, tires inflated and bearings...
  2. Scott Danforth

    you know that sick feeling....

    .... when you are operating the chainsaw, everything is going good, chips are flying, the saw is singing at about 6000 RPM, you lean forward putting a bit of pressure on the blade just a bit to finish the cut because the Cicadas are flying around your head.......then "KATHWAK" and silence. pull...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Seattle, here I come

    Have a business trip to Delta Marine for some of our equipment. get up at 0300 to aim the car toward the airport while desparately awaiting the coffee to do its job. will be in the land of starbucks, and yuppies. wont have much time to check iboats via the interweb, so talk to you guys in a week.
  4. Scott Danforth

    suggestions on disc brakes for my new to me trailer

    currently in the middle of rehabing a new to me galvanized trailer for the Cruiser's. trailer has UFP spindles, had UFP 42 brakes (rusted beyond salvage), and a UFP A-60 actuator set up for tandem disc brake axles. new A-60 actuator on its way, however thinking of changing over to Kodiac...
  5. Scott Danforth

    Proper gear and knowledge saves lives

    http://wbay.com/2015/06/19/4-rescued-from-sinking-boat-off-manitowoc/ this was on a hometown post on FB. Glad everyone is safe
  6. Scott Danforth

    I hate rust and un-educated PO's

    picked up a new to me trailer. got a reasonable deal on a galvanized tennessee trailer for the Rogue that had a single bad axle. the existing painted shoreland'r is quickly dissapearing, even with a rinse and flush every use. the rollers quit rolling last time out, and a crawl under the boat...
  7. Scott Danforth

    Is there a truely stainless steel power socket?

    replacing the power outlets on the boat again. this time they lasted about 3 years (salt air). these only come with a 304 stainless mounting face. http://www.iboats.com/STAINLESS-STEEL-POWER-SOCKET-Seadog-Line/dm/cart_id.636825365--session_id.011166798--view_id.939666 Since I jettisoned the...
  8. Scott Danforth

    wiring diagram for 8-pin to round Mercruiser plug

    Boat actually has a Volvo, however stock wiring is for Mercruiser with an adapter harness. However I am cutting out the problematic round plug and simply splicing wires as the volvo plug is 12" down stream and the 8-pin rectangular plug is 12" up stream. issue, I tossed the round plug a week...
  9. Scott Danforth

    odd issue this morning

    got up to check iboats this morning with a fresh cup of coffee. says I have 1 notice of a subscription. funny thing, the post thread was 4 posts long and I had not subscribed to the thread. I had looked at another post, and went to look up the OP's other posts, and while the OP had 12 posts...
  10. Scott Danforth

    engine noise (knocking)

    start by removing the drive. this will let you know if the issue is the motor or the drive.
  11. Scott Danforth

    Mercury 9.8 lower unit interchangability

    I found a deal too good to pass up on a short shaft lower to turn my long-shaft electric start into a short shaft. The electric start is a 1984 and runs great. The complete lower (from exhaust plate down to prop) is from a 1973 based on the serial number. I plan on researching tonight when I...
  12. Scott Danforth

    volvo penta binacle 3856902

    Does anyone have a good link to the volvo penta binacle 3856902 (Teleflex Morse SL-3 top mount) parts list. I need a new trim switch return spring.
  13. Scott Danforth

    newbies, rules, and stickies

    any way to make the newbies actually read the rules and understand what the stickies are when they sign up? maybe a mandatory 30 second slide show showing the rules, stickies, search function, etc. many of the FNG's post questions covered in the stickies at the tops of the forums. Then again...
  14. Scott Danforth

    Nelson Lake in Hayward Wisconsin

    Heading out this coming Friday for some R&R in the land of 15000 lakes, beer, and cheese. We will be at the Mother-in-Law's boyfriends house on Nelson Lake in Hayward. Anyone fishing there lately? are the Walleye biting? limited on what I can bring for tackle, will have a few rapalas and a...
  15. Scott Danforth

    1984 Mercury 9.8 WMB-1 carb help

    so I thought I would get the 9.8 running for the Wooster Hellion project. half way thru pulling the carb apart to clean it and install the new carb kit. I notice that the anular booster is broken. Item 19 in the following image...
  16. Scott Danforth

    Happy 4th Everyone.

    Just thought I would mention, have a wonderful and safe boating weekend. This should be my last post until either Sunday or Monday. Tonight getting the boat ready for a weekend on the water. Tomorrow boating all day, watching the fireworks from the Manatee River just West of the Green Bridge...
  17. Scott Danforth

    Site progressing

    Hey IT guys. spent a few days in Jamaica and came back to the site today. noticed a lot less bugs than there were last week. I understand when the defecant material hits the rotary oscillator things get frustrating and not many people say thanks or notice when things go well, however just...
  18. Scott Danforth

    Greetings from Abu Dhabi

    Last minute trip to correct a platform elevator in a customer vessel in Abu Dhabi they have sea trials this weekend, and I couldnt get a technician there, so emergency last minute flight sun is just starting to rise here Happy Boating all.
  19. Scott Danforth

    DP290A guru's needed - leaking input shaft seals

    Here is the story in a nutshell. Drive is a 1988 DP290 A hanging off the back of a modified 271C a few weeks back, took the drive off to replace the bellows. While I was at it, going to paint it. when I pulled the drive, I could smell a faint wiff of gear lube. then when I undid the...
  20. Scott Danforth

    found a new oyster shoal

    @#$@@#$% cruising along in 8' of water, next thing 2' then back to 8'. not on the charts, gussing a sunk boat now turning into an oyster shoal. took a chunk out of the freshly rehubed prop. they know us by name now at general propeller.:facepalm:
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