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  1. Scott Danforth

    Tarps

    I buy a tarp every few months to recover the Fiat. I have a canvas tarp covered by a vinyl / poly tarp. The vinyl / poly lasts a max of 5 months. They do not last in sunlight and wind Covering a boat, I would go with canvas
  2. Scott Danforth

    Power Trim Stopped Working?

    Schematics for boats generally DO NOT EXIST Schematics for the motor and controls are in the factory service manual for your motor
  3. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Back to my suggestion of finding a local fabrication shop
  4. Scott Danforth

    cooling system

    Reach out to PCM to see if they have schematics for 45 year old motors
  5. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    They are probably making 50 points on margin
  6. Scott Danforth

    Power Trim Stopped Working?

    start at the battery, cleaning every connection all the way to the motor, then up to the helm. most likely a bad connection vs a bad circuit breaker
  7. Scott Danforth

    1982 Seaswirl 120 OMC Stringer IO

    what brand are you buying? Sierra or GLM? Generally lack of cooling water flow is what causes the impeller to destroy itself, or the kits you are buying are old. Rubber has a calendar life that starts the day its molded, not when its used.
  8. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    5083 / 5086 is marine plate. 6061 is cheaper industrial plate. 5052 is soft for covers and non structural stuff. 5083 is preferred as it looses less strength in the HAZ (Heat-Affected Zone) from a design standpoint. however the material is 2X the cost of 6061. Not until entering the...
  9. Scott Danforth

    What's the round thingy,..??

    Cool, learned something today
  10. Scott Danforth

    Yard sale grinder

    Grinders are for steel Sanders are for aluminum
  11. Scott Danforth

    228 mercruiser through hull exhaust on old thunder craft

    most of the diverters on the market today will require you to upgrade the exhaust manifolds prior to using their kit. as stated, that is a lot of money to spend on making the motor loud. there is no performance gains on your 5 liter.
  12. Scott Danforth

    228 mercruiser through hull exhaust on old thunder craft

    log manifold. center rise manifold.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Re-carpet Lowe FM160

    to hire it out, use 15 hours and $150 an hour for a budget. then take the cost of all the materials, and add about 30% to them. as a DIY, your looking at about $150-400 in carpet (quality range) , $100 in adhesive/hardware/tools, about $100 in incidentals, plus your hatches. so all in plus...
  14. Scott Danforth

    228 mercruiser through hull exhaust on old thunder craft

    if you want a captains call exhaust or similar switching exhaust. break out your wallet. OEM pricing is about $2500 for the diverters, actuators, mufflers, tips, etc. aftermarket pricing is about $5k. here is one of the more prominent manufacturers...
  15. Scott Danforth

    cooling system

    the water path on the old VP drive is from the side inlets and the bottom port in the casting, water travels up the pivot shaft. there are potential leaks at the o-ring on the bottom of the hollow pin, or the raw water casting at top of the H-frame. from there, there is a molded hose that runs...
  16. Scott Danforth

    cooling system

    the motor or at least the exhaust has been replaced with one from Commander, which is now under the PCM umbrella. the commander motors were originally inboards used in early ski boats the blue paint and the stainless exhaust manifolds with "commander" is the old Commander trademark
  17. Scott Danforth

    Trying to ID V6 4.3 motor

    BTW, the casting number 10172756 is a 1987 ish block 10472756 doesnt exist.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Shrink wrap over radome

    Use the box. Plastic cracks
  19. Scott Danforth

    doing my 1st boat seat cover reupholstry job...

    The staple length depends on what you are going through and what you are shooting into. I use 3/8" and 1/2" staples I would run the stapler close to 100-120 psi
  20. Scott Danforth

    Trying to ID V6 4.3 motor

    here you go https://forums.iboats.com/threads/complete-history-of-the-4-3-liter-with-casting-numbers.693935/
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