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  1. Scott Danforth

    1982 Ski Centurion tru trac project boat

    there is a centurion centric forum http://www.centurioncrew.com/ then there are other skiboat forums. https://www.ballofspray.com/forums/, https://skiboatforum.net/ these may have a boat for sale section.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Need help with dirty stubborn pontoons

    start with 240, work your way up to 800, then grab the buffer.
  3. Scott Danforth

    Hurricane Helene

    If you evacuated and have a salt life sticker on your truck...... time to fess up and sell the truck, your a wannabe hoser
  4. Scott Danforth

    Checking out a 24' Four Winns with a 5.7 Volvo Penta motor

    for a 23 year old boat, check for mildew, rot, and anything in the bilge that looks like it hasnt been maintained. I would suggest a survey. Find out when the drive was last pulled for an alignment check, gimbal bearing check and u-joint check. supposed to be every year. find out when the...
  5. Scott Danforth

    About to go insane about my 470!!

    or the $5 bushing is shot.
  6. Scott Danforth

    Hurricane Helene

    thats because @southkogs didnt provide Helene the proper sacrifice when he was in Florida and it followed him home.
  7. Scott Danforth

    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    had to truncate the title to fit.
  8. Scott Danforth

    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    done
  9. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 170hp 470 no spark

    did you service the points?
  10. Scott Danforth

    Upholstery East Cost PA, NJ, NY, DE

    welcome aboard. tell us a bit about the boat. a 27 foot boat could be center console, an express cruiser, a cuddy, or a bow rider. upholstery can range from $3k to $15k as indicated above, simply google marine canvas and upholstery in your area. (BTW, over 10 alone in lancaster county)...
  11. Scott Danforth

    Mercrusier 6.2 MPI engine swop. 2002 to 2017

    The 2015 and later motors are Mercruiser blocks. The 2014 and earlier are GM SBC blocks. Not sure you can swap easy
  12. Scott Danforth

    4.3 vortec Mercruiser..lots of questions

    About 4 hours of fiberglass work to make new mounts
  13. Scott Danforth

    Need help with dirty stubborn pontoons

    If you want to keep the polished look. You will need shark hide or equivalent
  14. Scott Danforth

    4.3 vortec Mercruiser..lots of questions

    The mounts will be forward about 4"
  15. Scott Danforth

    New boat

    Remember, the boat probably got 30-40 hours the first year, 20-30 hours the second year, maybe the same the third year. As others stated, at 199 hours over 25 years, it sat often
  16. Scott Danforth

    Hurricane Helene

    Strong winds just passed. Along with the tornado warning.
  17. Scott Danforth

    New boat

    With any new to you boat, you have to do all the maintenance the prior owner didn't do. Rubber bits run off a calendar regardless if the boat is used or not used Change them
  18. Scott Danforth

    Another Winterization Thread!

    Antifreeze will freeze, air doesn't until -471F
  19. Scott Danforth

    About to go insane about my 470!!

    mercruiser makes a fuel pressure test adapter. you should see 3-6 psi
  20. Scott Danforth

    About to go insane about my 470!!

    primer bulb is not legal on I/O motors. but you can take the inlet fitting of the fuel pump and dump it in a 5-gallon tank.
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