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  1. Scott Danforth

    5.0 carb on 4.3

    look up mikes carburetors.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Close call, plus poaching

    Nah, it catches wind...... I actually do not have a cheese head, I do have a bunch of packer hats. I had a cheese tie and a cheese butt, however never the giant wedge. My ex wife had one
  3. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    will the bracket be stepped? recessed for tabs? 2 or 3 motors? with or without hydraulic jack plates? Integral swim ladders? Folding swim stairs?
  4. Scott Danforth

    Close call, plus poaching

    for the record..... Im a cheesehead boating in florida for a reason..... I dont want to be known as a "florida man"
  5. Scott Danforth

    Merccarb 2 barrel rebuild

    you flip the assembly over, and with gravity pulling the float to the top, you measure between the top and the float. instructions will have a picture and a dimension.
  6. Scott Danforth

    No fuel in carb despite several attempts to crank

    Most likely dirt in the carb idle circuit. Nothing a good teardown, cleaning and re-assembly wouldn't cure
  7. Scott Danforth

    Floor in houseboat

    post pictures of the underside of the deck, the transom area from around the motor, the stringer grid. 1/2" floor should be more than adequate with a sound stringer system. I believe they are on 16" centers on the early 70's gibsons....unless the floor has had an improper repair/replacement in...
  8. Scott Danforth

    Possible purchase of 73 Chrysler cadet

    if the boat was in near perfect shape, all original, and rot free, at most $1500. however because the motor has no parts support, and the probability of the transom, stringers and deck to be in need of replacement is well over the 95% mark, it has zero value. if it was a long-lost family boat...
  9. Scott Danforth

    Possible purchase of 73 Chrysler cadet

    Welcome aboard. $6k for a 51 year old boat that may need a hull restoration.... Not a good deal For $6k, you can buy a boat that is 30 years younger
  10. Scott Danforth

    Changing a 1989 4.3 liter gmc block to fuel injection

    How...... Spend $2-3000 in parts and if you can't do the work yourself, an additional $2000 in labor. However there is no improvement in power or fuel economy. And the parts go obsolete quickly
  11. Scott Danforth

    Curious, how are old boats disposed of that marinas refuse to haul out?

    Some states charge you up to $2500/day until you recover it, regardless of depth
  12. Scott Danforth

    Trying to determine proper engine/ trans/ prop pairing

    The Chris Craft company of today has nothing in common with the company of 1972. The name has been bought and sold many times since then, and the records didn't follow the name
  13. Scott Danforth

    To shallow?

    if you are going to beach your boat, you need a keel guard.
  14. Scott Danforth

    Floor in houseboat

    test drill your stringers and transom. use a 5/16" drill, mark off 3/4" length. drill into the encapsulated wood of the stringers and the transom about 4" up from the bottom of the deck. if the wood shavings come out dry, light colored, and smell like fresh sawn wood, then you are good...
  15. Scott Danforth

    Flooring Material question

    could be any of the composites out there like Nida core or eqivalent. bear in mind, its 4x the cost of marine ply https://merrittsupply.com/product/nida-core-structural-honeycomb-plain-h8pp/
  16. Scott Danforth

    Floor in houseboat

    if a boat sinks, depending on where you are, the EPA fines can be $1800-2500 per day until the boat is recovered.
  17. Scott Danforth

    carb not manufactured any longer

    rebuild kit 8MM0044576 is about $30 with shipping. less on amazon. most likely its a leaking needle/seat
  18. Scott Danforth

    Still baffled

    the seloc manual makes horible toilet paper, however makes OK knee pads. not a good manual though
  19. Scott Danforth

    carb not manufactured any longer

    look on evilbay for a used carb and rebuild. or if your carb is intact, rebuild it.
  20. Scott Danforth

    Floor in houseboat

    Lets look at it another way. its not really fun to have to fish the refrigerator out of the bilge because the floor structure failed and you now have to pull the whole houseboat out of the water before it sinks because there is a 3" hole in the hull, the bilge pumps are all running max, and you...
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