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  1. Scott Danforth

    I got got on a new purchase

    the motor is going to be the least of your issues. how is the transom and stringers? as for the motor, look in salvage yards for a motor to rebuild. and rebuild it. talk to your local engine builder. you are looking for a 1962-1980 chevy 250 with separate head/intake.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Mercury 6.2 ECT DTS Axius Voltage Issue

    Ted, most battery isolators are just big shottky diodes. should be a 0.7 volt drop across them. the 2 alternator, 3 battery may have additional diodes so the batteries may see 1.4 volt drop (I would have to dig up the specs) are you running an Acro or Shur Power? I remember there being...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Trailer axle capacity/sizing

    5-LUG IS 2500# - 3500# most likely the axles are 3500# axles.
  4. Scott Danforth

    Trailer axle capacity/sizing

    5-lug hubs? 6-lug hubs? 8-lug hubs?
  5. Scott Danforth

    R/R Fuel Pump brass fittings what sealant do I use?

    Any of the thread lockers or permatex #3 would work. teflon tape can work, however you have to be careful not to get any bits of the tape in the pump.
  6. Scott Danforth

    Oil level too high?

    oil level on an SBC should be 3.5" below the pan rail
  7. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 3.0 Alpha One Gen 2 Barrel

    impellers push water. they do not draw water a hose will push the water to the impeller
  8. Scott Danforth

    Help identifying my boat. 1975 Princecraft

    unless you get lucky and find an old 7.5 or 9.8 with electric start (sometimes used on pontoons), to get the parts, it may be tough. some are NLA
  9. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 3.0 Alpha One Gen 2 Barrel

    You need to get the water level a good 8" above the raw water pump when you start. You will find the boat is in the way to do so
  10. Scott Danforth

    Oil level too high?

    All SBC oil pans for a 1-piece RMS will fit. However that could be anywhere between 4 and 16 quarts. What part number did you pull off, and what part number did you install? Just because it fit may not make it the correct pan for the application
  11. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 3.0 Alpha One Gen 2 Barrel

    Never run in a barrel unless you can float the whole boat Use muffs on land
  12. Scott Danforth

    Submersible dock lights.

    RGB LED for transom garboard light mounted on end of PVC pole. Simple 12 volt power supply
  13. Scott Danforth

    Only 2 9ft stringers on the whole boat? Need to add more?

    8000hp motors are acceptable It has to do with the load path. An I/O or IB is pushing the boat from low on the transom. Basically you cant put enough power to tear the transom off with an I/O or IB unless the transom is rotten An outboard is trying to pry the transom off the boat, and will...
  14. Scott Danforth

    Painting Prep for One part paint over gel coat

    I'm thinking 80 grit Wipe with acetone Use appropriate primer
  15. Scott Danforth

    Only 2 9ft stringers on the whole boat? Need to add more?

    Read links 14, 15, and 18 in their entirety.... All your answers are in the stickies https://forums.iboats.com/threads/how-tos-and-other-great-information.283508/
  16. Scott Danforth

    Only 2 9ft stringers on the whole boat? Need to add more?

    Laminate the stringers. Make them 9' long or longer
  17. Scott Danforth

    Only 2 9ft stringers on the whole boat? Need to add more?

    You pulled out a 9 foot long "bone" and want to replace it with a 7 foot long "bone"?
  18. Scott Danforth

    Mercury 6.2 ECT DTS Axius Voltage Issue

    I would order some wire, fuse holders and metripak connectors and make new runs or 2 of the cables and bypass the questionable wiring You could be dealing with a damaged run (cross-talk), corrosion or other
  19. Scott Danforth

    Only 2 9ft stringers on the whole boat? Need to add more?

    Just an FYI ....laminated plywood will be 5x as strong as a cut-down 4x6 I would have just laminated 3/4" plywood to 1-1/2" myself
  20. Scott Danforth

    Curved stern ladder

    Great Lakes skipper is surplus house that just gets OEM overflow and close outs when a model year changes and sells. If they don't have stock, they won't be replenishing stock.
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