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  1. Scott Danforth

    Removal of Flex Seal coating from hull?

    No, they are similar. Has to do with a boundary layer. Ask yourself why a golfball has 320 dimples. Or why a baseball has 108 stitches ( and why a batch of rough stitches 10 years ago made pitches faster) Same reason a row boat will want a rough surface
  2. Scott Danforth

    I just got a 1980 Renken w/OMC stringer

    Welcome aboard Free boats are often the most expensive OMC is obsolete, not outdated. The 1980 hydro-mechanical drive was a short-lived 3-year only problem child (78-80) quickly replaced with the full mechanical shift There are 3 separate gear boxes, not including the tilt clutch gearbox...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Volvo 4.3 Strange dipstick readings

    Measure the tube to the point 3.5" below the pan rail Measure the dipstick an put a mark that distance from the handle end
  4. Scott Danforth

    LiFePO Batteries ???

    Coolers of beer?
  5. Scott Danforth

    projects other than boats

    Recent posts by @tpenfield and @bruceb58 have me thinking about smaller LiFePO batteries as the battery in the Fiat..... Ooohhh another rabbit hole of knowledge searching. .. Needs to be small enough to fit, and be charged from a dumb alternator (this is a Luddite build) Thinking two AGM...
  6. Scott Danforth

    VP 8.1 GX-i running like crap

    Compression numbers? All 8 cylinders should be between 145 and 155 Fuel pressure? Have you sent the injectors out to be cleaned and flow checked? Beyond that, you need Rinda
  7. Scott Danforth

    Volvo 4.3 Strange dipstick readings

    Tube is correct, stick may be wrong. Oil level is about 3.5" below the top of the oil pan rail (bottom of block)
  8. Scott Danforth

    Pump question

    Look up the oildyne 108 manual (on the parker hydraulic we site)
  9. Scott Danforth

    Sea Ray camper tops fitment

    Slim to none
  10. Scott Danforth

    Swap drives from one boat to another. How many day project?

    Weekend job..... Unless you break a bolt
  11. Scott Danforth

    Mercury 2.2 hp ignition coil

    Folks, read the rules on old threads
  12. Scott Danforth

    AQ280 y pipe fitment

    Could always run thru-hulls I would modify the stringers
  13. Scott Danforth

    Giving away the last project boat.

    You could have drug it down to Bradentucky...... I could add it to my projects..... LOL
  14. Scott Danforth

    4.3lx power steering fluid cooler replacement

    That's most likely a bad line
  15. Scott Danforth

    Seat covers

    may have to have them reupholstered. post a pic of what you are working with
  16. Scott Danforth

    Iemand ervaring met Teak Foam Decking mat

    welcome aboard. or Velkommen ombord looks like generic EVA foam (or fake teak). I am using something similar in my boat cabin.
  17. Scott Danforth

    Rebuilt 95 Waverunner GPIII won't fire

    is the fuel getting to the cylinders? the manual has step by step troubleshooting on timing.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Rebuilt 95 Waverunner GPIII won't fire

    if you have spark, do you have proper timing? got fuel?
  19. Scott Danforth

    4.3lx power steering fluid cooler replacement

    make sure its the cooler. any radiator shop can repair them. if its leaking, you froze it with water in it.
  20. Scott Danforth

    Casting numbers help omc cobra 5.0 HO motor thought 1993

    check the firing order. doubt you have a HO
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