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  1. Scott Danforth

    Divet/crane

    FYI, something like that isn't rated to lift people. When lifting people, the proof test is 220% rated load. The proof test in the literature is only 125% What reach are you looking for? What height do you need to achieve? What list angle will you be operating at?
  2. 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

    Harbor freight to buy Local equipment rental to rent (I think United Rental is still on Market St). I have even bought an A-frame gantry and hoist on Craigslist, use it for a week and sold it for same amount. (Net $0)
  3. Scott Danforth

    Houston….. We’ve had a problem…..

    New Johnson F5B-9 pumps are cheap if you look (under $150). Easy to rebuild too. (However the kit is 40-50% a new pump)
  4. Scott Danforth

    Divet/crane

    250#..... how far is the reach? That will determine how much you need to reinforce the deck and how high up you need a second bearing on the mast
  5. Scott Danforth

    Wellcraft hulls

    Wellcraft had a rail spur that delivered 40 tons of wood at a time. Most for the hull, some for the cabinets. Confirmed by the guy that used to order the wood in the 80s So yes, all wellcraft boats built in Sarasota Florida were wood structure hulls wrapped with a bit of glass. Even when...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Aplha 1, 3.0 - Exhaust & Manifold Help Please

    For years I flushed with salt away here on the Florida gulf coast. Also rinsed the trailers with it
  7. Scott Danforth

    Freak fluke all 8 spark plugs burn out at same time !!!?

    My guess is the points need service
  8. Scott Danforth

    Aren't my ignition coils defective?

    $8 on Amazon for one that plugs into your phone
  9. Scott Danforth

    Gear lube poured out of gimbal bellows (Alpha 1 Gen 2)

    U-joints rusted, took out seal
  10. Scott Danforth

    Transom repair on Lakeland fiberglass.

    Those bits of box looking things with carpet on are the floatation. Foam with wood around it. You have to cut those out too and redo them
  11. Scott Danforth

    Aplha 1, 3.0 - Exhaust & Manifold Help Please

    Unfortunately that is rusted a significant amount. You could run a file across the surface but it looks like you would have to take off 1-2mm to get it to clean up, however I would suggest a new manifold
  12. 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

    To buy or rent?
  13. Scott Danforth

    Fuel Gauge Stopped Working on my Boat

    The fuel tank should never have a hot wire anywhere near it A green bonding wire, a black ground wire, and a pink signal wire to the gauge ( variable ground) I would look to see what short melted the wire and fix the issue
  14. 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

    If you don't follow the SAE or ABYC wiring colors as an OEM or professional, you should be drawn and quartered. Every boat or car I have worked on in the past 25 years has followed the standards
  15. Scott Danforth

    Converting a 1994 volvo penta 7.4 to a 1 wire alt from a 5 wired

    Is the alternator marine rated? I wouldn't do a 1-wire in a boat. You discovered why. You have to run a dedicated ground (second wire) The choke is run off the ignition (purple wire). and having the sense hot-wired to the B terminal (as all 1-wire alternators do) kills the battery. Plus...
  16. Scott Danforth

    Twin Solex pa44 1, volvo penta Aq151B

    The linkages are connected. So they should start squirting as the throttle plates are opening.
  17. Scott Danforth

    Twin Solex pa44 1, volvo penta Aq151B

    I wouldnt run it until you get the carb sorted. running cylinders lean will make them eat themselves from detonation.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Twin Solex pa44 1, volvo penta Aq151B

    something in the carb is plugged up in the main circuit. you are running out of fuel from the idle circuit. hence the reason it dies. check the main jet to the emulsion tube did you pass a bit of fishing line thru every passage to make sure they are clear before re-assembling the carbs?
  19. Scott Danforth

    2850 Bayliner B command Bridge question

    Assume the transom and stringers are rotten, the motors have been overheated and left to die from a frozen block busting death, and the drive are toast and the boat is a complete project If the motors are healthy or the drives are OK, you are a bit ahead A free boat is always the most expensive.
  20. Scott Danforth

    Aren't my ignition coils defective?

    Boating is expensive. Wouldn't bat an eye on a $1k maintenance bill
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