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  1. Scott Danforth

    1987 Bayliner Capri 1950 OMC Cobra bowrider starter bolt broke off.

    pull motor put motor on engine stand flip motor over use left handed drills
  2. Scott Danforth

    . . . and I Thought Hi-tech Boat Engines Were Bad . . .

    the word hypercomplexification comes to mind. “Possibly the most common error of a smart engineer is to optimise a thing that should not exist,” Elon Musk
  3. Scott Danforth

    Buying a 1989 fisher with a payed off lien on title

    I would tell the seller to get it taken care of. because you as a buyer can not. or walk away.
  4. Scott Danforth

    Water coming up through carpet

    weigh the boat and compare the weight to its specs.
  5. Scott Danforth

    1993 OMC 5.8 EFI Idle problem, runs on throttle, too rich

    check if the IAC is working
  6. Scott Danforth

    . . . and I Thought Hi-tech Boat Engines Were Bad . . .

    GM and Toyota have had similar issues over the years
  7. Scott Danforth

    . . . and I Thought Hi-tech Boat Engines Were Bad . . .

    give the BMW keyboard jockies a few years and they will figure out how to run the shocks/struts thru the BCM
  8. Scott Danforth

    What is different about newer primer bulbs?

    What big name? It states it is for a Johnson/Evinrude. But the only name is "Invincible Marine" Anything Johnson or Evinrude had the OMC label or the BRP label I personally would buy Moeller or OEM.
  9. Scott Danforth

    Blogs plug housing loose and turns

    If the wood shavings are light, dry, and smell like wood..... Seal hole with epoxy and go boating If the wood shavings are dark, wet, and smells like rotten mulch.....start restoration
  10. Scott Danforth

    Jabsco washdown pump

    If it happens again, video it and talk to WM. They will most likely exchange it
  11. Scott Danforth

    . . . and I Thought Hi-tech Boat Engines Were Bad . . .

    BMW electronics are failure prone
  12. Scott Danforth

    . . . and I Thought Hi-tech Boat Engines Were Bad . . .

    Ahem..... not old..... I identify as a Highly desirable and vintage chromed relic from the 60s
  13. Scott Danforth

    . . . and I Thought Hi-tech Boat Engines Were Bad . . .

    Ted.... Your posts are the reason my next car will have a manual transmission, manual windows, manual steering, a carb and a manually adjusted brake bias bar
  14. Scott Danforth

    Alfa 1 gen 2 sterndrive install issues

    It wasn't pushed into the coupler
  15. Scott Danforth

    What is different about newer primer bulbs?

    My guess is the new one is a chineseum knock off
  16. Scott Danforth

    Monterey 275 SY

    I would run the props you have. That motor will spin 5000rpm all day
  17. Scott Danforth

    is the hull clear coated?

    Not unless the prior owner did it
  18. Scott Danforth

    Anchor suggestions

    A 10# fluke anchor and 10' of chain should hold fine on your 18'. I use a 13# on my 26 foot
  19. Scott Danforth

    Everything done but low rpm at WOT. Distributor spring?

    Do the accelerator pump nozzles squirt fuel if you throttle up?
  20. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 5.0 carb?

    Then someone put a Rochester on your motor. The last Rochester carbs were new in 1989 BTW, the mercarb is a Rochester clone with a single idle adjustment screw. The mercarb has a single screw
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