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  1. Scott Danforth

    Lifespan of airhead tubes

    service life can be about 10 years max if properly cared for. designed to last about 5 with reasonable care. The SUP's and kayaks are a bit longer.
  2. Scott Danforth

    building a full cabin over cockpit

    My suggestion is sell what you have and buy what you want
  3. Scott Danforth

    88 Capri Restoration (Splashed 08/2022)

    Not a true statement. Some larger and lower volume boats still use balsa and wood to this day. Depends on the manufacturer
  4. Scott Danforth

    4.3 vortec engine ( water in oil )

    Light reading https://forums.iboats.com/threads/complete-history-of-the-4-3-liter-with-casting-numbers.693935/
  5. Scott Danforth

    5.7 /Chevy 350 hard starting and stalling when idle

    They cost exactly the same to build, one has much higher power outcome. If building motor from scratch, a 377 is $50 more than a 350 and that is a whole lot more power. The small bores of the 5.0 requires small diameter valves which limits power. No you can't run 350 heads on a 305
  6. Scott Danforth

    88' Luhrs Alura

    FWIW. my RV is just over 1 year old, just a few weeks past the warranty period and the plastic fittings on the PEX are leaking if you are redoing the plumbing. start new. I would probably spring for a new $70 fresh water tank additionally with you 35+ year old boat. check the structure
  7. Scott Danforth

    5.7 /Chevy 350 hard starting and stalling when idle

    always. or depending on the boat and drive, even a 377/383 (stroked 350)
  8. Scott Danforth

    building a full cabin over cockpit

    signs and reusable packaging such as mail bins
  9. Scott Danforth

    RE: Issues with Mercruiser 5.0 LX 4 Barrel Carb

    Cranking psi is listed at 150 psi in the factory manual. Your compression numbers have a motor that will run, barely, however be down on power. I would pull the motor and plan on replacing. A 5.7 will bolt right in if you choose to upgrade
  10. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta 3.0

    Start with the hose fitting on the drive that connects the hose to the transom shield which feeds the raw water pump That fitting is part of the annual PM where you pull the drive and inspect things
  11. Scott Danforth

    Advice for first-time inboard owner?

    Yep....bump it in and out of gear in reverse
  12. Scott Danforth

    Dean's List gets another motor

    I have an old 4.3 dizzy body with the gears ground off as my priming tool. if you pre-soak the push-rods in a skinny container of oil, it fills them up, less air to displace.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Merc/Volvo interchangeability

    Block and heads are same GM parts. All others are specific Mercruiser or Volvo. Make sure you are getting same generation of 4.3. there are 7 generations of 4.3s, and while you can cross generation lines in some cases, it's more work
  14. Scott Danforth

    Water leak at the transom

    if you have to do any work to the y-pipe, you have to pull the motor. pulling the drives is half the work of pulling the motors
  15. Scott Danforth

    1962 Chris Craft Holiday 20’ bucket list resto

    considering the 4:1 safey rating, plus the reduction for double wrapping, your fine.
  16. Scott Danforth

    Hose popped off - Alpha 1 Gen 2

    I would pull the drive and inspect the bellows. Bellows don't just pop off
  17. Scott Danforth

    4.3 vortec engine ( water in oil )

    You need marine head gaskets, brass core plugs, marine accessory drive, marine intake, marine exhaust, marine water pump and marine electrics
  18. Scott Danforth

    Can someone please help me to identify what year this is there in no tag with the ser # and it has a reman power head so there's no # on the block of

    Want to put a wager on that? Top stripe black, then brown, then orange then yellow
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    Water leak at the transom

    Pull boat Pull drives Pull motors Look at the problem with your own eyes May be an o-ring at the y-pipe May be corrosion May be rot
  20. Scott Danforth

    Can someone please help me to identify what year this is there in no tag with the ser # and it has a reman power head so there's no # on the block of

    Look again. That's a brown stripe that has been in the sun for 40 years and faded
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