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  1. Scott Danforth

    Driving on a single engine

    first, welcome aboard at 8 knots, not sure the other prop is turning gearbox is filled with oil and there is no load on it..... you are overthinking it.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Gelcoat Application Questions

    All coats. I tried spraying the engine cover without it - it sprayed like manure, spent more time sanding the engine cover than the remainder of the boat
  3. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 8.2 w/Cats & Closed Cooling Question

    Remember back in 2010 before the 8.2 was 430hp, it was 525hp where the 8.1 liter was at 425 AD has shown that you can take the 502 to much more naturally aspirated
  4. Scott Danforth

    Time for a ‘new’ boat?

    Florida bases the registration on the empty trailer weight and I thought that was weird. Cant imagine paying on capacity
  5. Scott Danforth

    Gelcoat Application Questions

    I used a cheap vapor brand HVLP from amazon with a 2.3 tip. I had a creeper on the ground to move around an my buddy was there mixing and keeping the hose from tangling Spray from bow to stern under one side,repeat on other, then spray transom 20 minutes for coat, 2 minutes (one beer) break...
  6. Scott Danforth

    [Q] History on "Commander" boats made in British Columbia?

    any 1988 boat should be considered a project. after 35 years, there will be structural issues.
  7. Scott Danforth

    Leaking Antifreeze after Winterizing

    get some heat in the garage, or at a minimum, get 2 60 watt incandescent trouble lights in the engine bay you used the block-cracker 2000 method of winterization. the second the cooler antifreeze touched the thermostat it slammed shut and all the antifreeze went out the exhaust manifolds...
  8. Scott Danforth

    Gelcoat Application Questions

    spray spray spray use Duratec 904 additive to make the gel spray like paint start about hear on my thread https://forums.iboats.com/threads/1988-rogue-2420.486013/page-9
  9. Scott Danforth

    4.3 engine mounted raw water pump inquiry

    thats an @kenny nunez question
  10. Scott Danforth

    470 Risers. Where can I find new ones?

    if they came via UPS or FedEx, there will be tire tracks on the package, and scuff marks where they kicked it up your sidewalk
  11. Scott Danforth

    car insurance

    AD...... sounds like my dad referencing my brother regarding actual bail money...... LOL I have always owned multiple $100 crap-boxes growing up older. usually the cars that the cost of registration was more than the cost of purchase. now days these are the $500-1000 cars, however not sure if...
  12. Scott Danforth

    4.3 engine mounted raw water pump inquiry

    a $30 water pressure gauge would have told you not to leave the dock
  13. Scott Danforth

    Fun with Scammers

    my ideas for dealing with spammers usually involve zip ties, two batteries, a set of jumper cables, some leather strapping soaked in water, a tazer and pliers to pull the spammers toe nails out. the other idea is to post their information on the dark web with a bounty on their head (literally)...
  14. Scott Danforth

    Purpose of spacer on Mercruiser 140, front engine mount,

    or a piece of EMT conduit
  15. Scott Danforth

    Inherited Porta Bote, taken out once AFAIK

    post it on facetube market place
  16. Scott Danforth

    What is the year, make, and model of this boat?!

    how did you confirm that? short of a good $800 moisture meter that reads thru fiberglass or test drills, banging on the transom means nothing.
  17. Scott Danforth

    Vessel view or gauge

    take your tablet outside on the brightest day. can you read your tablet in direct sun light? how long until the tablet shuts down due to heat?
  18. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 470 3.7L will the engine have issues without Antifreeze during winter?

    air doesnt freeze
  19. Scott Danforth

    470 Risers. Where can I find new ones?

    Cartagena Columbia (South America) to be exact. cost of goods difference between sourcing from the US and sourcing from Cartagena and sourcing from China part - simple seat pedestal. 2 laser cut plate with a #8 finish and a 1 foot section of 4" schedule 10 pre-polished pipe, whole weldment...
  20. Scott Danforth

    4.3 engine mounted raw water pump inquiry

    You do realize there are literally many millions of boats with an alpha drive that when maintained, last many decades. I do believe that your impeller may have been older than you thought when you installed it. since the drive comes off every year for maintenance, changing the impeller every...
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