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  1. Scott Danforth

    Play in my Telflex Steering

    lets confirm. standard steering cable back to a hydraulic actuator, correct? not hydraulic helm like dingbat is assuming. correct? rack or rotary helm? is the slop actually there, or is the issue low-speed bow wander (all single engine v-hull boats wander at low speeds) if its low-speed bow...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Need help with my 3.7l mcm 180

    The kit you buy will have instructions and schematics
  3. Scott Danforth

    Is the best way to repair this on the bottom of my Hull

    I would mix up some gel coat with fumed silica (the paste that JAS indicated) then purchase a keel guard. did that on my 2002 SR 190
  4. Scott Danforth

    Is this gel coat or top side paint?

    no, its because dark colors absorb UV light where white tends to reflect it. it is the gel breaking down due to sunlight. the red colors tend to be worse than other colors. remember, the boat was designed to last about 15 years.
  5. Scott Danforth

    1986 Bayliner Capri 2150 Bowrider - Rear Seating

    they sell medicated powder for that......... LOL
  6. Scott Danforth

    Need help with my 3.7l mcm 180

    the intake manifold and the carb. exact same motor, except one is a 2-barrel, one is a 4-barrel other than that, same poorly designed block, same poorly designed water pump, same soft cam nose, same problems
  7. Scott Danforth

    Is this gel coat or top side paint?

    yes, I am aware that Formula uses Axalta, so does Chris Craft. Chap is definitely Gel
  8. Scott Danforth

    1986 Bayliner Capri 2150 Bowrider - Rear Seating

    Step 1 is denial Step 2 is pondering Step 3 is acceptance
  9. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 165 in over my head, help.

    You bought a boat with a motor that requires you to be 100% mechanically inclined or have really really really deep pockets to pay mechanics There are no such things as freeze plugs. They are core plugs and their purpose is to close off the water jacket holes where the core sand was removed...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Is this gel coat or top side paint?

    Gel. Factory boats are not painted To fis, sand down, and re-gel
  11. Scott Danforth

    Remove Deck carpet to fiberglass

    Resin doesnt stick to foam board. There are no shortcuts
  12. Scott Danforth

    Bilge pump upgrade. Bigger hose and wiring needed?

    what size discharge do you have now? 3/4"? 1-1/8"? 1-1/2"? stock pumps are usually 500 gph. some are 800 gph 1-1/8" thru-hulls will flow up to about 1200-1500 gph. to go bigger, go with a bigger thru-hull. however keep in mind, a bilge pump wont help with a hull breach.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 3.0 MPI ignition timing.

    I found a posting from 2017 with the same information..... or lack there of. I found the operations manual as well. probably best to call the local dealer
  14. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 3.0 MPI ignition timing.

    https://publications.brunswick.com/ the only legitimate place to get manuals
  15. Scott Danforth

    3.0 running hot 200F

    probably the sending unit or corrosion on the wire
  16. Scott Danforth

    Save or part out?

    except for new EFI motors, there never was an electric fuel pump. they are pulse operated for safety
  17. Scott Danforth

    Repairing small cracks in livewell

    I do not recommend cheap anything. However a good gel is about $18 a quart Remember, your boat was designed to last about 15 years and be replaced. The 3mm of glass is all that was needed to meet the design life expectancy
  18. Scott Danforth

    1986 Bayliner Capri 2150 Bowrider - Rear Seating

    You have a mid 80s bayliner. There isnt a chance at all your transom and stringers are OK. They rotted about a decade before the floor started getting soft
  19. Scott Danforth

    Raw water pump-can you identify?

    Crank driven or pulley driven? Pull the cover and there is most likely a manufacturers model number
  20. Scott Danforth

    Help! 4.3tks bogging issues

    Try running the motor from a good tank of fuel Your fuel may no longer be fuel
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