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  1. Scott Danforth

    Old Ford engine help

    get a can of electrical contact cleaner and clean the mass air flow sensor. there is TSB on it from ford. known issue. dirt and pollen coat the hot-wire sensor and throw the readings off. the K&N didnt help with this issue either.
  2. Scott Danforth

    1990 marine 4.3 CAM AND LIFTERS

    my recommendation. buy a newer running 4.3, preferably 1996 and newer. you will need to get new exhaust manifolds. then buy a proper marine distributor, verify the alternator and starter are marine or buy a new starter and alternator. cam can either be the factory GM marine grind for the...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Buoyancy requirements in Hatteras 19' plywood build

    welcome aboard. post a few more times so you can then upload pics. we like pics. is this a wooden boat, or is this a fiberglass over wood boat? If a fiberglass over wood, you could use polyester resin along with CSM and 1708 if this is a wooden boat, some of the more veteran wood boat...
  4. Scott Danforth

    Vortec or not?

    like others stated you can use the carb from the 95, however need a vortec specific intake for your 1999 motor
  5. Scott Danforth

    Stringer repair

    hopefully its better than the POR15 products.
  6. Scott Danforth

    Fiberglass over painted deck?

    I would pull the trim around the ski locker and look for evidence of a deck-over (where a few sheets of wood are screwed over your original deck that was rotten.)
  7. Scott Danforth

    Fiberglass over painted deck?

    ok, now stand back 15 feet and take the pic. from what I see, the deck in your your boat may not be orginal
  8. Scott Danforth

    Total boat electrical refit - looking for advice

    1 - battery switch back by the batteries. get a 1-2-both-off 2 - 1 motor battery, 1 or two house-load battery (connected by the battery switch) 3 - your choice. I purchased carling circuit breakers and carling rocker switches and made my own panel. 4 - your choice. i have 4-gauge cables...
  9. Scott Danforth

    Fiberglass over painted deck?

    your 1994 maxum should have about 1/8" or more of fiberglass over the wood core with gel coat under the carpet. the carpet should have been glued in with contact adhesive. so.... need pics of what you are dealing with. if you have wood directly under the carpet. someone else was in there...
  10. Scott Danforth

    1989 3.7L 224/165H

    yes, a bad HX could go both ways.
  11. Scott Danforth

    1989 3.7L 224/165H

    without pressure testing, you do not know if you have a cracked tube sheet or other problems that would cause the symptoms you are describing.
  12. Scott Danforth

    New bearings: too much movement on spindle

    did you buy a new axle or try to put bearings on a buggered up spindle?
  13. Scott Danforth

    Stringer repair

    Clear paint may fail
  14. Scott Danforth

    efi to carb swap. fresh air to engine?

    agreed. bilge venting requirements have nothing to do with motor, motor size, induction system or brand. it has to do with bilge volume size
  15. Scott Danforth

    Heat exchanger cleaning

    take it to a radiator shop they will clean it, pressure test it and repair it if it needs it, all for a very little bit of money. they can also get new end caps and gaskets.
  16. Scott Danforth

    owners manual chris craft 253 1974

    could try the Chris Craft Antique boat club. however they are generally the wood craft club. https://chris-craft.org/ however like the safety brochure that Rich posted above. there is not much specific boat information. now, what issue or problem do you have with your 1974 254 cruiser that...
  17. Scott Danforth

    Early Starcraft Super Sport dashboard ideas?

    you could go with a NMEA 2000 engine gateway and a large 9" depth/sonar/plotter unit and just use the display as the gauges.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Cheapest way to replace stern on my 1984 Starcraft SS150

    exterior grade plywood can be used ~$40 a sheet. marine plywood can be used ~ $80 a sheet on top of that, you have all the other items and incidentals. the actual cost of the plywood is the cheap part. you should only need 1 sheet.
  19. Scott Danforth

    1986 178xl chapparal cc

    Here is what your boat looked like in 1986. https://www.chaparralboats.com/publications/uploaded_files/558/1986.pdf specifically page 21.
  20. Scott Danforth

    1986 178xl chapparal cc

    you know better than to trust CL ads..... that was a bow-runner that was stripped and converted. you can see where the teak steps went in the gunwales.
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