Search results

  1. Scott Danforth

    Prop selection help

    you dont need calculations, its common sense.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Prop selection help

    whats so hard to understand. you went up 2" in pitch, 1 blade and added 350#. the 4th blade adds a fair amount, the 2" pitch adds a fair amount and the 350# adds a fair amount go down to a 3-blade 19p or a 4 blade 17p
  3. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta prop help

    run the F6's. that 8.1 will spin 4800 RPM all day long
  4. Scott Danforth

    Empty trailor weight

    Florida requires actual weight of the trailer. no calculations, no guessing. there are two ways. the easiest way to get a weight of your here in Florida...... Call the trailer manufacturer with the VIN and they send you the shipping weight of the trailer either with a mailed letter or an...
  5. Scott Danforth

    Looking for a bigger boat....

    we cant condone towing weights above your rating. tow capacity is everything attached to the hitch as indicated above. and in many cases is the difference between EVW and GVW i can tell you that in addiont to tow rating, cooling and brakes are much more important. quality of the rear shocks...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Fuel Tank Cleaning

    cut-n-pasting from past threads: Here is what I have done in the past simple cleaning - 2 gallons of simple green, followed by 2 gallons of boiling hot water, go for a drive down a back country gravel road at 40mph - drain removal of fuel deposits - 3-4 gallons of denatured alcohol followed by...
  7. Scott Danforth

    Water Leaking from engine MercCruiser

    Would help if you identified the motor
  8. Scott Danforth

    How too test if PU coil is weak ?

    buy a new cap, dont just sand the connections. follow the instuctions in the manual on setting base timing
  9. Scott Danforth

    What's too old to consider?

    The inner-child in me wants to jump the thing over a levee....... at speed.
  10. Scott Danforth

    Engine Won't Start or Trim Up/down

    chuck up a wire brush in the drill or grab 100 grit sand paper
  11. Scott Danforth

    Engine Won't Start or Trim Up/down

    First, welcome aboard Second, check your battery cable connections (all of them, at the battery, the block, the starter and the slave solenoid). they should be clean, shiny and tight. clean enough for your mother-in-law to eat off them. if you have wing nuts, remove them, and throw them...
  12. Scott Danforth

    Happy Birthday colonel_sanders

    Happy Birthday.......fried chicken and mayo products aside........ have a good one.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Diningroom table - with epoxy?

    just dont add up the boat receipts......
  14. Scott Danforth

    73' mercruiser rewire

    Here is a link to service manual one, section C (electrical) https://boatinfo.no/lib/mercruiser/manuals/mercruiser1.html#/180
  15. Scott Danforth

    Single point drain tech tip

    Im convinced that the engineers at Mercury that designed the single point and 3-point drain systems have stock in GM crate motors. Good advice BT
  16. Scott Danforth

    73' mercruiser rewire

    The amp meter goes in line. However they are limited to how,much current they pass. To bypass, just tie the two wires together. Check out the stickies in the electrical forum
  17. Scott Danforth

    73' mercruiser rewire

    since you are re-wiring, I would ditch the amp meter and use a volt meter. main power from motor to key switch is 10 gauge. everything else is 16 gauge. are you updating the ignition or keeping the points. the resistor wire in the harness can be bought at napa.
  18. Scott Danforth

    going to the dark side - repower

    your going from a 50hp motor to a 40hp motor. your loosing 10hp.
  19. Scott Danforth

    Building a '93 Caravelle 1750 Classic Bowrider

    and even hundreds of years prior......
Top