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  1. Scott Danforth

    1999 Volvo Penta 5.0 GL freeze plug kits

    Napa keeps core plug kits in stock. marine use brass or stainless. cars and trucks use coated tin Melling MPE-100BR is for small block chevies from 1957-2014 however if they were pushed out by not winterizing, the block cracked
  2. Scott Danforth

    Electronic steering

    Sell the boat with the cover, buy the boat you want
  3. Scott Danforth

    SNOW Common Sense

    nah, the snow load is equal to you and two buddies standing in the boat on the trailer drinking beer.
  4. Scott Danforth

    Been a little cold.

    View from my office in Sarasota
  5. Scott Danforth

    Electronic steering

    sell your I/O boat, buy an outboard boat
  6. Scott Danforth

    Which exhaust manifold gasket?

    Oxalic acid is cheaper than vinegar
  7. Scott Danforth

    SNOW Common Sense

    Spray the chute with boeshield or silicone spray to keep it from clogging
  8. Scott Danforth

    Which exhaust manifold gasket?

    Agree with Bondo that manifold and elbow is toast
  9. Scott Danforth

    Port, not larboard.

    It was port and starboard back in the 1600's. Ships had a Steer Board side and a loading side In 62 AD the artificial harbor was created Medieval Latin for Harbor was Portus https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/port-starboard.html...
  10. Scott Danforth

    anyone use the aftermarket p/s actuators sold on ebay and amazon? looking for feedback

    Just rebuild the one you have with a new seal kit
  11. Scott Danforth

    StarCraft Splash of the Year 2025 - Nominations

    Hey @redneck joe , which SOTY group do you want to be in?
  12. Scott Danforth

    Lubricate new water impeller rubber ?

    KY jelly works as a great impeller lube because it's water soluble
  13. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    so...... you have to leave 1 case of beer behind? or did you account for that in the buoyancy calculations
  14. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Ted, how many cases of beer will fit in the bilge where the two 6.2's used to sit? Did you figure in the weight of "provisionings" in your calculation?
  15. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Ted may be currently contemplating another layer or so of fiberglass......
  16. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Hey Ted, Mercury is showing the new 808 hp outboard at Miami. you could get by with one motor.
  17. Scott Danforth

    Wiring a 3 wire trim/tilt pump to throttle handle switch

    The relays are used because of the inrush current of the motor which will take out the switch
  18. Scott Danforth

    Triton 175 rear deck removal

    if the screw is 18-8 (most likely), they are mildly magnetic. you can use a cheap $2 stud finder (the cheesy ones with the swinging magnet)
  19. Scott Danforth

    Triton 175 rear deck removal

    most likely there will be screws thru the carpet and casting deck. got any pics?
  20. Scott Danforth

    2000’s Bayliner 175 I/O

    replace all the plastic thru-hulls if you get it, they will fail soon.
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