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  1. Scott Danforth

    Sailboat House Batteries

    Those are golf cart batteries which are common in sail boats. My buds sail boat had 8 of them Brand and location and use all play into battery life. A good golf cart battery is about $200 +/-. An Odyssey is about $350
  2. Scott Danforth

    2013 Bayliner 185

    In 2013 Bayliner and SeaRay under 25' are all built on the same assembly line in Mexico Bayliner is still an entry level boat. SeaRay quality has dropped from your 1998 level
  3. Scott Danforth

    Engine Performance

    a hole in the pickup tube inside the tank
  4. Scott Danforth

    2008 bayliner 192 discovery

    Welcome aboard. currently photo upload is not working on the forum. however my experience with a similar sized boat and similar HP motor, your over-propped. the most I could run on my boat was a 15 x 19P. you should be much closer to 5000 RPM couple that with what sounds like a fair amount...
  5. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta V6-240-CE-J(AQ) Check Engine Code

    if you want to do your own work, you will need to buy Rinda software for the laptop.
  6. Scott Danforth

    Need a CDI for a 1979 to 1983 120HP mercury outboard

    ebay or facebook market place. iBoats is not a buy/sell forum
  7. Scott Danforth

    Can you add a wake board tower?

    by adding enough reinforcing, you can add one of the generic ones from companies like monster tower, etc.
  8. Scott Danforth

    Lake temp

    I would be running a depth gauge, even on Norris lake.
  9. Scott Danforth

    Conversion advice

    the cable does a big u-turn in the drive. both cables are under spring tension in the ESA module. drive must be turning to shift. or you risk damaging the cable.
  10. Scott Danforth

    Haul repair

    buy a lottery ticket now
  11. Scott Danforth

    76 OMC 175 starting

    in 49 years, the motor and drive could have been swapped. need to confirm the controls and drive. however on controls where there is a button to disengage shifting. (Normally with mechanical shifting) While in the water or on muffs Hold button in, pump handle 2 x, and leave about 1/4...
  12. Scott Danforth

    Haul repair

    the last thing to rot after the transom and stringers is the floor. I would be willing to bet that a test drill into the stringer results in finding wet & rotting wood inside them.
  13. Scott Danforth

    76 OMC 175 starting

    is the drive still an electric shift drive?
  14. Scott Danforth

    76 OMC 175 starting

    what are you looking for? the method for getting the controls into neutral only? or the method for priming the fuel system prior to cranking? I believe (and @southkogs or @kenny nunez ) can correct me since its been about 40 years since I operated an OMC electric shift.. with main handle in...
  15. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 233 Starter

    your 233 is a ford. you need a marine starter for a 351. you are describing starters for GM based motors. you should just bite the bullet and replace the lower shift cable.
  16. Scott Danforth

    setting the timing on 1989 4.3 OMC

    pull your drive and inspect the alignment and u-joints (this is part of annual maintenance)
  17. Scott Danforth

    Teak oil on gel coat

    use sno bowl toilet cleaner from the dollar store. also, coat liberally with dawn dish soap. let it sit over the oil stain for an hour or so, then scrub and rinse.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Help! Overheating 3.0, not impeller or circulation pump

    it has a gauge. you were taught to look at the gauges every 7-10 seconds when you got your drivers license.
  19. Scott Danforth

    Identify this fuel guage

    I think wellcraft used teleflex gauges which is now VeeThree (sold thru Sierra)
  20. Scott Danforth

    Getting hot at WOT.

    Anything over 180 is an overheat Running hot is lack of water flow. Bravoitis limits water flow. Remember, your exhaust is a bunch of rubber hoses that melt around 250. As your water flow diminishes, the exhaust temps go from 200ish to 1100idh
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