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  1. Scott Danforth

    Flotation foam

    To get strength, you will need to bevel grind back about 6" on both sides of the cut. Overlapping the tabbing on each layer of 1708. Then grind off the gel off the whole transom, and about a foot forward of the transom on the sides and bottom. Followed by another layer of 1708, then fair...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Mounting Bolt Compression of Transom

    Take a big Tupperware bowl. Put a piece of tape on the inside to represent the hunk of wood for the transom. This represents the outer hull shell Now place a small Tupperware bowl inside, hovering. This represents the inner hull shell. The area between the two bowls was filled with closed...
  3. Scott Danforth

    four winns 195 sundowner 1992 fuel tank problem

    FYI 5 months for a restoration is very very ambitious.
  4. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta 2002 fuel line and vent line

    any of your local marinas will have fuel line in stock. typical vent is 5/8"
  5. Scott Danforth

    Flotation foam

    are you trying to use the old skin? you should be laminating over the plywood and fairing.
  6. Scott Danforth

    four winns 195 sundowner 1992 fuel tank problem

    your boat is 30 years old and most likely has had an interior replaced at least once. check the floor. look for signs of a deck-over post pics
  7. Scott Danforth

    Looking for Angled Speaker Mounts

    Call the pontoon company that you show in the pic and buy it from them They might make it in-house or have it custom made. Also check wet sounds and JL audio as they furnish a lot for the marine industry
  8. Scott Danforth

    Needing higher rpm

    Doesn't really matter what the current prop is until the tach is sorted and the fuel system is sorted Additionally, the hp rating of the transom pod needs to be confirmed
  9. Scott Danforth

    Needing higher rpm

    Get a quality tach
  10. Scott Danforth

    Mounting Bolt Compression of Transom

    The transom is the only wood. But all the foam is water soaked. While you can extract the water with a vacuum pump, the foam is broken down
  11. Scott Danforth

    Mounting Bolt Compression of Transom

    Motor can be held with 3 bolts to pull the 4th
  12. Scott Danforth

    using a gm 181 marine head on a industrial 181

    Let's put it this way. The marine motor IS the industrial motor with a marine head gasket and a marine water pump. It is sold to the boat motor companies that add their fuel system and manifold There are 15 3.0 industrial motors for every 1 marine 3.0 motor The issue you may run into is the...
  13. Scott Danforth

    Rocker torque on aq205a

    Just google SBC valve lash
  14. Scott Danforth

    Needing higher rpm

    Can't just pull a motor off a planing hull and slap on a displacement hull and hope for the best Go thru the fuel system Check compression Check ignition Check mounting height Verify HP rating of boat
  15. Scott Danforth

    Got my new stainless tilt release valve, and it shows up like this. Ugh.

    But new o-rings. The others are probably about to let go as well
  16. Scott Danforth

    Needing higher rpm

    An 18' pontoon with a 40hp will do about 22mph. Many times adding more HP just makes more noise and burns more fuel Is the toon transom rated for 115hp? Is the motor high enough? Where is the AV plate with respect to the water while you are underway? Most pontoon installations have the...
  17. Scott Danforth

    454 information

    Not always Make sure to verify the crank part number The magnum was assembled in house from parts out of the GMPP parts bin using an assembled short block and rectangular port heads. The other came in a crate from GMs Tonowanda engine plant as a long block with oval ports
  18. Scott Danforth

    Understanding the numbers on my boat?

    if you cant tell the difference between a 2-stroke and 4-stroke. you are destined to pay someone who is honest to work on it for you.
  19. Scott Danforth

    "Flat" pontoons

    if you crush a beer can, you cant un-crush it. same goes for toon logs. without a pic, i say you have scrap.
  20. Scott Danforth

    Should I be worried before buying?

    Looking at the pics, the keel was repaired once prior. Also the first pick appears to be a hole, not just a scrape Agree cost of repair can vary. I would talk to a local fiberglass repair shop to get an estimate
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