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  1. Scott Danforth

    Bow eye hook/anchor hook gaps

    There is no standard in either the recreational boat market, or the superyacht market Truth is if you were to 3D scan the hull of 15 boats, all 15 would be different even all pulled out of the same mold They pull the hulls, depending on temp the hull will flare more or less. They glue in the...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Astroglass 1989 full rebuild

    Have to wire them to the Garmin. My 380 was heat cracked (in Fl...go figure)
  3. Scott Danforth

    Astroglass 1989 full rebuild

    just bolted the same Uniden 385 in my boat to replace the 380 that quit after 1.5 years
  4. Scott Danforth

    No Power to Boat

    check battery connections check for power on the red wire at the key switch
  5. Scott Danforth

    Four Winns hull strength

    your kidneys will wrap around your neck and slap you in the face before you have to worry about hull strength.
  6. Scott Danforth

    Dribble of oil at prop, usual suspects checked, now puzzled

    check power steering level. if its low, your PS cooler could be leaking
  7. Scott Danforth

    Double Cup or not, on a pontoon?

    Not sure I would drop down to 11P with where your RPM's are unless you added a blade.
  8. Scott Danforth

    Register Homemade boat in WI

    agreed, avoid Milwaukee and Waukesha Two Rivers is hit-or miss with the staff.
  9. Scott Danforth

    Can’t get on plane

    if there is gunk in the tank, it needs to be mechanically cleaned good idea on removing the Pickup Tube filter
  10. Scott Danforth

    1979 Mercury 70 EL Thunderbolt Kill Switch Install

    there will be a yellow and black wire on the MOB switch. if your MOB switch has two purple wires, then its for an I/O
  11. Scott Danforth

    Prop Question

    what does the tachometer say you are actually getting. Manual says RPM to be 5500-7000 max. what the manual says doesnt mean squat-diddly. its what is the exact prop on your exact boat getting for a WOT RPM while loaded. you use that value. so determine what that real RPM is with your...
  12. Scott Danforth

    Register Homemade boat in WI

    walk into your local DNR office. I found that to be best. The best one I have had luck with is the one Brown County.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Can’t get on plane

    how old is the fuel?
  14. Scott Danforth

    Only goes 20 MPH

    ok, so you can make an adapter to go from the Automotive OBD connector to the 6-pin marine data link connect, and if you have the address mapping, you may be able to see many of the channels, however the marine ECM is remapped from automotive and they do not use the same addresses. Just like...
  15. Scott Danforth

    Best Alternator?

    https://www.volvopentastore.com/ https://www.volvopentastore.com/Electrical-System/dm/cart_id.667294892--session_id.382637049--store_id.366--view_id.777074 specifically item #5? its either Mando or Delco. most likely just a regulator and your local Starter/alternator shop has parts on the...
  16. Scott Danforth

    Help with prop?

    if you want a better top end, you need more motor, or your current motor is at the wrong mounted height. I would suggest looking to see where the cavitation plate is while you are underway. you may need to raise the motor.
  17. Scott Danforth

    Only goes 20 MPH

    you have to buy Rinda software and their cable for marine. none of your OBD scanners will work. https://www.rinda.com/marine/marine.htm
  18. Scott Danforth

    Help with prop?

    You are already over propped. You do not want to go up in pitch
  19. Scott Danforth

    Everything done but low rpm at WOT. Distributor spring?

    Drive all the way down for hole shot? Trim tab location? Up, level with hull?, Down? Something is seriously wrong If the compression is as stated, WOT manifold vacuum under load is as you stated, accelerator pump works as stated, weight is as stated. a Ford 460 should move the boat along...
  20. Scott Danforth

    240 THOMPSON BOTTOM DEADRISE

    Can also use a level app on the phone
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