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  1. Scott Danforth

    too much outboard for the boat?

    based on the pic......that transom is rotten. only way to stick a screw driver into a good transom is with a 5# fist maul. take a 5/16" drill bit, drill into it about 1" deep from the inside at a few places. bet the shavings come out dark, wet and smelling like rotten mulch
  2. Scott Danforth

    Why Oil Injection?

    direct injection is fuel directly injected into the combustion chamber
  3. Scott Danforth

    Any tricks for wire corrosion

    been using epoxy lined heat shrink for decades. great stuff
  4. Scott Danforth

    1985 bomber bass boat

    easy way to check the transom. get two heavy buddies nicknamed tiny, trim the motor up fully, both jump up and down on the lower unit. there should be zero transom flex. dont worry about hurting anything, a good transom will take 1500# or more of load additionally, if there is an aluminum...
  5. Scott Danforth

    LED interior lights

    the OP is looking at 8 interior courtesy lights
  6. Scott Danforth

    Any tricks for wire corrosion

    1 - NO 2 - depends on the type of corrosion quality tinned marine wire would not corrode like that, however cheap wire does. unfortunately most boat builders use cheap wire because as long as the boat lasts longer than the 5 year warranty period, that is all that matters. boats are designed...
  7. Scott Danforth

    too much outboard for the boat?

    any rot in the transom means the transom must be replaced. because years before there is rot, there is moisture and the mildew and fungus that eats the wood is already there
  8. Scott Danforth

    We did a thing...

    Harper today with her new bed, collar, leash and harness
  9. Scott Danforth

    Replacing 95 merc 4.3 with 87 OMC 4.3

    Light reading. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/complete-history-of-the-4-3-liter-with-casting-numbers.693935/ the 87 is a gen 2 4.3 - non balance shaft, 1-piece RMS the 95 is a gen 4 4.3 - balance shaft, 1 piece RMS the 87 will need the squishy engine mounts because the motor shakes like a...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Building A Mercruiser 350 Few Questions.

    its a boat, dont cut corners
  11. Scott Danforth

    We did a thing...

    We got home from camping yesterday and let Harper run around the fenced back yard. that is one happy fur-baby.
  12. Scott Danforth

    1985 bomber bass boat

    check the transom and stringers and deck. most likely the motor is the least of the problems.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Building A Mercruiser 350 Few Questions.

    second the head question if the PO didnt have a short block, building a stroker is only a few $ more than a stocker a few of the accessory holes may have changed between 1985 and 1973. Need to know specifically what heads you plan on running you will need marine head gaskets, and your...
  14. Scott Danforth

    OMC 460 backfire under load

    its never the coil
  15. Scott Danforth

    OMC 460 backfire under load

    if you have enough warpage to cause a vacuum leak, you would be pouring fuel out of the bowls and metering block into your bilge 99% of the time its dirt in the down leg boosters did you chase every passage with a piece of fishing string? are the emulsion tubes clear?
  16. Scott Danforth

    Trim sender: 2-wire or 3-wire?

    the volvo penta drive manual has an entire section on troubleshooting and testing the trim system. go thru that. based on what you are describing, I would be leaning toward a flaky gauge or wiring, however I would do the troubleshooting to verify before spending money
  17. Scott Danforth

    MerCruiser 5.0 MPI pinging/detonation at higher RPMs

    I wouldnt waste money on new injectors. I would send out what you have for flow testing and cleaning.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Amazon type switch panels

    You can get the carling switches from Newark for about $4ea. The carling circuit breakers from Grainger for about $3ea You can get laser etched carling actuators with their function labels from Blue Sea Systems, Pacer Group or others
  19. Scott Danforth

    OMC 460 backfire under load

    You are experiencing a lean sneeze. Go back to the carb.
  20. Scott Danforth

    1985 bomber bass boat

    Most likely it's rated for 60hp
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