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  1. Scott Danforth

    Mild Winter

    Mild winter..... 87F, Robinsons preserve in West Bradenton. Biked vs hiked with the knee brace
  2. Scott Danforth

    Speed Plateaus at 5200rpm

    Laminar vs turbulent boundary layer. Turbulent has less drag no matter if in water or air. Slightly bumpy will always be faster. Anti fouling paint is to keep barnacle colonies from growing. Think oyster shoals growing off your hull. The rough surface in the pic wouldn't lose 25% of top...
  3. Scott Danforth

    pontoon contamination

    Why? Oxalic acid is a great corrosion remover for aluminum and steel. The active ingredient in toilet bowl cleaner is oxalic acid
  4. Scott Danforth

    1955 Mercury Mark 40 Help

    Before 2stroke oil existed, sae 30 was mixed with gas for 2-strokes. However there is less carbon buildup with today's synthetic 2-stroke oils than SAE 30
  5. Scott Danforth

    Mild Winter

    Trade you. Florida is hi 80s (F) or 31c with 90% humidity
  6. Scott Danforth

    Speed Plateaus at 5200rpm

    A golf ball flies faster due to the dimples. Your texture is fine.
  7. Scott Danforth

    Fuel use meter?

    Boat rental companies down here are 4 hour or 8 hour blocks. Plus you must join their service
  8. Scott Danforth

    Brightside polyurethane painting

    Gel was $600 for my boat (inside and out). Paint would have been $3000+. If your boat is a trailer queen, you can use enamel and hardener. Your in it for about $150. But can not leave it in the water for more than a day or so
  9. Scott Danforth

    Fuel use meter?

    A boat moving with the wind and current uses half the fuel of a boat moving against the wind and current. too many variables to calculate fuel consumption on the front end. only way to do it is know how much fuel was consumed. only way to do that is to top it off when the boat comes back...
  10. Scott Danforth

    pontoon contamination

    algae or mineral deposits
  11. Scott Danforth

    1991 Scarab Sport 300 Revival

    Your transom rotted from the drain tube up. the top cap didnt help much. every transom I have ever done on a fiberglass boat required stringers and foam to be redone.
  12. Scott Danforth

    Happy Birthday, WIMUSKY!

    Happy Birthday
  13. Scott Danforth

    Winter fishing

    maybe pick up this https://www.amazon.com/HWZZ-Underwear-Electrically-T-Shirts-Batteries/dp/B09LCKQNFB/
  14. Scott Danforth

    Which fuel to use?

    Fuel is still the cheapest part of boat ownership. every time I head out its $60-100 in fuel
  15. Scott Danforth

    Winter fishing

    For years, I would pull the boat from storage every first warm day in March to get ready for the season. as long as the temp was 40F, we would splash and head to JJs in Sister Bay Wisconsin dodging ice on the way. Often pulling up on the seawall as the piers were not out yet. snowmobile suits...
  16. Scott Danforth

    RE: Issues with Mercruiser 5.0 LX 4 Barrel Carb

    Oil pressure gauge is a different circuit and sender than the oil pressure switch used in the fuel pump circuit
  17. Scott Danforth

    Which fuel to use?

    Higher octane means less BTU/s per gallon (as the octane level goes up, the actual energy of the fuel goes down) 87 octane gasoline (e0, not e10 blend) has 125,000 BTU/gallon 106 octane gasoline has 120,000 BTU/gallon e10 87 octane has 120,000 BTU/gallon ethanol has 84,600 BTU/gallon (however...
  18. Scott Danforth

    Winter fishing

    your boat will be fine.
  19. Scott Danforth

    Winter fishing

    you may freeze your bobbers off. if the water temp was -10, you would need a chainsaw to cut a hole in it to place the boat in it. however water temp is above freezing. other than needing to flush and drain quickly in frozen temperatures, you will be dealing with frost bitten fingers and...
  20. Scott Danforth

    Engine Running Hot

    first step is always the impeller.
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