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  1. Scott Danforth

    Engine Bed Fabrication

    Other way around. Each successive layer of tabbing is 2-3" wider in both directions. So your first strip is 6" wide, you next is 12", etc
  2. Scott Danforth

    1985 Carver Convertible

    What ever they give you. The hull will need work. My guess is max $1000 assuming the boat is in fair shape However it's a project
  3. Scott Danforth

    Boat Restoration Project

    The motor is worth scrap value The hull will cost about $3000+ and half a year of your time to get it water ready
  4. Scott Danforth

    1985 Carver Convertible

    Welcome aboard Best bet, list it on Craigslist or Facebook marketplace.
  5. Scott Danforth

    2.3 Lower Gearcase

    NAPA carries dizzy bushings
  6. Scott Danforth

    where to find a windshield for a bayliner 185

    Brunswick/Bayliner will sell you one. Taylor made will sell you one
  7. Scott Danforth

    Quit My Job . . .

    Exactly
  8. Scott Danforth

    MerCruiser 3.0 - loud metal noise when in gear

    Sika makes Sikaflex 3M makes 5200 3M and Sika are two different companies neither will repair the broken aluminum.
  9. Scott Danforth

    MerCruiser 3.0 - loud metal noise when in gear

    motor is coming out
  10. Scott Danforth

    Quit My Job . . .

    I would rather have a single part-time on-site IT manager than the outsourced mess we have at work. However, Ted, you now have boat money coming in and you can finish the sailboat
  11. Scott Danforth

    1979 Glastron Carlson CV-23 restoration

    It's not about water flow, it's about water mist being drawn back during overlap Nothing special about your exhaust. And yes, just like the elbows in my video, water is introduced after the elbows. Both elbows in my video are longer than stock elbows by a significant factor and I still had...
  12. Scott Danforth

    Best diet to lose the gut!!??

    Mayo Clinic article stated you need 1200 calories to remain healthy. local doc (per co-worker) says rough number is take your weight and multiply by 10 to get the calories you need to aprox maintain your weight. eat less calories, loose weight.....eat more calories, gain weight. something...
  13. Scott Danforth

    Best diet to lose the gut!!??

    some bacon heavy double burgers from fast food places are 1000 calories by themselves.
  14. Scott Danforth

    1999 2100 wa cuddy original bimini top

    First, Welcome aboard Next, seaswirl went out of business in 2011. unless you find that one guy that unbolted one and put it on a shelf in his air-conditioned house.....your only choice is to contact Great Lakes Boat Top company to see if they made the original or have one custom made.
  15. Scott Danforth

    Four Winns Horizon 190 bilge pump

    like Bondo stated it can be wired many different ways most dashes are wired in an on/off/auto fashion with all power coming thru the B plus coming to the key switch some are wired in on/auto some are wired battery hot to the float switch with just an on/off switch some, like mine, have a...
  16. Scott Danforth

    Water Inside Motor Guide W55

    electric motors will run underwater assuming low mineral content yes, they can be re-sealed. I would first rinse out the entire motor with alcohol to remove all traces of water, then re-lube everything that has lube, then re-seal
  17. Scott Danforth

    1981 Citation Marquis restoration...

    yes. the best tool I found for removing old and prep'n for new is a 4" cup brush in a grinder or a cup brush on a drill extension. turns the foam to dust, then if there is trapped water it will be a wet dust. allow to dry overnight if needed and vacuum up with your shop vac. for big pieces...
  18. Scott Danforth

    1979 Glastron Carlson CV-23 restoration

    this video when you go frame by frame you can see ti even in this video with the +6" elbows I did take a gopro video at 60 frames per second which shows it more clearly. let me see where I put that.
  19. Scott Danforth

    Wiring diagram

    look at the factory manual for your motor. that is the only information you will most likely find. it will have the controls, gauges and motor wiring beyond that, hope the builder used the ABYC standard boat wiring colors and chase the colors
  20. Scott Danforth

    1979 Glastron Carlson CV-23 restoration

    nothing to do with gearing, and has to do with the boat exhaust being cooled by water cams have to be chosen to prevent reversion you have to have zero overlap so you dont suck water back into the engine at idle and low RPM due to the wet exhaust. basically about 270 degrees duration max and...
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