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  1. Scott Danforth

    Trolling motor batteries

    Yes ...all 3 must be same. 105 is the minimum
  2. Scott Danforth

    need liability insurance for 1977 stardust cruiser, i park it in a slip at the lake, it has a steel hull

    Call you insurance company. You will most likely need a survey
  3. Scott Danforth

    Volvo DP 290 Breaking Props

    First, welcome aboard If you are buying factory props, you keep hitting things. I have been thru 5 sets of props over the past 11 years and only twice have I spun a hub, the remainder of times it was things like giant rocks, a sunken sailboat, oyster shoals, spoil pile at boat ramp, logs, crab...
  4. Scott Danforth

    Orkney boats

    Because no one wanted to buy it. They want heated/cooled seats and LED lit bolsters, a wet sounds head unit and speakers so the speakers light up
  5. Scott Danforth

    Chartplotter/FF Wire size

    16 gauge for nearly every bit of electronics, electrics or lighting in a 80 foot boat or less. I agree with AD, 18 gauge is more than enough from a current standpoint. 16 gauge can take more physical abuse. High-current devices are the exception. Garmin doesn't trust the general public to...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Does anyone know the name of this boat?

    Probably a transplanted channel boat from europe
  7. Scott Danforth

    Impeller

    Use KY jelly to lube the new impeller. Makes it much easier to install
  8. Scott Danforth

    Found my stolen boat! Wiring nightmare, no fire

    Not for the dizzy on the motor Only other option is a Delco voyager
  9. Scott Danforth

    Engine siezed

    my guess mice made a nest in a cylinder over rust
  10. Scott Danforth

    VP 5.0 GXi-G spark plug corrosion

    may be common on the 4.3, however nearly never happens on the 5.0 or 5.7
  11. Scott Danforth

    Orkney boats

    still cheaper than attempting a crossing. your current boat gets at best 3 miles per gallon. that is 1700 gallons assuming everything went right. or with todays marina prices, $6800 in fuel. no to mention, at 25 knots (28mph), it would take you 183 hours if everything went well. the $3500...
  12. Scott Danforth

    Found my stolen boat! Wiring nightmare, no fire

    pertronix has a kit. mine failed in 3 months on the OMG 3.0 and went back to points
  13. Scott Danforth

    Found my stolen boat! Wiring nightmare, no fire

    A dwell meter would have indicated
  14. Scott Danforth

    42 amp alt ford 302 engine

    Make sure you have a battery disconnect switch with a 1-wire alternator
  15. Scott Danforth

    Rope Starter Eyelet 6/8hp.

    C-clamp and ball bearing
  16. Scott Danforth

    Orkney boats

    5100 miles and insurance coverage so nothing is damaged is well worth $3500
  17. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta 3.0L long block identification

    Look at the casting marks on the port side However all 3.0 blocks/ heads from 1991 on are same parts
  18. Scott Danforth

    Orkney boats

    or you just load the boat on yacht express. noone moves their boat across the atlantic. too expensive. you put all the small boats on a big boat to cross the atlantic
  19. Scott Danforth

    Too much motor on 11ft aluminum boat ???

    I would just use the 6hp
  20. Scott Danforth

    building a full cabin over cockpit

    remember, every pound of stuff you add subtracts from the boat capacity. every pound you add up high makes the boat tippy
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