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  1. Scott Danforth

    Are wheel locks the way to go?

    coupler locks are $25 for the low end and $200 for the top end bypassed with a bolt cutter or a cordless grinder with cut-off wheel or liquid nitrogen and a hammer a paddle lock cable thru your wheel is bypassed with a bolt cutter, a puck lock is bypassed with a shot of nitrogen and a hammer...
  2. Scott Danforth

    100% Complete Newbie Question about Houseboats

    Hope you have the money for the 4000-6000 gallons of fuel and a month to make the trip, and hope you don't hit a storm or high winds Houseboats are pure displacement hulls that move about 5-6 knots and burn a fair amount of fuel. If the wind is blowing you could be going backwards. Buy airline...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Starter Freewheeling/Stripped Flywheel?

    I'f you did damage the ring gear. Remember a ring gear is only $15 and that is all that needs to be replaced. Not a complete flywheel
  4. Scott Danforth

    Overheating issue.

    Unless the whole drive is under water, the impeller is not flooded to prime Impellers only push water, they do not suck up water...you toasted your impeller by trying to suck from a bucket So replace your whole raw water pump and get a set of muffs
  5. Scott Danforth

    Gear ratio on mixed upper SX-M unit and lower duo prop

    You could have just turned the engine over 10 times and counted prop turns
  6. Scott Danforth

    Fuel System questions for Mercruiser 260 EFI Conversion

    Because at temps below about160, EFI reverts back to it's base fuel tables vs the self-tune tables and relies on the enrichment setting. Make sure you always have the display running and watch the AFR so it doesn't fo lean Good luck to you sir.
  7. Scott Danforth

    Fuel System questions for Mercruiser 260 EFI Conversion

    Unless you have a heat exchanger to allow a higher temp thermostat to get engine temp up, EFI won't cut it.
  8. Scott Danforth

    Gear ratio on mixed upper SX-M unit and lower duo prop

    If you dropped down and it didn't change the RPM at WOT, I would look at your motor
  9. Scott Danforth

    Fishing with Dad

    Mark, thinking the boat may be relegated to Lake Manatee for bass and bluegill (Brim), however we can take the Rogue out in Terra Ceia or my bud's Sundeck
  10. Scott Danforth

    1991 4.3 OMC Oil and Water

    define good what are the numbers for the compression test what is the percentage of leakage for the leakdown test? how did you winterize?
  11. Scott Danforth

    Fishing with Dad

    Thanks guys. thinking about the memories......this boat has been pulled behind the following since its been in the family: 1969 Plymouth Satellite 1974 Opel Manta 1976 Dodge W150 1976 plymouth fury wagon 1974 Pontiac GTO 1978 Opel Manta 1981 Chev Malibu wagon 1988 Chevrolet Astro Van 1984...
  12. Scott Danforth

    Gear ratio on mixed upper SX-M unit and lower duo prop

    what ratio of lower do you have? remember, the upper is identical across all the drives, both SP and DP If you have F4's and are a bit too deep or you may need to drop to F3's make sure you are not chasing a motor problem.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Automotive Ground Straps

    you realize that the flat woven ground straps are comparable to 4 gauge, however have 100% more flex. Not to mention are tinned copper for corrosion reasons and about 1/10th the cost of a jacketed cable. i would simply buy replacements if yours are corroded or damaged
  14. Scott Danforth

    Gear ratio on mixed upper SX-M unit and lower duo prop

    upper gear box ratios are all the same for the drive. gear ratio is determined by the foot and is paired to the motor gear ratio for a small V8 duo prop is 1.95:1 gear ratio for a big block V8 duo prop is 1.78:1 gear ratio for a V6 duo prop is 2.15:1 Which props do you have? on a 'toon, I...
  15. Scott Danforth

    What to do with my OMC King Cobra Outdrives?

    without pics or model numbers or anything, we cant confirm anything.
  16. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta 4.3 Raw Water / Electric Pump?

    So in lieu of a problem you want to change to something unproven Wouldn't researching flow rates and cooling requirements be first step?
  17. Scott Danforth

    looking for this..

    Go to outboardbooks.com and buy an official manual
  18. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta 4.3 Raw Water / Electric Pump?

    5GPM is less flow rate than the pump that is on there. What is wrong with the current pump? A new one from Johnson is only $130. Impeller kits only $25 What is the flow rate of your proposed diagram pump with 3' of head pressure?
  19. Scott Danforth

    Fishing with Dad

    The boat will be restored as a tribute to dad. It will be made functional and will get two decals. The name "little boat" which was Dad's name for it since he referred to the other boats as the big boat And a duplicate of his tombstone
  20. Scott Danforth

    Fishing with Dad

    It's been almost 4 years since Dad passed. However 2-3 years prior he brought down the fishing barge that we went fishing in for decades. The old gal came with the gale 12 hp that is on there and two old mercs. A Mark 7 and a Mark 20 that I have long since sold as they never really were used...
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