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  1. Scott Danforth

    HELP! 2000 Silverline Window

    welcome aboard. Boat building is basically the wild west. half the time, the manufacturer doesnt even know what is in the boat they just shipped. much less a 23 year old boat. other than less than a dozen manufacturers out of a few hundred thousand, there are no parts diagrams. Ted posted...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Pontoon Boat Chassis Question...

    its 32 years old that is a lot of moist air to breath in the vents, condense into water, and start deteriorating the foam. there is a reason that standard hollow 'toon logs are so prevalent. yes, the foam is structural allowing for less money to be spent on aluminum sheet.
  3. Scott Danforth

    Water in my bilge

    never put water in the bilge. first, you add many thousands of pounds to your trailer second, you put water into areas of your boat that should never have water and it will never come out of those areas third, you almost always ruin your starter and other electrical devices. you bought a bore...
  4. Scott Danforth

    Exhaust flappers

    covered about 200 posts. not needed on Volvo Penta
  5. Scott Danforth

    Pontoon Boat Chassis Question...

    use an FLIR camera in the morning just as the sun is coming up it will allow you to see the cooler spots where the water is.
  6. Scott Danforth

    5.7 L 574APARY STARTER PROBLEMS, please help, if possible! Thanks!!

    a compression test, leak down test and cooling system pressure test will tell you if your up ship creek or not.
  7. Scott Danforth

    Pontoon Boat Chassis Question...

    At 1000# you are waterlogged
  8. Scott Danforth

    5.0 Mercruiser Cutting Out While Underway

    Most likely going south. New design is 3 wire
  9. Scott Danforth

    Volvo penta 4.3 flooding

    A blown power valve will also cause a motor to run pig rich
  10. Scott Danforth

    A disaster waiting to happen

    Transom straps should have a 3:1 safety factor. They should be tight, and the bow should be secured with the safety chain and winch However they have to be used
  11. Scott Danforth

    Dean's List gets another motor

    make sure to check ring gap prior to assembling
  12. Scott Danforth

    Volvo penta 4.3 flooding

    float setting is accomplished by gland nut on top of bowl and checking sight glass openings
  13. Scott Danforth

    Volvo penta 4.3 flooding

    you may have a franken carb or you may have a Demon 2-barrel that someone swapped in. however VP's originally came with holley. the 2-barrel is a 2300 (half the 4150)
  14. Scott Danforth

    Negative spray on anti-vent plate -

    What is behind you shouldnt matter. as stated, spray comes off your pitot, your transducers, your chines, etc.
  15. Scott Danforth

    Shurflow Baitwell Pump

    Just like indicated above bottom thread fitting is inlet. top fitting outlet. discharge from washdown pump to the inlet of the pump is the lower hose fitting.
  16. Scott Danforth

    Jack Plate question regarding short shaft vs. long (standard) shaft

    are you measuring your transom at the transom angle, or vertically? a manual jack plate is just that, you mount the engine and adjust as needed a powered jack plate is normally used in conjuntion with tilt to adjust motor for depth and other factors. If it was me, I would run a short shaft...
  17. Scott Danforth

    Does anyone have any info or where i can find history/details on my boat??

    https://www.boat-alert.com/blog/discontinued-boat-manufacturers-list/
  18. Scott Danforth

    5.7 L 574APARY STARTER PROBLEMS, please help, if possible! Thanks!!

    one of the contributors to a grinding starter is bad connections at the starter
  19. Scott Danforth

    whisperdrive does not shut off

    the reversing relay is in your picture.
  20. Scott Danforth

    The hoses from HELL

    buy new hoses pull motor for access use tubing wrench
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