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  1. Scott Danforth

    Is 17ft long enough for a tournament bass boat?

    I posted both the florida and the ABA rules. the OP has to look into the rules for where he is fishing.
  2. Scott Danforth

    2010 bayliner 2009 motor

    Welcome aboard Does it crank and not fire, or not turn over? Did you clean the battery cables and connections? I/O or OB? If I/O, how did you winterize?
  3. Scott Danforth

    What tools needed to check over an old project bass boat before buying?

    Do not mix type F with standard ATF Buy straight ATF, not dexron, not type F
  4. Scott Danforth

    Carb rebuild kit

    I suggest you look up the part on volvopentastore. 2 barrel is a holley 2300 4 barrel is either a holley 4150 or 4160
  5. Scott Danforth

    Starter problems

    Clean all your battery cable connections from the starter to the battery, including the block. You are describing a bad connection
  6. Scott Danforth

    Low Trailer- Steep Driveway Problem

    any pics yet?
  7. Scott Danforth

    Help with materials (recommendations needed)

    unless the OP's admiral is like mine..... "dont you even think about it, get that stuff out of the spare bedroom" @mickyryan can confirm..... LOL
  8. Scott Danforth

    Anyone sells a closed cooling kit for a V8 petrol MPI? Preferably Volvo Penta

    No, your current thermostat housing is a mix valve housing (mixes incoming water with the hot water to maintain block temp while keeping constant flow to the exhaust if you want to run a HX, you need a new dedicated glycol side housing and a the exhaust feed is from the HX
  9. Scott Danforth

    What tools needed to check over an old project bass boat before buying?

    I am sure it will run. It wont pull full power
  10. Scott Danforth

    Ideal Mercruiser 350 cu.in. running temperature?

    I would have to see the cam card
  11. Scott Danforth

    Ran outdrive without lube! Bad sound.

    you get to spend about $3k for a new outdrive
  12. Scott Danforth

    Ideal Mercruiser 350 cu.in. running temperature?

    140 degrees for carbureted and seawater cooled 160 degrees for carbureted and heat exchanged cooled or EFI and seawater cooled 180 degrees for EFI and heat exchanged cooled make sure you have a good ground to the gauge sender not sure how you got 400hp out of a 350 with a marine cam and...
  13. Scott Danforth

    Help with materials (recommendations needed)

    not in florida where the OP is unless he keeps it in the house. I have thrown away at least 4 jugs that turned solid due to 95 degree heat
  14. Scott Danforth

    Anyone sells a closed cooling kit for a V8 petrol MPI? Preferably Volvo Penta

    it doesnt need to be more complex than what you outlined in the beginning. a raw water cooled thermostat housing has much more connections because it has to keep constant flow to the manifolds while it mixes hot and cold water. the HX and the stock thermostat housing have the same number of...
  15. Scott Danforth

    What tools needed to check over an old project bass boat before buying?

    start looking at CDI ignition systems for parts. there is a merc inline group on facetube with a bunch of people that buy/sell/swap
  16. Scott Danforth

    What tools needed to check over an old project bass boat before buying?

    you know that that motor has close to 150psi on the cylinders new. so its been overheated or run lean for cylinder #3 to be down to 100 psi
  17. Scott Danforth

    Hill marine prop repair?

    Hill marine are proprietary designed props. however a good prop shop should be able to repair them
  18. Scott Danforth

    1986 Mercury Inline 6 outboard intermittent or no reverse

    is it the motor or the control cables?
  19. Scott Danforth

    Electric Cars or Trucks

    oooohhhh another electric vehicle thread. where is the eating popcorn emoji. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/how-far-can-an-electric-truck-tow.754061/ you are correct, early adoptors of the technology will be paying more than the established infrastructure supported CI and SI cars. I...
  20. Scott Danforth

    Has anyone seen or heard of a trailer tire doing this?

    FWIW..... I have an old set of westlakes on similar vintage galvanized trailer wheels that elso did the exact same thing. They have a date code of 1996 and 1997 I had Goodyears also fail by pealing the cap back in 2010 (2001 date code)
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