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  1. Scott Danforth

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

    I suggest you drive it to a scale. if the boat is 100# heavier or more, you have water coming in that large gash in the bottom of the boat. rubber mallet and beating on the boat will show nothing Im with Brian in post #3, willing to bet that the stringers and transom are wet or rotten.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Is 17ft long enough for a tournament bass boat?

    I know the Florida requirements are you must fish from within your boat at all times.
  3. Scott Danforth

    2002 volvo penta 5.7 Liter idles but stalls when throttling up

    I will add, does the guy know how to work on Holley Carbs?
  4. Scott Danforth

    Bad Antenna?

    a fiberglass antenna is usually just a wire, a connector, and a piece of brass tube inside the antenna of a certain length. at least that is all I find in them when I forget to put the antenna down for bridges......
  5. Scott Danforth

    Bad Antenna?

    or a new radio
  6. Scott Danforth

    Help with materials (recommendations needed)

    Top of every forum on iBoats has a bunch of "stickies" these are the commonly asked questions and their answers here is the 4th sticky down. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/how-tos-and-other-great-information.283508/ read thru links 14, 15, 19, 2, 3, 4a, and 4b before starting your project...
  7. Scott Danforth

    Trim ram maxium extension

    if you are going over relief, then pull the caps off the rods and see if there is a stop tube in the cylinders. some VP's sold to Cobalt had a plastic stop-tube added to not hit the swim platforms
  8. Scott Danforth

    Raw water flow

    at idle, just about 7 GPM is running thru the system with all the restrictions
  9. Scott Danforth

    Does my engine work or my upper is broken

    correct, do not insert a dry yoke into a dry coupler. a bit of lube always required.......
  10. Scott Danforth

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

    being in the middle of a repower with the block getting done, should be OK, especially if they pulled the core plugs regarding kits with brackets, plumbing, etc. Orca and SeaKamp are the two aftermarket companies that offer that. Champ used to offer kits in the early 90's, however didnt...
  11. Scott Danforth

    Is 17ft long enough for a tournament bass boat?

    people in tournaments make their living on fishing. if you damage their rig, you damage their livelyhood Many states require well over 100k of liability insurance just for recreational boating. look at the regs for your area. it covers insurance requirements, livewell requirements...
  12. Scott Danforth

    5.7 LX starter

    quality SBC starters havent needed shimming for almost 40 years I would look at the starter bendix
  13. Scott Danforth

    2.00 ratio Alpha one gen 2

    for the A1G2 1.94:1 is whats available, however close enough to 2:1 for the 3.0 that its called 2:1 V6's and small V8's at altitude get the 1.62:1 to a 1.81 typical 5.7 and 6.2 V8's get a 1.47
  14. Scott Danforth

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

    it takes a bit to find hoses that will fit. the Gates molded hose catalog has pictures and dimensions. Volvo Penta does sell many motors with a half system. Never looked if they sell the complete kit as an aftermarket however unless your motor is brand new, you cant just slap on a heat...
  15. Scott Danforth

    Is 17ft long enough for a tournament bass boat?

    More restrictive than the size of the boat (17 feet and larger) is the insurance with a minimum of 300,000 worth of boaters liability coverage, live wells large enough to keep the fish, and the other requirements
  16. Scott Danforth

    2002 volvo penta 5.7 Liter idles but stalls when throttling up

    If you do not chase every passage with a bit of fishing line or fine wire to ensure its clean, there may be "zero change" because the passages are still plugged
  17. Scott Danforth

    Does my engine work or my upper is broken

    After you replace the coupler, remember to pull the drive every year to inspect the u-joints and check alignment every year
  18. Scott Danforth

    Help with materials (recommendations needed)

    look at the 4th sticky down at the top of the forum. suggest you go thru links 14, 15, 19, 2, 3, 4a, and 4b in that order you are missing gel, foam, etc. since the fiberglass supply house is local, suggest you buy what you need when you need it. in Florida, resin will kick quickly...
  19. Scott Danforth

    Trim motor

    motor has two windings. you apply green for down, blue for up. that is what the control relays do.
  20. Scott Danforth

    Terry bass boat

    that steering wheel is cobbled to a piece of wood and angle iron your boat was frankensteined by the prior owner. it may have been a tiller steer boat that someone cobbled in controls. it may have been a side console boat that someone hacked up and move the steering based on the early 70's...
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