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  1. Scott Danforth

    How Far Can an Electric Truck Tow?

    strap a 4500watt generator onto the tongue of the trailer?
  2. Scott Danforth

    Cracked Block Replacement

    it would be cheaper to join freedom boat club and simply rent a boat every other weekend for a day if you just want to get on the water.
  3. Scott Danforth

    Cracked Block Replacement

    being a 2004, the vinyl seats and soft surfaces will need attention. suggest if you really really really really want it, get it for as cheap as possible. remove the drive and service the drive pull the old 5.0 throw the existing manifolds away. buy a new 5.7 liter marine long block (marine...
  4. Scott Danforth

    Hey Newbies

    Hey Newbies....... read the damn rules you agreed to. posting in old threads is a no no
  5. Scott Danforth

    Trailer and Boat Rough Ride

    too stiff an axle and springs will beat your boat to death. suggest dropping springs down to something a bit softer and air down the tires a bit.
  6. Scott Danforth

    3.0 volvo short or long block

    all 3.0 motors start out as a GM industrial engine. the longblocks are all the same as long as you get similar year. 1990 was a transition year where the whole motor was redesigned and retooled. so make sure you are on the same side of the transition. what changes is the engine mounts, fuel...
  7. Scott Danforth

    Motor transplant, is my home-made transom strong enough?

    if you are still within the capacity tag with HP, just rebuild it to what was there
  8. Scott Danforth

    Info on this boat

    the boat was designed to be used and abused and last about 15 years. its now about 55-60 years old. decent enough for what it is. with maintenance and care it will last another 50-60 years since you are in Wisconsin, suggest you use the crap out of it the 4 months a year that you can boat.
  9. Scott Danforth

    '86 Chris Craft 210 with Alpha one rot repair?

    they are right. just like you would not try to run a marathon without a spine or skeleton, you should not boat with rotten stringers and transom. that is a sunken boat and possibly death situation any boat older than 15 years will have issues. 95% of the fiberglass boats from the 80's and...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Low Oil Pressure

    first, get a mechanical gauge and screw it into the oil passages to get a real reading. you could simply have a bad sender. however since the gauge and the alarm are two different senders, you may have low oil pressure. what are you reading for oil pressure? what viscosity of oil? if you...
  11. Scott Danforth

    1976 OMC 190 FORD electrical

    basically, the only way I know of getting to the tilt motor on the inside is to stand on ones head and work upside down.
  12. Scott Danforth

    1976 OMC 190 FORD electrical

    you stand on your head and lean up against the back of the stern while removing the tilt motor on a stringer.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Info on this boat

    most of those small utility boats were rated at 10hp. and 350# total capacity
  14. Scott Danforth

    1968 Hydroswift

    welcome aboard as indicated, there are no owners manuals yes, the floor will rot after the stringers and transom. so you have a full blown restoration ahead of you.
  15. Scott Danforth

    Need help IDing my first boat

    You may want to check that. A mid 70s 25hp short shaft tiller is about 105# not 150
  16. Scott Danforth

    OMC Cobra water pump

    I woul replace the impeller if you tried to suck water from a bucket. 10 seconds without water and the impeller is toast
  17. Scott Danforth

    confused about transom thickness overall.

    fiberglass boats 2-1/4" thick. aluminum boats - 2.0 to 2-1/4" which is the thickness of 1-1/2" wood and the skins. if you are replacing the transom wood with aluminum tubing, make sure you fully understand transom loading and how it transfers from the prop to the boat.
  18. Scott Danforth

    What oil is okay for Volvo marine engine?

    what year volvo? which engine? SAE 30 is still available is this a V6 or V8? you can also run Rotella 15W-40 or 20W-50
  19. Scott Danforth

    Can anyone help me identify this boat model

    yes. do not forget to grease the PDS shaft (grease zirk just in front of steering actuator) and the steering shaft.
  20. Scott Danforth

    OMC Cobra water pump

    welcome aboard. as indicated, if trying to suck from a bucket, you will just burn up the impeller. you need muffs. if you want to use a bucket, get a bucket big enough to put the whole boat in it so the impeller starts with water 8" above it to prime the pump. factory manual is a great...
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