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  1. Scott Danforth

    Can anyone help me identify this boat model

    the decal that says Volvo Penta 260A. should have been a 255A or B in 1979
  2. Scott Danforth

    Need help IDing my first boat

    before you spend any money on the boat. if it is a chrysler boat, there was balsa used in the structure. make sure that balsa isnt wet or rotten. as for motor, the 9.9 on there is lighter than any 20hp you will find. also the library at fiberglassics has the dart at 20hp max...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Can anyone help me identify this boat model

    a 260A is a 5.7 V8 with a flat tappet cam and a 650 CFM carb, in front of a volvo 280 drive would put the motor/drive combination a 1986. if the drive is a single prop, you use SAE 30 in the engine, drive, tilt, and power steering. if the drive is a duo-prop, then the drive gets SAE-GL5...
  4. Scott Danforth

    Low Trailer- Steep Driveway Problem

    Is the trailer level when connected to the truck? Yes or no? You may need a drop hitch
  5. Scott Danforth

    Marine Flywheel compared to an auto flywheel

    Hose pick
  6. Scott Danforth

    Pontoons - Growth from being slipped...what is it?

    Sno bowl toilet cleaner, a scrub brush, and a turbo tip in the pressure washer
  7. Scott Danforth

    What´s the best replacement for AQ271C (or 570) 5.7 GM engine, ideally stroker?

    If you want cheap, it wont be good. If you want good, it wont be cheap Suggest san juan (now orca) or find a complete CHAMP setup
  8. Scott Danforth

    What Lube to Pull (or Push) Fuel Fill Line through ABS Pipe?

    you are going to have to push and pull that fuel hose thru any bend
  9. Scott Danforth

    Tracing the trim problem

    you need the EVC manual (Electronic Vessel Control)
  10. Scott Danforth

    Trust the dealer?

    welcome aboard. how loaded will you be? just yourself? yourself and 3 buddies? as indicated above, it is assumed the average adult is 150#. some of us famine proof boaters are over 200#, some close to 3X what the average adult weights. so how much are you adding in terms of weight? gear...
  11. Scott Danforth

    Canoes Is there a department dedicated to canoes?

    Sears had multiple companies private brand stuff for them for years. As Bondo mentioned, doesnt matter. Its an old fiberglass canoe. Repair is no different than a fiberglass boat
  12. Scott Danforth

    What Lube to Pull (or Push) Fuel Fill Line through ABS Pipe?

    KY jelly will work
  13. Scott Danforth

    Pontoons - Growth from being slipped...what is it?

    Which is why the prior owner paid someone to clean it with muratic acid and a pressure washer
  14. Scott Danforth

    7.5 Mercury Issues

    You need the venturi tube You also have dirt in the carb
  15. Scott Danforth

    Bravo 3 with small leak from prop shaft

    I would reseal the drive
  16. Scott Danforth

    Pontoons - Growth from being slipped...what is it?

    High mineral content. its basically hard water deposits.
  17. Scott Danforth

    Re-upholstery Job on Cruisers Yacht 338 Bowrider

    and to let the seat breath when water gets on it and soaks thru the stitching
  18. Scott Danforth

    Bought a new long block and wondering about the coupling and gimbal bearing.

    use the grey RTV for waterpumps
  19. Scott Danforth

    Gelcoating keel

    if you have a fiberglass supply house near you. start there.
  20. Scott Danforth

    Re-upholstery Job on Cruisers Yacht 338 Bowrider

    If it doesnt work out, repattern until it does
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