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  1. Scott Danforth

    Short shaft motor on long transom

    rough rule of thumb is 1" back for every 1/2" you raise the lower. so if you have 3" from the anti-cav plate to the bottom of the hull, you need a 6" set back. if you have 5", you need a 10" set back.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 4.3 carb weep

    ^+1.....what he said
  3. Scott Danforth

    Rec gas prices???

    oars.....sails.....or viking ship full of slaves.....
  4. Scott Danforth

    292 inline 6 with prealpha drive for 19.5 cuddy

    the motor burns 0.4# of fuel per HP per hr. nothing special about the BSFC
  5. Scott Danforth

    Unknown part

    first, welcome aboard second, as indicated above, those are the remains of your exhaust shutters. your motor was overheated and run without water and the rubber parts of your flappers have burned away. you need to replace them. and while you are at it, inspect all the other rubber bits in...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Should I install Fuel/Water Separator?

    your boat was originally fitted with a fuel / water filter. my guess is they did not retain that when they dropped in an older motor
  7. Scott Danforth

    OMC 800 Tilt - Need help!

    sitting for 12 years, did you clean every cable connection? what is battery voltage? what voltage are you measuring at the tilt motor when you are opperating it? do you have water in the clutch packs?
  8. Scott Danforth

    Is my coupler off ? looks like it and drive won't go back in ..

    if your boat is older than 15 years, its a possibility.
  9. Scott Danforth

    Is my coupler off ? looks like it and drive won't go back in ..

    Use the alignment bar Listen the the advice from these folks. They are some of the most knowledgeable on the planet Clean doesn't mean rot free
  10. Scott Danforth

    1986 V-6 OMC repairs.

    not without a complete new transom
  11. Scott Danforth

    Marine Power 454 Inboards Few Questions.

    yes, t-stats are required to control the rate or flow of water thru an engine to control heat transfer. since this is an aftermarket kit, the t-stat may be relocated it looks like there is a t-stat housing on the heat exchanger on the port side. hard to see in the photo
  12. Scott Danforth

    Rec gas prices???

    countries like Russia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Venezuala have subsidized pricing. its only $0.12/gallon in Venezuala https://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/global_gasprices/
  13. Scott Danforth

    Upgrading trailer tires and rims - need advice

    flared out rear step after the fender
  14. Scott Danforth

    89’ searay 200 cuddy cabin

    ^+1
  15. Scott Danforth

    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    if you would use it more often, there would not be ice on it.
  16. Scott Danforth

    Rec gas prices???

    prices up to $4.19 for E10 rec gas is about another $.4 (4.59) as of this morning
  17. Scott Danforth

    Going from 290 to 280

    match the height of the 280's you have I wouldnt go higher
  18. Scott Danforth

    Alpha one gen 1 questions

    welcome aboard you may have a broken gear set (pull the top cover and look), a broken u-joint set (pull the drive and look), or a broken coupler (pull the drive and look) If its the coupler, you will need to pull the motor to repair if its a gear set, you will need to replace the drive if its...
  19. Scott Danforth

    Water in 280 dp lower unit but pressure test is good?

    it does. and when filling under my swim platform, I usually mash my head into the swim ladder about 3-4 times.
  20. Scott Danforth

    Conversion

    most likely a left over 1995 motor (non-vortec)
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