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  1. Scott Danforth

    Battery State of Charge meter function

    welcome aboard. start reading on recovery voltage or voltage rebound
  2. Scott Danforth

    Towing more than capacity?

    if you are going off of published weight, your boat weight is dry. add fuel, water, gear, etc. and that is 6k alone for the boat. add your trailer and anything else you bring along and you are well over 2000# over capacity your navigator has independent rear suspension, lowering its towing...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Trailer/Lift Bunk Locations for Chaparral 21ssi

    you call the main switchboard and ask for customer service
  4. Scott Danforth

    1989 Celebrity 181BR Restoration

    here in FL, my garbage can was full of trophies (smoldering bucket of resin that kicks with a brush stuck in it) two of them got so hot they melted the plastic bucket
  5. Scott Danforth

    Trailer/Lift Bunk Locations for Chaparral 21ssi

    have you called Chap?
  6. Scott Danforth

    Parts For 1989 Cummins diesel V903 engines

    CPL is Critical Parts list. fuel pump, injectors, pistons, etc. Marine motors are over-fueled and have a fair amount different than the other off-road applications. More than just the manifolds.
  7. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 3.7 / 470 Holley EFI Sniper.

    if you are going to go thru the work/effort/cost of doing a holley sniper, start with a better motor/drive
  8. Scott Danforth

    Bow Trolley on Trailer instead of Winch, stock

    as stated, that contraption came out of the mind of the prior owner.
  9. Scott Danforth

    Replace inner transom plate

    the GSI came with a few drives however, pull the whole drive, set on the bench/tail gate/drive dolly then disconnect the motor fuel/exhaust/electrical/plumbing lift motor out of boat and set on stand now service your transom shield as needed. now is a good time to also to clean and inspect...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 4.3 Vortec Backfire and no start

    with spark plugs out, dizzy out, crank engine with your finger over the spark plug hole for #1. stop cranking when the air pushes your finger out of the hole on the exhaust stroke, you will get a little pfft on the compression stroke you will get PPPPPPPFFFFFFFFTTTTTTTT now rotate the motor...
  11. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 4.3 Vortec Backfire and no start

    Agreed, stabbing a dizzy and setting timing is basic stuff. This is why autos class should still be taught in high school.
  12. Scott Danforth

    Floor and transom repair.

    any soft spot in the floor means the transom and stringers below it are rotten and the foam is saturated with water. boats rot from the bottom up. unless you are close to a fiberglass supply house, your resin/cloth/fillers/EPA shipping charges will run you about $1500+
  13. Scott Danforth

    Oil pump

    The bog on the drill is normal. It takes 3.5hp to run that pump
  14. Scott Danforth

    Just got service manual !

    Clymer and Seloc manuals are just one step below toilet paper and knee pads
  15. Scott Danforth

    Where to obtain correct service manual?

    Only legal place to buy manuals is from Brunswick/mercury. Call them, they have manuals going back to the early days
  16. Scott Danforth

    Any flea’s for sale?

    ebay, craigslist, facetube marketplace This is the premiere DIY boat repair forums..... however because we are sponsored by iBoats that has a boat selling section and the iBoats mega mall. the forums are not for buying and selling
  17. Scott Danforth

    Where to obtain correct service manual?

    https://publications.brunswick.com/
  18. Scott Danforth

    89 5.0 fuel pump

    the original pump is a carter. most marine pumps are carters. what is your compression? should be about 140-150 psi per cylinder.
  19. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    Earlier this week, visited my old company to pick up some lasered parts (they also do contract manufacturing). took a picture of the gangway car that I designed for Viking River Cruises new boats being built by LA Ship the whole gangway is 35,000#. it reached out of each side of the vessel 45...
  20. Scott Danforth

    Any flea’s for sale?

    welcome aboard. whats a flea? this isnt a buy and sell site
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