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  1. Scott Danforth

    Constant alarm but motor running fine - 2004 5.7l raw water cooled Thunderbolt

    Troubleshoot which system is causing the alarm. Then you will find the issue Temp, oil pressure, gear lube are all grounding signals Simply unplugging will dissarm
  2. Scott Danforth

    Pitting/corrosion on jon boat bottom

    Find a local sandblaster I used to spend weeks with a small hand held working on rust cars when I was building hotrods in the 80s and 90s. Then i found a local sandblasting company that only charged $200 to do a body and frame Considering beer, sand, etc, it was not only a wash financially...
  3. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    So pulled the boat out to adress the missing bearing cap...... Ended up buying 2 new hubs, going to clean one of the old ones up as a spare Then, while working on the bearings, noticed a large puddle of gear lube under the drive......pucky So now the drive is off and luckily I think I...
  4. Scott Danforth

    Marine Power 454 Engines Fuel Pump

    agreed
  5. Scott Danforth

    Chips in hull of new boat. Used it twice. How serious?

    You caused the damage by beaching Breaches in the gel will lead to other issues with the hull later. I would not use it until you patch the gel You need a keel guard if you plan on beaching it will if there are rocks in the sand..... BTDT, patched and did a keel guard
  6. Scott Danforth

    Marine Power 454 Engines Fuel Pump

    I would just buy new mechanical pumps because its less money and bullet proof
  7. Scott Danforth

    Chips in hull of new boat. Used it twice. How serious?

    Repair the gel, and get a keel guard if you plan on continuing to beach the boat
  8. Scott Danforth

    Marine Power 454 Engines Fuel Pump

    Mechanical fuel pumps were carter pumps Electric pumps are carter pumps Use either, however if you stay with electric, make sure they are wired correctly with an oil pressure switch like Scott mentioned
  9. Scott Danforth

    Daily Driver

    Update on the daily driver...... Thinking the trans was gone..... Found a salvage yard listing a trans with only 8000 miles. The pics of the car looked clean except the fact it was T-boned. Turns out the trans was replaced in 2014. Only paid $400 for the trans and $250 shipping from Kansas...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Ice Fish

    Cool, thanks for sharing
  11. Scott Danforth

    Remote Controlled Blower

    Make sure anything you mount in the bilge is SAE J1171 certified Trailer boat or mored boat? I turn my blower in when I launch the boat and tie off. When I get back from parking the truck, fire it up and go
  12. Scott Danforth

    Inverter with shore power - Question ???

    Ted, have you looked at the flexible solar panels? I have seen boat covers with them where the panels are over the windshield
  13. Scott Danforth

    Leaking Antifreeze after Winterizing

    my guess he was hoping that the sinking feeling in his gut was wrong and he was hoping it would be alright and we ripped the band-aid off those camco winterization kits were originally designed for RV's to pull RV antifreeze thru travel trailers and other RV's water system. they were never...
  14. Scott Danforth

    Driving on a single engine

    first, welcome aboard at 8 knots, not sure the other prop is turning gearbox is filled with oil and there is no load on it..... you are overthinking it.
  15. Scott Danforth

    Gelcoat Application Questions

    All coats. I tried spraying the engine cover without it - it sprayed like manure, spent more time sanding the engine cover than the remainder of the boat
  16. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 8.2 w/Cats & Closed Cooling Question

    Remember back in 2010 before the 8.2 was 430hp, it was 525hp where the 8.1 liter was at 425 AD has shown that you can take the 502 to much more naturally aspirated
  17. Scott Danforth

    Time for a ‘new’ boat?

    Florida bases the registration on the empty trailer weight and I thought that was weird. Cant imagine paying on capacity
  18. Scott Danforth

    Gelcoat Application Questions

    I used a cheap vapor brand HVLP from amazon with a 2.3 tip. I had a creeper on the ground to move around an my buddy was there mixing and keeping the hose from tangling Spray from bow to stern under one side,repeat on other, then spray transom 20 minutes for coat, 2 minutes (one beer) break...
  19. Scott Danforth

    [Q] History on "Commander" boats made in British Columbia?

    any 1988 boat should be considered a project. after 35 years, there will be structural issues.
  20. Scott Danforth

    Leaking Antifreeze after Winterizing

    get some heat in the garage, or at a minimum, get 2 60 watt incandescent trouble lights in the engine bay you used the block-cracker 2000 method of winterization. the second the cooler antifreeze touched the thermostat it slammed shut and all the antifreeze went out the exhaust manifolds...
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