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  1. Scott Danforth

    Second Happiest Day . . .

    Nice looking boat.......back to first happy day
  2. Scott Danforth

    Flooding...

    you are talking about the brass pipe plug with the hole drilled in it and the swivel added? https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=mercury+862827
  3. Scott Danforth

    mercruiser 3.0 leak. Hey guys I have a 2001Viva 184 do you know why do I have a leak and how to fix it?

    is this a new to you boat? if yes, bring it back to the seller if not, how did you winterize? because in the bottom right side of the picture, there is a crack with rust around it.
  4. Scott Danforth

    p/n interchange for the 5.5 hp skeg

    just have the skeg welded
  5. Scott Danforth

    Firestone boat motor

    suggest AOMCI.org
  6. Scott Danforth

    mercruiser 3.0 leak. Hey guys I have a 2001Viva 184 do you know why do I have a leak and how to fix it?

    you are missing a core plug most likely from improper winterization to fix, you will need to pull the manifold assembly, and install a new core plug....... then pray....... and pressure test to 15psi and hope you dont have a cracked block however I see a crack just above the pan rail, so most...
  7. Scott Danforth

    Drive Lube Bottle Cap

    Merc would buy it for about $30 and charge a grand....LOL
  8. Scott Danforth

    '84 Aquasport osprey 19.5' - Good boat?

    from having recovered a swamped 13' whaler with soaked foam. the boat went straight to the bottom. that is how I found out about the soaked foam that plagues whalers. whaler uses plastic thru-hulls that fail and leak, causing the foam to get waterlogged.
  9. Scott Danforth

    Need gas cap for 1994 Larson SEI 174

    call larson and ask which company they buy the deck fills from. that will get you a manufacturer. then you can go from there. however the deck fills are cheap enough. may need to just buy a new one.
  10. Scott Danforth

    Recirculator Hose Failures OMC

    the hose material itself has a finite life. if its made by the same people that make weed whacker motors, that is about 15 months reality is the hoses probably last about 5 years, then the head and petroleum take their toll no, the zip ties are a better solution. get your hoses from your...
  11. Scott Danforth

    Drive Lube Bottle Cap

    that is the level sensor under the plastic reservoir
  12. Scott Danforth

    '69 creastliner hull strengthening

    Your fiberglass is most likely good Your wood structure is guaranteed to be rotted
  13. Scott Danforth

    5.7L 1984, Rough idle at start up, then ok after a minute or so

    RPM hunting rapidly
  14. Scott Danforth

    Long distance commuters

    49.5 miles to work, 49.6 miles home from work from the on-board data on the vehicles; before covid: 55 minutes to get to work, average speed 51mph, average mpg 22 1 hour, 30 minutes to get home, average speed 46, average mpg 18 during first few months of covid: 39 minutes to get to work...
  15. Scott Danforth

    5.7L 1984, Rough idle at start up, then ok after a minute or so

    bad plug wires and condensation would account for misfire, however not the tach. only way tach can go crazy, is if the motor is going crazy or the signal from the coil is junk. @tfret being a 1984, have you serviced the points?
  16. Scott Danforth

    Building a 50's OMC powerhead, to hone or not to hone?

    any used block bore to to make the cylinders round again hone to spec then buy pistons
  17. Scott Danforth

    5.7L 1984, Rough idle at start up, then ok after a minute or so

    Most likely leaking Q-jet welsh plugs and misadjusted choke Would explain the black soot
  18. Scott Danforth

    Engine idle RPM

    About 40-50 RPM
  19. Scott Danforth

    Craigslist /marketplace or junkyard for donor motor?

    I have had much worse......
  20. Scott Danforth

    '84 Aquasport osprey 19.5' - Good boat?

    boat may have been great boat 28 years ago however Aquasports are known to need full restorations as the transom, stringers and deck get soft so, for a 28 year old boat..... is it good.... based solely on condition. FWIW, Boston Whalers suffer from wet foam after a while and no longer are...
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