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  1. Scott Danforth

    No power?

    Clean the battery cable connections at the engin, and the block and starter
  2. Scott Danforth

    Wood cost

    Im holding off to build my shed because prices are nuts
  3. Scott Danforth

    Anyone still have the link for the 96' 225 Johnson OceanRunner manual??

    Go to outboardbooks.com and buy a manual
  4. Scott Danforth

    Nightmare of a first time boat buying experience. Comments and advice appreciated!

    Geico is in the business of making money. Yes the towing seems excessive Boat towing insurance from boat us, or tow biat is ony $150 per year and will tow up to 25 miles. However without it, towing 25 miles would only be $1200 down here in FL You did buy the boat without a seatrial. Best...
  5. Scott Danforth

    VP vs GM balancer

    Measure your diameter Buy damper that matches diameter Most have the holes
  6. Scott Danforth

    Recommended fuel for 1973 inline 6

    did you redo the head to change to hardened valve seats? if not, what ever fuel you get, you should be running lead substitute in it.
  7. Scott Danforth

    VP vs GM balancer

    it is a generic SBC balancer. VP buys the long block with the balancer from GM. GM buys the balancer from Frontier the difference is the VP balancer is re-packaged in a VP box personally I would get an SFI rated balancer
  8. Scott Danforth

    Questions regarding tow vehicle

    no need for a WD hitch below 6k
  9. Scott Danforth

    OMC cobra trim only going down not up

    start there
  10. Scott Danforth

    Varnishing an oak swim platform - need advice please

    Use the red oak as a pattern to make a teak swim step
  11. Scott Danforth

    Questions regarding tow vehicle

    if your tongue weight is that light, I am going with the whole boat is rocking fore/aft over the CG and lifting/bucking against the truck in addition other things too little tongue weight and the trailer becomes unstable and wags side-to-side
  12. Scott Danforth

    OMC cobra trim only going down not up

    welcome aboard did you test the relay with a meter to see if the relay is good?
  13. Scott Danforth

    Near Miss with Cutoff Wheel - Hull Cut

    i am not sure that is deep enough to worry about.
  14. Scott Danforth

    Problem with Sierra riser 18–19 36

    thin wall socket if you dont have a thin wall socket, use a grinder and turn a standard $4 socket into a thin wall socket.
  15. Scott Danforth

    Distributor timing problems

    you dont understand distributors so here is the process. How to stab a dizzy the way I was taught by dad when I was 8 (also the way every high school kid was taught that took autos class) with distributor out, plugs out. wire a remote start switch (every mechanic has at least one) put finger...
  16. Scott Danforth

    Distributor timing problems

    Make sure the distributor is installed correctly. If you dont know how to stab a dizzy, hire someone that knows. Its high school autos 101. Stop looking to youtube. You either know what you are doing, or you go to the factory Mercruiser manual Statements like this make me laugh. If you...
  17. Scott Danforth

    Smells like gas sludge from L.U.

    Take it out and give it an italian tune up
  18. Scott Danforth

    Smells like gas sludge from L.U.

    Unburned fuel, common with 2-strokes that spend lots of time idling
  19. Scott Danforth

    1980 OMC 140hp electrical

    Test before you buy Have you checked the MOB switch? Have you checked the wiring connections?
  20. Scott Danforth

    Transom Leak Help

    Its broken.... PERIOD pull the drive, pull the motor and start finding what needs repair / replace. Im with GPS.... Looks like rot
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