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  1. Scott Danforth

    Gamefisher 5hp water pump question

    welcome aboard if you havent replaced the impeller in 2-3 years, start there
  2. Scott Danforth

    Pontoon boat vs. Open Deck for Lake - Total newbie

    you should look up avalon pontoons. the pontoons of today have 5 different target markets the fishermen the family on a small lake the go-fast and loud music crowd the rental market retiring yacht owners that want luxury and bells/whistles and have the disposable income some of those boats...
  3. Scott Danforth

    94 Searay 200 Fixer Upper

    if the floor is rotten, the transom and stringers rotted years prior. for this year, estimate $4500 for a hull restoration and about $3500 for upholstery restoration (up from $3000 and $2000 from 2019) if this is your first restoration, expect about a year plus
  4. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 470 Alternator conversion

    welcome aboard just leave the stator unless you want to remove it. anticipating your next question, just leave the damper magnets unless you want to remove them. google 470 problems and go from there.
  5. Scott Danforth

    Milky Oil in 2006 Glastron GX 205 with Volvo Penta 5.0 GL-E

    the machine marks are common on even new intakes. the as-cast surface needs to be machined prior to the intake being used. that intake is made for Volvo by Buddy Barr castings (same company that does Edelbrock castings. the corrosion where the bronze and aluminum are can be bead-blasted and...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Pontoon boat vs. Open Deck for Lake - Total newbie

    pontoon boats require lots more power than their mono-hull / v-hull counterparts to get up on plane and for water sports I would suggest a nice pontoon for the leisure side of things and a jet ski for watersports. you can tow the jetski behind the pontoon
  7. Scott Danforth

    Who has starting doing all their own maintenance?

    been turning my own wrenches since I was 3. that is what I was taught by dad. only use the dealerships for warranty work.
  8. Scott Danforth

    ICM 5.7L Alpha

    Update to TBV or swap to delco voyager
  9. Scott Danforth

    1992 Mercruiser 4.3 w/ balance shaft and 1 piece rear main seal swap to newer year Vortec.

    Your motor mounts move forward about 4" you need to move the boat mounts
  10. Scott Danforth

    Burned valve or worse 1997 5.7 LX

    You were running lean and maybe borderline detonating. Then you were running hot which makes detonation worse Service the fuel system, service the cooling system Advance curve is fine as the motor doesnt know what its bolted in
  11. Scott Danforth

    New Upolstery

    303 vinyl protectant
  12. Scott Danforth

    3.7 470 flywheel magnet removal

    Manual is wrong, that is the harmonic damper assembly
  13. Scott Danforth

    3.7 470 flywheel magnet removal

    You mean damper, the flywheel does not have magnets
  14. Scott Danforth

    Who has starting doing all their own maintenance?

    Use @achris videos in the stickies.
  15. Scott Danforth

    VP 290 Duo prop Ratios

    Covered the carb in your other thread, stock holley carb is a 4150 series at 715 cfm
  16. Scott Danforth

    89 3.7 merc bow rider / barley idles

    Use a dwell meter. Gaping only gets you close, dwell meter gets you precise
  17. Scott Danforth

    VP 290 Duo prop Ratios

    is that 4400# the published weight, or did you actually weigh it? considering the motor and drive are a 1988, your hull could be water-logged. in your boat with the stock AQ271C (only paired with a DP290A with 1.95:1) and B5's you should be at about 44-46mph at 4800-5000 RPM. that is assuming...
  18. Scott Danforth

    Trouble pulling skier out of the hole

    WOT is Wide Open Throttle. that is the throttle control against the stops your boat with only two people on board should pop out of the water on plane almost instantly when you mash the throttle. pulling a skier, as indicated above, is just slightly less of an instant mashing of the controls...
  19. Scott Danforth

    Help! Identifying type of boat

    big red flag when the paperwork doesnt match the boat
  20. Scott Danforth

    VP 290 Duo prop Ratios

    lower gear housing. all the upper transmissions are the same across the board easier to swap housings if you are not set up to properly check shims, etc why do you say its wrong? what ratio do you have? what motor do you have? what prop set do you have? (b1 thru B8) and what boat do you...
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