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  1. Scott Danforth

    Boat Check list

    the wife is ok with me attaching a winch. however when I suggest a wench, I get slugged.....
  2. Scott Danforth

    Engine upgrade

    you cant bolt on much hp on a properly running 4.3. changing to vortec heads will add 20-30hp. adding a 4-barrel will add another 10hp. most hp you can ever get is 240hp at the flywheel (about 220hp at the prop) the 4.3 is on the edge of reversion due to the engine design, so you can not...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Engine upgrade

    only thing to replace a 4.3 and not change mount locations is to have a 4.3 service the points and use a dwell meter not just feeler gauges. improper dwell is as bad as improper timing. after you set dwell, go back and set timing an 18' boat with a 4.3 should fly. what are your compression...
  4. Scott Danforth

    Guage replacements

    for a gauge to fall thru the dash, the dash would have had to break. gauges are inserted in from the front and removed from the front. check the dash itself to see what failed, not just the fake wood applique AD has you covered on standard gauge sizes.
  5. Scott Danforth

    3.0 running hot 200F

    I have never had luck just replacing an impeller on a new to me boat.
  6. Scott Danforth

    3.0 omc carb setup, wont run right

    did you clean the carb. literally pull the carb apart, soak all the components and chase every passage with a fine wire to make sure they are clean?
  7. Scott Danforth

    No spark plug spark... 170 MC , 1985 Sea Ray

    yes
  8. Scott Danforth

    pAm I thinking correctly??

    look at the specs of the motor for WOT pontoons do not always follow the rules of thumb. cupping reduces your WOT by increasing effective pitch a 4-blade will also decrease you WOT something else may be wrong, my bud has an 18' Crest with a 30hp and hits 22mph with 6 people on board while...
  9. Scott Danforth

    496 Mag HO RPM issue

    first, welcome aboard second, have you verified the tachometer? have you verified throttle travel?
  10. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 5.0L MPI 2007

    Huh? GM manufactured blocks are same as trucks as same as gensets. they come out of the Tonawanda engine plant in NY. your 2007 motor long block is exactly same as any 1996 -2000 GM truck 5.0 (GM started putting LS motors in the trucks in late 1999) not until within the last 6 years did...
  11. Scott Danforth

    Help Identifying a part Mercruiser 3.0 off 2003 bayliner

    Welsh plugs for the anti-tamper on the idle mix screws
  12. Scott Danforth

    Crusader 454 Cooling

    Measure water flow from the raw water pump
  13. Scott Danforth

    Non skid floor help

    Mix up thickened gel, trowel it on with a notched trowel, rol over it with a bedliner roller to make a great nonskid
  14. Scott Danforth

    Boat model

    Old boats will cost you about $4000 to restore the hull and about $2500-$3000 for an interior. Not to mention, you need a motor and rigging
  15. Scott Danforth

    Water on piston (Hydrolock)

    Any company can ship to canada. Just have to pay customs charges. However, i would pull a longblock from a S10 truck
  16. Scott Danforth

    help with mercruiser 470 with crankshaft hung generator

    the outboard stator that mercruiser put underneath the damper was limited on output (really really low output). additionally, it requires a water-cooled voltage regulator that is prone to failure. the voltage regulator is about $500. the stator coil is extremely simple, however that is not...
  17. Scott Danforth

    Boat model

    be wary of an automotive paint and body guy doing work on a boat. you cant use automotive fillers on a boat hull.
  18. Scott Danforth

    remove woodruff from tapered shaft?

    a 2-jaw or 3-jaw puller is the right tool to use. doesnt take much pressure to pull the hub off the taper.
  19. Scott Danforth

    facebook tells me things...

    Happy anniversary of your birth.
  20. Scott Danforth

    Going electric vs marinas

    they have been working on EV battery recycling for 5 decades. they also have been working on E-waste recycling for the past 4 decades. however until the producers are held accountable for end-of-life recycling, it wont happen. a good example is the canadian OPEI stewardship for...
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