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  1. Scott Danforth

    Stumped. OMC 235 HP I/O

    its a design flaw with ALL OMC stringer drives. its not if they will fail, its when they will fail. the drive has a 3-piece driveshaft, the section in the upper, the piece thru the raw water pump and the part in the lower. the male/female splines wear, then shear. you literally need to have...
  2. Scott Danforth

    5.7 1987 OMC shuts off at Low RPM

    Shift cable and ESA adjusment. You will need the factory manual and the TSB Hey @Lou C
  3. Scott Danforth

    Stumped. OMC 235 HP I/O

    Your OMC has a solid coupler, so it cant be the coupler. However you will find the vertical driveshaft in the drive most likely is toast. The rubber smell was the rubber exhaust hoses burning from lack of cooling water You need to pull your drive apart and have the 3 piece vertical driveshaft...
  4. Scott Danforth

    Material Availability for DIY/Home Improvement Projects?

    Everything is in short supply.
  5. Scott Danforth

    Advice needed on sterndrive replacement

    Buy the shafts and rebuild the drive
  6. Scott Danforth

    fuel pump frustration

    Two methods to hold the pushrod in an SBC or BBC Method 1, a big glob of grease Method #2, pull the short bolt in the front of the engine that lines up with push rod hole, install longer bolt to hold pushrod. Mahe sure to put short bolt back in
  7. Scott Danforth

    PVC stringers?

    fake wood, AKA HDPE, AKA starboard has only 1/10 the strength of plywood, deforms with heat and nothing sticks to it. when you use it as a deck surface, you must add more wood under it to support it. the wood in your hull is structural. your choice is wood, or something like coosa. keep in...
  8. Scott Danforth

    Condensate in manifolds?

    Condensation is a byproduct of both combustion and temp fluctuations
  9. Scott Danforth

    5 Star Marine

    These are all new kits, not NOS. Also, a bit more to cylinder seals than just orings. Wiper seals, gland seals, rod seals and piston seals.
  10. Scott Danforth

    Have a 1979 Chrysler Conqorer - where to find a original style rear seat?

    Suggest you start with your local upholstery shop
  11. Scott Danforth

    Strange starter issue.

    Clean your battery cable connections and make sure you have a fully charged battery
  12. Scott Danforth

    5 Star Marine

    Yes on the VP I can only compare the quality of the seals. I use Hercules seals in my cylinder designs. I do not know how it compares to the supplier that provided the cylinders to VP (or Merc or others)
  13. Scott Danforth

    Have a 1979 Chrysler Conqorer - where to find a original style rear seat?

    You will need to hit your local upholstery shop
  14. Scott Danforth

    Getting out of the boat

    So youre one of those damaging the ramps. The spoil piles fom power loaders has damaged most of the ramps in Manatee county. Local ramps have signs stating no power loading.
  15. Scott Danforth

    Ear plugs

    I wear ear plugs and muffs
  16. Scott Danforth

    Oil type

    15W40, 20W50
  17. Scott Danforth

    5 Star Marine

    I will be using their VP kit soon. They use Hercules seals
  18. Scott Danforth

    Best way to remove harbor scum and moss from waterline and transom?

    bleach and a scrub brush
  19. Scott Danforth

    Getting out of the boat

    my process because power loading is not only illegal, it can get you shot in certain areas launching my 26' boat by my self: in the staging area, arrange fenders, lines, install plug, pull transom straps swing around to back down ramp, disconnect lights back up until boat is just starting to...
  20. Scott Danforth

    transom rebuilding

    coosa requires fiberglass. in your case, old-timers formula (google it here on iboats) it will penetrate and seal however if you did nothing, it will be another 38 years before someone replaces it again. you wont be owning the boat.
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