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  1. Scott Danforth

    Re-carpeting 18.5 Bowrider Need advice

    good luck, you will be the only one out of tens of thousands of restorations on iboats
  2. Scott Danforth

    Through floor fastening ideas?

    first, back to back seats do not need anywhere near the support structure that a pedestal seat needs. mainly because the physical size of the back to back seat box you will need to add structure underneath the floor or you will pull what ever screws, bolts, etc you add right thru the floor...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Cockpit Covers 86 1950

    your cheapest/fastest method will be to sew them yourself your best method will be to contact your local canvas shop did you check the transom and stringers of your 36 year old bayliner?
  4. Scott Danforth

    Prestolite IBM-4115 replacement

    first, service your points. a bit of TLC and you can use what you have for about $50 (rebuilding your dizzys and new points) or you can add electronic triggers to replace the points for about $100 per dizzy or you need to buy new tachs and dizzys (expect to pay $500 each for the dizzys and...
  5. Scott Danforth

    Trim won't stay in the up Position

    check the wiring for a short
  6. Scott Danforth

    Re-carpeting 18.5 Bowrider Need advice

    first, the soft spots are from the wood rotting from underneath (wet stringers, transom and foam). not from your carpet boats only last about 15 years, yours is 33 years old prior to worrying about carpet, you have a hull restoration to do.
  7. Scott Danforth

    6 Gallon OMC Metal Fuel Tank

    or a drill. yes, anything man made can be re-made you will then need to make a swedging tool or drill and tap for a NPT to tube fitting
  8. Scott Danforth

    6 Gallon OMC Metal Fuel Tank

    BTW, that copper tube is just swedged into the aluminum.
  9. Scott Danforth

    Low RPM but good performance

    no, your tach has either a rotary swith with 8 positions or a series of dipswitches with 8 or more positions. it is most likely set wrong for your motor. so spend the $30 and go get a photo tach and actually read the revolutions of the flywheel and compare to what you are seeing on the dash...
  10. Scott Danforth

    1996 OMC 5.0FI (50FAPNCS) Fuel Reservoir/Cooling

    you should have a 1.25" inlet to the reservoir. the 3/8" line may be an overflow or a vent line. what does Monitor say?
  11. Scott Danforth

    6 Gallon OMC Metal Fuel Tank

    buy a new fuel pump pickup for the tank and replace it.
  12. Scott Danforth

    1996 OMC 5.0FI (50FAPNCS) Fuel Reservoir/Cooling

    you need to keep the fuel reservoir cool. otherwise you vapor lock by fuel boiling in the reservoir. hence the water-cooled nature of the reservoir. you will need to be creative in plumbing it to the raw water side. suggest between the raw water pump and the discharge on the exhaust elbows
  13. Scott Danforth

    Metal transom protector

    in days of old with small aluminum runabouts, fishing boats and utilities, there was a small wooden pad on the outside to prevent marring of the aluminum when you installed and removed the clamp-on motors. it also made the transom thick enough because there was only a 2x10 or similar as the...
  14. Scott Danforth

    fiberglassing in new floor

    no need, you need a new transom. as stated in the post above, if your floor was rotten enough for you to remove it. the transom and stringers long ago rotted away
  15. Scott Danforth

    Considering '13 Bayliner 215

    The 2013 bayliner is built in mexico with searays (lower cost of labor)
  16. Scott Danforth

    Low RPM but good performance

    first, check your tach all tachs can be set for various configurations and you may be spinning 4500 RPM or 6000 RPM. you must verify your tach to know then use a GPS to verify speed. then if you are still low on WOT, look for reasons (look in the stickies) then fix your prop
  17. Scott Danforth

    1996 OMC 5.0FI (50FAPNCS) Fuel Reservoir/Cooling

    if the motor saw any salt water prior, you wasted your money on the raw water kit. the only time you can put a HX on a motor is a fresh water motor that you mechanically clean the sediment out of. a salt water motor has rust scale in the water jackets that flakes off. these flakes of rust...
  18. Scott Danforth

    1989 vs 2008 4.3 differences

    some light reading. however I would have suggested swapping the entire bobtail https://forums.iboats.com/threads/complete-history-of-the-4-3-liter-with-casting-numbers.693935/
  19. Scott Danforth

    Merc engine overheated & shut off. Lost oil into bilge. Smoke.

    smoke and high RPM's indicate the coupler is toast. you have been pulling the drive every year and checking alignment?
  20. Scott Danforth

    PMGR starter,

    if the starter is there and straight across, you have a 153 tooth flywheel.
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