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  1. Scott Danforth

    Trailer Wiring

    could be anything. however it would be a short somewhere, probably in one of the lamp sockets or a wire is chaffed thru time to pull a digital multi meter and a test light and start troubleshooting
  2. Scott Danforth

    DuoProp choice ?

    rehashing this again? go with the lower pitch set
  3. Scott Danforth

    Engines: 2 x 4.3GXi or 1 x 5.7Gxi

    BSFC is 0.4# of fuel per HP per hr
  4. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 3.0 reliability and overall maintenance?

    nah....... they are towing it with their truck
  5. Scott Danforth

    Possible Business

    BTW, if you deal with the general masses, be prepared for days without "m" the whole business side of this discussion above is spot on. then there is the people side of the bsuiness you really have to like people to be in a service field. the older I get, the less I like people. however in...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Possible Business

    I would not limit yourself to outboards. I would additionally market to the small engine segment covering lawnmowers/chainsaws/etc as each one of those is seasonal. there are a few small shops down by me that only do carbureted outboards and have a lot of business. you will need to invest in...
  7. Scott Danforth

    Is my boat polyester or epoxy?

    Axalta and Awlgrip is $200 a gallon for white and $800 a gallon for red. not including hardener and thinner Gel is about $60 per gallon and the 904 additive is about $100 per gallon Gel is about 1/3 the cost to do a boat, just a slight bit more sanding and buffing after.
  8. Scott Danforth

    OMC 2.5L milky oil after short time

    also check your fuel pump. a failed diaphragm would fill the crank case with fuel
  9. Scott Danforth

    Engine help

    the floor is the LAST thing to rot on a boat. if you have to replace the floor, you need to pull the drive and motor, then do a gut-n-restore
  10. Scott Danforth

    Waking up a '93 Johnson 200

    see post #2, and #4
  11. Scott Danforth

    Engine help

    first, welcome aboard regarding your 1998 boat. the MCM stands for Mercruiser Marine the 5.0 means your motor is a 5.0 liter V8 about 220hp now, being a 1998 Bayliner. you will want to seriously look for rot in the stringers, transom and deck. bayliner boats in the 80's and 90's were not...
  12. Scott Danforth

    Is my boat polyester or epoxy?

    Home depot does not sell proper marine coatings. Neither does rustoleum
  13. Scott Danforth

    fast inflatable

    max HP on the Nov 360 (12') is 40hp. anything more than that, you will kill yourself https://novurania.com/deluxe-series-360/
  14. Scott Danforth

    What would you put in a small outboard repair kit?

    cell phone and boat US towing membership
  15. Scott Danforth

    Likely cause of compression loss in cylinder 1

    this could cause rusty valve seats or bent valves or broken valves the fix is to remove the head and have it serviced.
  16. Scott Danforth

    Why do they make 12 point sockets and wrenches?

    'nuff said
  17. Scott Danforth

    Likely cause of compression loss in cylinder 1

    there is no "likely cause" you need to do a leakdown test to determine what is the reason here are possible reasons (not in any particular order) leaking exhaust manifold causing rusty valve or valve seat (if so, other valves may be close behind) broken rings hole in a piston from detonation...
  18. Scott Danforth

    3.7 L 170 188 190 224ci mercruiser

    lets not. its been rehashed to death. however for some reason the search function isn't pulling up the past lists. assuming you have all the updates done over the years...... larger heat exchanger, exhaust elbow change, etc. so much easier and cheaper to pull the motor and drop in a proper...
  19. Scott Danforth

    Cracked spark plug porcelain-timing?

    are you looking used or looking new? if you are looking new. buy the new ones that have been modified for proper seals and screw in studs. thats about $900 thru GMPP. you can also get them thru Summit Racing if you are looking for used. any good machine shop, especially ones near an oval...
  20. Scott Danforth

    Cracked Block???

    the first of a few hundred thousand would be my guess https://forums.iboats.com/threads/frozen-and-busted-blocks-in-texas.742470/#post-5642840
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