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  1. Scott Danforth

    Remember the year 2009

    and you buy a kit like this to convert them to the vented style https://www.amazon.com/Super-Spout-Universal-Replacement-Scepter/dp/B082JY6Q23
  2. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta 5.7Gi Closed Cooling Question

    If it only gets warm when on plane, look at the fitting on the drive where the raw water hose connects to.
  3. Scott Danforth

    Whats the gap on the spark plug for a 83 omc 3.8 gm

    first, welcome aboard. since you already bought the boat, we cant talk you out of the purchase being a 1983, its a stringer 800 drive. they were obsolete when the drive was new. just in drive service, plan $1000. you most likely need ball gears, raw water pump with housing and you need to...
  4. Scott Danforth

    New DIY Learning Curve

    looking good I grew up knocking tin since my grandfather owned a business and dad had been working in the business since he was a tween. I dont miss the big jobs. 2 years ago when the A/C went out. two guys and a truck came with a new unit and worked in the 120 degree attic until we had A/C
  5. Scott Danforth

    2007 Larson 370 Cabrio

    being on the hard is a good thing for half the inspection. you can inspect the bottom for blisters and cracks, the drives, the compression of the motors, pull the manifolds and inspect the manifolds and risers, check for residual moisture, etc. get a full survey since the boat is bottom...
  6. Scott Danforth

    70's(?) Savage Avalon(?) Stringer and Floor Replacement

    First, make a cradle for the hull. or your hull will warp and flex as you cut the structure out of it. if you dont know how to make a cradle, check the stickies, in fact, you should check the stickies on restoring the hull. read links 14, 15, 18, 2, 3, 4a and 4b prior to doing any work. that...
  7. Scott Danforth

    Installing new decking question

    epoxy and 1708 dont mix. you need 1700 with epoxy (1708 minus the csm) CSM requires the styrene in poly to dissolve the binder epoxy is not uv stable and is a helluvva lot stronger with cloth than without cloth
  8. Scott Danforth

    Rub Rail Restoration??

    check Ebay. some on-line suppliers buy the 250 foot roll and then cut it into two 75' and two 50' and double their money.
  9. Scott Danforth

    Rub Rail Restoration??

    what I did on my 33 year old boat pull vinyl out of rub rail. roll up into a bucket and soak with 303 protectant pull aluminum extrusions off, sand and paint them with imron gel the exterior re-install aluminum extrusions and seal with 3M UV-4000 re-install vinyl
  10. Scott Danforth

    470 Merc Fuel Pump

    a mechanical fuel pump is $49 plus plumbing an electric fuel pump is $89 plus oil pressure switch at $15 plus relay at $5, plus relay socket and terminals at $6 plus wiring harness at about $15 plus the plumbing not to mention the mechanical pump will last 3-5 decades, the electrical pump may...
  11. Scott Danforth

    aquasport 175 osprey

    Boat was built to last 15 years......and it did....lol
  12. Scott Danforth

    Stroker engine build

    Get a complete SCAT rotating assembly with KB D-dish pistons and stick with iron heads Dont overthink the proven kits
  13. Scott Danforth

    aquasport 175 osprey

    Oooh..... Build in livewell........LOL You seriously are not considering trusting old foam are you
  14. Scott Danforth

    Unresolved threds or so called

    Yes we can
  15. Scott Danforth

    2015 Sun Tracker 22 party barge trailer tire size

    First, welcome aboard Second, as AD indicated, there may be about a dozen or so options. you could try and call a tracker dealer and ask them the typical trailer wheels that went on a 2015 Tracker 22 'toon
  16. Scott Danforth

    Outboard motor test tachometer

    I have a photo tach I use on my motors to verify the RPM of any electronic tach.
  17. Scott Danforth

    Ran into a reef & 10 hour service

    dont do that..... it hurts the reef. you need a lot more force than a channel locks. if you want it straight, you need a hydraulic press. or leave it. I would call the dealer. I would put a dial indicator on the shaft to make sure you didnt bend the shaft. then I would run it.
  18. Scott Danforth

    1992 Mercruiser 454 low oil pressure

    1992 could be a left over Mk4 motor or a Gen-5. the 1994 would be a gen-5 if you dont have a serial number, post the casting numbers of the blocks and heads. the fact that your oil pressure is dropping with a mechanical gauge means the motor is coming out and you are putting it on a stand and...
  19. Scott Danforth

    Just 3 Words

    Boss is cheapskate I am underpaid Local contractors suck Wont return calls
  20. Scott Danforth

    1992 Mercruiser 454 low oil pressure

    exactly, get a mechanical pressure gauge and verify what you have.
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