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  1. Scott Danforth

    Shallow water anchor poles

    $1500 is peanuts if you want the ease of pushing a button and done. myself, if I get a 'toon, I would go with sealegs for $300, you can get 1-1/2 sand augers (you need at least two sand augers and the best price you will find is $200
  2. Scott Danforth

    1995 Eroca Tri-Toon 23' Flagship

    the most important information is the paperwork. title/registration and bill of sale. those are needed to legally take ownership.
  3. Scott Danforth

    Restoring/Converting a 1994 Bumble Bee bass boat to a Center Console

    expect to dump $3500 into the hull and about $2500 into the interior and about $1000 in misc.
  4. Scott Danforth

    Restoring/Converting a 1994 Bumble Bee bass boat to a Center Console

    I would enjoy your boat then sell it to buy what you want before ever considering the work to convert it to anything other than what it is.
  5. Scott Danforth

    Looking To Buy a Boat

    Just so you know, budgets that low normally mean project boats. I would consider a RIB or SIB
  6. Scott Danforth

    Cup holders?

    if your talking the spun stainless cup holders that rust...... get yourself some citrisurf. the spinning/graining of the stainless exposes the iron in the stainless. you need to passivate. hence the citrisurf. a few times cleaning them and you remove the free iron.
  7. Scott Danforth

    Hey Newbies

    Hey newbies........ look at the stickies. top of every forum are the answers to 98% of the questions you would have related to the forum.
  8. Scott Danforth

    1965 Glasspar Seafair - Floor replacement

    first, welcome aboard second, go to the top of the forum, there are 4 stickies there. the Third has links that are specific to boat hull repair. specifically look at links 14, 15, 18, 2, 3, 4a, and 4b in that specific order. look at every video. look at every picture. all the information...
  9. Scott Danforth

    Looking To Buy a Boat

    welcome aboard some of the euro folk will be along shortly to comment. folks like @QBhoy are boating in Scotland. however, if I recall, the water can get quite brutal. I would be looking for something at least 25'+ (8M)
  10. Scott Danforth

    Small Hole Repair - Good Idea or Bad Idea?

    see post #4 some fumed silica, some small chopped glass, a bit of POLY resin, some colorant...... then come back with gel and touch up. basically the same mix and process as link 13 in the DIY stickies https://forums.iboats.com/threads/how-tos-and-other-great-information.283508/
  11. Scott Danforth

    Mercury's New Outboard

    I know the guy that worked on the steering on the 600hp V12 Verado....... I would want a mechanical system...... (just giving you a hard time Travis M.)
  12. Scott Danforth

    Small Hole Repair - Good Idea or Bad Idea?

    if it was me...... mix up some hairy PB with white colorant, as needed. then go around and fill the holes. then come back and spot-gel the holes the only wood on a boat should be 70 year old chris crafts, old wooden sail boats or teak.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Mercury's New Outboard

    not only fly by wire, however shift by wire and steer by wire as well...... personally, I like to have something mechanical between the helm and the steering gear
  14. Scott Danforth

    Engines: 2 x 4.3GXi or 1 x 5.7Gxi

    fuel consumption at cruise will be identical....... the maxed out 5.7 will burn the same fuel as two partially loaded 4.3's however getting out of the hole to get up to plane you will need the twin 4.3's fuel consumption is 0.4# of fuel per hp per hour speed is dependent on hull design, wind...
  15. Scott Danforth

    Riser question 97 Volvo Penta 3.0

    buying a rotten bayliner for a running 3.0 will get you a complete and running motor for about $300
  16. Scott Danforth

    OMC to Mercruiser!

    I loved my first few boats........however I never loved one enough to want to go thru the work to restore the hull and swap drivelines and fill the giant hole from an OMC
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    Riser question 97 Volvo Penta 3.0

    you never owned a boat, yet you bought a neglected boat that doesnt run? the fact that the motor was full of water means at a minimum, the drive is coming off and the motor is coming out to be put on an engine stand and have the pan come off to see how badly things are most likely the raw...
  18. Scott Danforth

    Any marine electrical control brands to avoid?

    I personally build my own panels...... Carling switches, ETA or Carling circuit breakers, Hella marine relay panels and fuse panels (if you want to go with fuses) and wire it up yourself. you can also shop places like Pacer Marine https://www.pacergroup.net/products/
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    OMC to Mercruiser!

    me personally, like Bondo said..... sell everything you have from controls/gauges to the prop - yes, I did say controls an gauges to the prop....... then buy everything you need from controls/gauges to the prop from a donor boat or simply take the $3k you are going to dump into your hull, and...
  20. Scott Danforth

    Mercury's New Outboard

    former employee of mine was lead on much of the design. sad that Seven Marine was getting 627hp out of 6.0 liters (727hp from 7.2 liters) and Merc needed 12 cylinders and 7.6 liters. Bet the volvo guys are kicking themselves
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