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  1. Scott Danforth

    Column Replacement

    columns look good..... looks like grass is starting to grow into your blacktop.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Volvo DP leak.....HELP

    check the transom for rot
  3. Scott Danforth

    Overhauling my 1988 MerCruiser 4.3 ltr. engine

    permatex #3 (Aviation) Permatex #1 is for core plugs Permatex #2 is for cork and paper gaskets
  4. Scott Danforth

    Overhauling my 1988 MerCruiser 4.3 ltr. engine

    no sealant on the head gaskets appropriate sealant on the new head bolts (GM used torque to yield bolts which are a one-time use) a dab of RTV in the corners of the rear bearing cap where it meets the pan rail. other than that, the pan rubber is dry
  5. Scott Danforth

    Building a '93 Caravelle 1750 Classic Bowrider

    Add 50# to it in resin, cloth, and gel Im currently making new cabinets for my boat, however they are starting out as door skin material (less than 1/8" thick)
  6. Scott Danforth

    Prop selection 3.0 cobra -140 Hp

    140hp is at the crank 130hp at the prop when I had my 3.0, I had on board a 15p for water sports and trolling, a 17p for general use, and a 19p for cruising all 3-blades at 4600 RPM would be about 41mph in the boat with only 2 people on board you dont have enough motor to spin the 5-blade
  7. Scott Danforth

    Building a '93 Caravelle 1750 Classic Bowrider

    with all that wood, its going to be HEAVY. I would have made the doghouse structure out of foam, then glassed both sides. at this point, I would wrap the wood with saran wrap and only use it as a plug. do two outer layers of glass, remove the wood, then add some coring and two layers on the...
  8. Scott Danforth

    Merc 7.4l 454 Gen 4 to 5 interchangeable?

    the casting numbers are always in the once spot - behind the starboard side head deck, on top of the flywheel housing embossment. the engine serial number from GM is on the port side (not needed).
  9. Scott Danforth

    Engine won’t turn over

    Stickies are the permenant posts "stuck" to the tops of the forums like a sticky note. About 95% of your questions will be covered there. Including how to remove a drive.
  10. Scott Danforth

    Merc 7.4l 454 Gen 4 to 5 interchangeable?

    Casting number will start with 101xxxxxx or 125xxxxxx
  11. Scott Danforth

    Merc 7.4l 454 Gen 4 to 5 interchangeable?

    all Chevrolet motors have the same bolt pattern for the flywheel housing. post the engine casting number (behind the starboard cylinder head, on top of the flywheel housing boss)
  12. Scott Danforth

    1985 OMC 800 Stringer - Thump (?)

    what do you mean you have both manuals? you have the original OMC shop manual published by Ken Cook company, right? because if you have a Haynes, Clymer or Chilton manual, you have knee pads or something to prop a wobbly table up with.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Engine won’t turn over

    look at the stickies
  14. Scott Danforth

    Prop selection help

    you dont need calculations, its common sense.
  15. Scott Danforth

    Prop selection help

    whats so hard to understand. you went up 2" in pitch, 1 blade and added 350#. the 4th blade adds a fair amount, the 2" pitch adds a fair amount and the 350# adds a fair amount go down to a 3-blade 19p or a 4 blade 17p
  16. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta prop help

    run the F6's. that 8.1 will spin 4800 RPM all day long
  17. Scott Danforth

    Empty trailor weight

    Florida requires actual weight of the trailer. no calculations, no guessing. there are two ways. the easiest way to get a weight of your here in Florida...... Call the trailer manufacturer with the VIN and they send you the shipping weight of the trailer either with a mailed letter or an...
  18. Scott Danforth

    Looking for a bigger boat....

    we cant condone towing weights above your rating. tow capacity is everything attached to the hitch as indicated above. and in many cases is the difference between EVW and GVW i can tell you that in addiont to tow rating, cooling and brakes are much more important. quality of the rear shocks...
  19. Scott Danforth

    Fuel Tank Cleaning

    cut-n-pasting from past threads: Here is what I have done in the past simple cleaning - 2 gallons of simple green, followed by 2 gallons of boiling hot water, go for a drive down a back country gravel road at 40mph - drain removal of fuel deposits - 3-4 gallons of denatured alcohol followed by...
  20. Scott Danforth

    Water Leaking from engine MercCruiser

    Would help if you identified the motor
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