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  1. Scott Danforth

    GPH Question

    they all hook between the tank and the fuel pump they all are NMEA 2000 gateways for you to connect your fuel sender to they all require a tank sender. since you dont have a tank sender, you will need one. my recommendation is if you have an extra 1-1/4 nipple on the tank is to use a...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Brake line Size

    original was probably zinc coated steel. you can make brake lines out of 90/10 copper nickle (preferred on a boat) you will need a double flare tool and bronze tube nuts.
  3. Scott Danforth

    Hello

    its a starcraft. post the HIN. soon many folks in the starmada will be along. if you do not have proper paperwork it may be a yard planter. not sure of the requirements up in Canada.
  4. Scott Danforth

    GPH Question

    if you command only 75hp per motor (very rough estimate at 1500 RPM) your burn rate is 150 x .4 x 1 / 6.82 is 8.8 gph very distant shirt-tail relation.
  5. Scott Danforth

    For those fishing enthusiasts - what's your style of boat?

    caught the most fish over time while in a boat out of a 14' utility with a 12hp tiller caught the biggest fish out of a 17' fiberglass run-about when salmon fishing. also lost the most equipment from the same boat. caught the most fish in one time on a trip out of a 17 foot basstracker III on...
  6. Scott Danforth

    GPH Question

    as indicated, where to read your fuel flow at any given time is a fuel flow meter. if you are just looking for maximum fuel burn your motor burns 0.4 # / HP / Hr if in a good state of tune (nearly all spark ignited internal combustion motors have a BSFC of .4) fuel in the us is 6.82# per...
  7. Scott Danforth

    1986 178xl chapparal cc

    or det chord
  8. Scott Danforth

    Brake line Size

    hardline is 3/16" like AD mentioned. the tube nuts are standard 3/8" tube nuts. the ports are 3/8-24 inverted flare
  9. Scott Danforth

    03 Bay Stealth part needed.

    first, welcome aboard second, since VIP went belly up about 11 or 12 years ago, your going to have to either find on ebay, or you will have to make something yourself.
  10. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta 5.7Gi Closed Cooling Question

    first, welcome aboard second. you still need to service your raw water impeller every few years and I suggest since this is a new to you boat to pull the drive and do a bellows job as well as an alignment and do all the maintenance the prior owner didnt do prior to you buying it.
  11. Scott Danforth

    1986 178xl chapparal cc

    Officially your over powered You sure that is not a 135?
  12. Scott Danforth

    Good engine for rebuild

    Negligible cost difference A 377 or 383 is also similar in cost
  13. Scott Danforth

    Old Ford engine help

    here is the TSP from a quick google search. https://www.v8sho.com/SHO/TSB982310MassAirFlowContamination.htm what the TSB says is replace the MAF (increases parts sales). what the ford garage guys did was spray brake clean on the sensor, let sit on the tool box for about 5 minutes for the...
  14. Scott Danforth

    Old Ford engine help

    get a can of electrical contact cleaner and clean the mass air flow sensor. there is TSB on it from ford. known issue. dirt and pollen coat the hot-wire sensor and throw the readings off. the K&N didnt help with this issue either.
  15. Scott Danforth

    1990 marine 4.3 CAM AND LIFTERS

    my recommendation. buy a newer running 4.3, preferably 1996 and newer. you will need to get new exhaust manifolds. then buy a proper marine distributor, verify the alternator and starter are marine or buy a new starter and alternator. cam can either be the factory GM marine grind for the...
  16. Scott Danforth

    Buoyancy requirements in Hatteras 19' plywood build

    welcome aboard. post a few more times so you can then upload pics. we like pics. is this a wooden boat, or is this a fiberglass over wood boat? If a fiberglass over wood, you could use polyester resin along with CSM and 1708 if this is a wooden boat, some of the more veteran wood boat...
  17. Scott Danforth

    Vortec or not?

    like others stated you can use the carb from the 95, however need a vortec specific intake for your 1999 motor
  18. Scott Danforth

    Stringer repair

    hopefully its better than the POR15 products.
  19. Scott Danforth

    Fiberglass over painted deck?

    I would pull the trim around the ski locker and look for evidence of a deck-over (where a few sheets of wood are screwed over your original deck that was rotten.)
  20. Scott Danforth

    Fiberglass over painted deck?

    ok, now stand back 15 feet and take the pic. from what I see, the deck in your your boat may not be orginal
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