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  1. Scott Danforth

    How too test if PU coil is weak ?

    buy a new cap, dont just sand the connections. follow the instuctions in the manual on setting base timing
  2. Scott Danforth

    What's too old to consider?

    The inner-child in me wants to jump the thing over a levee....... at speed.
  3. Scott Danforth

    Engine Won't Start or Trim Up/down

    chuck up a wire brush in the drill or grab 100 grit sand paper
  4. Scott Danforth

    Engine Won't Start or Trim Up/down

    First, welcome aboard Second, check your battery cable connections (all of them, at the battery, the block, the starter and the slave solenoid). they should be clean, shiny and tight. clean enough for your mother-in-law to eat off them. if you have wing nuts, remove them, and throw them...
  5. Scott Danforth

    Happy Birthday colonel_sanders

    Happy Birthday.......fried chicken and mayo products aside........ have a good one.
  6. Scott Danforth

    Diningroom table - with epoxy?

    just dont add up the boat receipts......
  7. Scott Danforth

    73' mercruiser rewire

    Here is a link to service manual one, section C (electrical) https://boatinfo.no/lib/mercruiser/manuals/mercruiser1.html#/180
  8. Scott Danforth

    Single point drain tech tip

    Im convinced that the engineers at Mercury that designed the single point and 3-point drain systems have stock in GM crate motors. Good advice BT
  9. Scott Danforth

    73' mercruiser rewire

    The amp meter goes in line. However they are limited to how,much current they pass. To bypass, just tie the two wires together. Check out the stickies in the electrical forum
  10. Scott Danforth

    73' mercruiser rewire

    since you are re-wiring, I would ditch the amp meter and use a volt meter. main power from motor to key switch is 10 gauge. everything else is 16 gauge. are you updating the ignition or keeping the points. the resistor wire in the harness can be bought at napa.
  11. Scott Danforth

    going to the dark side - repower

    your going from a 50hp motor to a 40hp motor. your loosing 10hp.
  12. Scott Danforth

    Home Renovations - Weather Permitting

    Looking Good Ted
  13. Scott Danforth

    Building a '93 Caravelle 1750 Classic Bowrider

    and even hundreds of years prior......
  14. Scott Danforth

    Diningroom table - with epoxy?

    looking good Joe. Does AC know that you are having her take your pants off?
  15. Scott Danforth

    Mercrusier sterndrive ratio question

    AD answered the lower issue. I though you were swapping the whole drive. to answer your question - really easy. only Chrysler had a 225 and it was mounted at a 30 degree angle GM only made the Gen 3 inline 6 in 194, 230, 250 and 292, only the 250 (165hp) and the 292 (185hp) were ever...
  16. Scott Danforth

    Scotch Guard on Sunbrella

    I used both. used the Starbrite stuff for many years before the 303 came out for marine products about 7 or 8 years ago the only thing that killed any of my Sunbrella covers was a 1500 mile trip behind a box truck where the cover was flapping enough against a ficus and some household items...
  17. Scott Danforth

    What's too old to consider?

    if your not looking for a project, buy a new boat with a warranty. fiberglass recreational boats are designed to last 15 years with minimal maintenance. yes, while many boats have a service life that is longer, expect to start to have projects at 15 years as systems start to fail.
  18. Scott Danforth

    So, what did you do today?

    what is the fun in that?
  19. Scott Danforth

    Old Coast Guard Horn

    actually the mind is the 2nd or third thing to go....we just dont remember what the first 1 or 2 were.......
  20. Scott Danforth

    Mercrusier sterndrive ratio question

    with a 1.5:1 ratio vs the 1.65:1, you need new prop or a new gear set. the 1.5:1 is generally set up for a V8 and the 1.65:1 for a 6 cylinder.
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