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  1. Scott Danforth

    So, what did you do today?

    I used 1/2" hose, however not sure 3/8 would change flow rate
  2. Scott Danforth

    Engine won’t turn over

    Then pull the drive
  3. Scott Danforth

    Marsden Smart Interrupt

    when you take out your dog clutches because instead of fixing the problem you are looking to chinesium made crap for the fix...... you are on your own very little is needed to adjust a stringer. best videos on TC Electronics web site (sterndrive.info) a good cable and following the later...
  4. Scott Danforth

    Kicker motor

    measure your transom for leg length usually the kicker is mounted on the port side to offset the single guy fishing who is normally on the starboard side. other than that, no preference.
  5. Scott Danforth

    So, what did you do today?

    ran my home-made parts washer with mineral spirits for 20 years. the guy I sold it to may or may not be using it yet it was a big stainless sink sitting on a 20 gallon oil barrel with a carter electric fuel pump and two spin-on fram PH8A oil filters. I used a battery charger and old battery...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Should you polish a Prop or not

    run it in sand at low tide, it will polish them up. other than that, polished or not polished, doesnt matter enough from an efficiency standpoint to worry. a nick on the leading edge has more effect than if you polished the whole thing to a mirror finish or sprayed it with primer and threw...
  7. Scott Danforth

    Engine won’t turn over

    did you pull the drive? yes or no? if not, pull the drive, then try the motor again. if still no joy, pull the plugs. if still no joy, pull the motor. you will be tearing it apart.
  8. Scott Danforth

    Old Coast Guard Horn

    Hey @gm280 ...time for stronger cheaters
  9. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    update...... last weekend we launched to spend a quick half-day on the water. unfortunately with the lunar cycle, it was low tide..... about 6" below charted depth. the preferred boat ramp is near the house, however is up in skinny water territory. in the pic below, the boat ramp is where the...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Duoprop F7 is too big by 400+rpms

    i tend to think its accurate enough. even with my old AQ series, the B6' props would be 4600 RPM, so jumping to the B7's would have given me about 4200. other than the different hubs, the B6/C6 pitch and diameter is really close the the D6/F6
  11. Scott Danforth

    Question on boat shopping: 1999 Crownline 202 5.0 liter

    you can always drop down in pitch for watersports if the 220hp is not enough. you can also go up to a 4-barrel carb and get another 20hp
  12. Scott Danforth

    Hey Newbies

    Hey newbies, if more than a half dozen well-seasoned people on this site tell you its a bad idea....... guess what.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Older Honda BF100 fuel hose connector interchangeable with OMC?

    NO
  14. Scott Danforth

    Compression test low on BF100 honda mid 80s

    a motor is an air pump. with the throttle closed, you can not get air into the to pump, therefore you cant get enough air for a compression test.
  15. Scott Danforth

    So, what did you do today?

    I flushed 10# of sand out of my HX, EOC and PS-OC because I burried the outdrive in muck last weekend.
  16. Scott Danforth

    Engine won’t turn over

    first, pull the drive second, pull the spark plugs if it doesnt turn over, pull the motor and put it on an engine stand and find out what is stuck.
  17. Scott Danforth

    Rebuilding or replacing Mercruiser 4.3 in 1996 caravelle 1950SE

    or the exhaust flappers failed and you took water up the exhaust, which then went into the cylinders or the exhaust manifolds failed and you took water in the exhaust ports and went into the cylinders leading cause of cracked block is improper winterization. usually the manifolds are cracked...
  18. Scott Danforth

    Duoprop F7 is too big by 400+rpms

    you are most likely loosing a ground or you are loosing the grey wire at the tach. start troubleshooting.
  19. Scott Danforth

    How to Clean up 1976 Ozark Bass Boat

    or if you are lazy, you can get 10# of oxalic acid on amazon for $27 (used to be about $15) https://www.amazon.com/OXALIC-Crystals-Cleaning-Removal-Remover/dp/B0147IFKBY still need to sand out the oxidation prior to buffing. for buffing, I recommend the variable speed harbor freight buffer...
  20. Scott Danforth

    Rebuilding or replacing Mercruiser 4.3 in 1996 caravelle 1950SE

    GM motors will strip the crank threads trying to turn them over by the bolt. Then you throw the crank away Use a crank socket If a mechanic turns a motor over by the crank bolt, go elsewhere and get a different (real) mechanic
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