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  1. Scott Danforth

    2007 Donzi Gel Coat Code

    first, welcome aboard. even if you had the original color, after 13 years it would have faded. Gel starts to fad almost immediately. your best bet is to custom mix what you need, or spray the whole area.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Stringer repair

    I think Harden Marine buys the reservoir from Coleman Racing Products.
  3. Scott Danforth

    Impeller housing overheating

    first, what is your water pressure? second, what size hose are you using third, what muffs are you using 4th, do you have your hose turned up all the way? you should have water spraying a good 6-8 feet until that motor firs up @Lou C is already hear to comment on the nuances that are the...
  4. Scott Danforth

    Volvo penta Mechanical fuel pump

    the steel line coming from the fuel water separator to the fuel pump and the line from the fuel pump to the carburetor are going to be 3/8" steel tubing with a double flare. (its basically 3/8" brake line for US made cars). the tube nut will have a 5/8"-11 thread per inch thread (again, its a...
  5. Scott Danforth

    1963 Boston wailer 13 footer

    with boat on trailer, weigh it. you know the trailer weight as you needed it to register here in Flonaziland
  6. Scott Danforth

    Crazy Trim Problem - please help my sanity!

    the pump is an oildyne 108 do you have the square Trim display or the round trim display? either way the trim control signals go thru the dash trim and the trim relay, prior to going to the back to the motor control relays. the two relays get power from the dash the motor gets its power from...
  7. Scott Danforth

    1959 Evinrude 5.5 fired up!! Prop depth?

    that motor is too long for that transom
  8. Scott Danforth

    Wiring diagram

    look in the factory service manual (not a clymer, seloc or haynes). there are links in the stickies
  9. Scott Danforth

    Chrysler 300 Sterndrive Removal

    what is your intention with the ancient relic? you realize you bought a boat with a motor/drive combo that is more obsolete than OMC. there is near zero parts availability being that old, I guarantee that since the boat is shot, you could simply cut the boat away from the motor and drive so...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Steering cylinder leaks, steering wheel loose, boat goes everywhere

    you still have a hydraulic helm. so you need to look up the servicing and bleeding of a seastar hydraulic helm and slave cylinder
  11. Scott Danforth

    Volvo penta Mechanical fuel pump

    1/4" NPT in the body, the addapters are 1/4" NPT to 5/8" inverted flare for the 3/8" tubing and the adapters are bronze, not brass. re-use your old adapters
  12. Scott Danforth

    Reconnecting Hoses to Sea Water Pump

    the in/out based on rotation is stamped on the cover of the raw water pump
  13. Scott Danforth

    Evinrude 4hp frozen solid

    not really, the motor was designed to last 15 years (yes, that is only 15 years) with minimal maintenance and be replaced...... so how old is the motor?...... and yes, with great maintenance you can get a longer service life, however the motor was still only designed to last 15 years. BTW, a...
  14. Scott Danforth

    Steering cylinder leaks, steering wheel loose, boat goes everywhere

    sorry your 32 eyar old new to you boat has problems based on only the picture (because your thread statement is a bit ambiguous).....you have hydraulic steering between the helm and the twins in back and you should have hydraulic assist on the two steering actuators in the back assuming the...
  15. Scott Danforth

    Beware of Shorelander/Midwest Industries Trailers

    FWIW, I have had 2 Shoreland'r trailers over the years, all second hand, and they were spectacular in getting me parts lists, shipping weights, etc.
  16. Scott Danforth

    Stringer repair

    looks like an oildyne clone
  17. Scott Danforth

    Beware of Shorelander/Midwest Industries Trailers

    its 2020 and you are posting about an issue you had in 2017? you are outside the warranty period. I suppose you will be upset when you find the motor in your 2017 boat was most likely made in 2015? BTW, the dealer or searay is the ones that install the tires. trailers are shipped without the...
  18. Scott Danforth

    Exhaust manifold port corroded (Merc 470)

    those flanges are not cooled, only the main body. get it welded.
  19. Scott Danforth

    Exhaust manifold port corroded (Merc 470)

    You need to get it welded, or buy a new manifold. Exhast gassed are up to 1300F....no way JB weld will hold. Your local radiator shop welds aluminum every day
  20. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    got the replacement Holley carb coming. and yes, @achris, its a holley and it will be a franken carb very specifically built when I am done.
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