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  1. Scott Danforth

    AlumaCraft Dash Repair Help

    the problem with plastic, is that it has a useable life of 10 years and then starts to fail. faster if exposed to UV the dash indicated above has started to fail. no amount of epoxy will prevent that. Plastic has no place on an engine or as a dash.
  2. Scott Danforth

    How tight is too tight when trying to spin motor by hand

    you need to clean them. grab some 150 grit sand paper and make them shiny clean. as in clean enough your mother or mother-in-law would eat off them. then you tighten them down then you seal them with marine electrical varnish...
  3. Scott Danforth

    AlumaCraft Dash Repair Help

    use it to make a mold, then make new ones out of fiberglass. or fabricate out of aluminum.
  4. Scott Danforth

    How tight is too tight when trying to spin motor by hand

    start with cleaning all battery cable connections (both positive and ground). just clicking is bad connection 99.5% of the time
  5. Scott Danforth

    How tight is too tight when trying to spin motor by hand

    first, do not try to turn your motor over by the crank bolt. you will snap the bolt off in the crank second, if the plugs are in, you wont spin it by hand pull the drive to make sure you are not fighting drive issue is your starter a direct drive or PMGR? what RPM are you getting when cranking?
  6. Scott Danforth

    How to convert from a belt driven raw water pump to a crankshaft mounted water pump

    its a Johnson pump. yes, they are easy to work with. did you go with an FB-5 or an FB-6? https://www.spxflow.com/products/brand?types=marine-recreational&brand=johnson-pump-marine&subtypes=flexible-impeller-pumps-multi-purpose
  7. Scott Danforth

    Overheat, then all 8 cylinders full of water. But wait.......

    change your rubber bits in the exhaust (that is what was burning)
  8. Scott Danforth

    Solar Panels for Trolling Motor

    not an internal combustion powered..... my guess steam or hydro
  9. Scott Danforth

    Good Source for Trailer Axles?

    or replace the speedi sleeve that is on the stub
  10. Scott Danforth

    Warm Start issues... HELP!!!

    the 2-3 minutes means that the carb may be dribbling fuel or the choke is not set properly.
  11. Scott Danforth

    Some questions about windshield and seat post

    only way to check for rot is to make test drills into the stringers and transom. SeaRay used wood for the stringers and decks until the 2001/2002 model year change on the hulls for the 2002/2003 models. they used wood for the transom for a while after that. willing to bet on your 1989 boat...
  12. Scott Danforth

    Air Bags to lift docks and boat lifts?

    How about posting the company so that when someone searches it may help them......
  13. Scott Danforth

    Links not working correctly

    simply click on the "report" on the bottom of the page with bad links, and type a not to the mods about the links not working. then the mods have a ticket and info I have flagged a few.
  14. Scott Danforth

    Solar Panels for Trolling Motor

    gennys are not hard to understand...... its one box you put fuel in and it turns hooked up to another box you turn and electrons come out, all wrapped in a pretty box to sell to the customer..... I used to be in charge of the Natural Gas gennys for Cummins in the 125kw to 1.2Mw range (50 liter...
  15. Scott Danforth

    980 hours on engines - compression test

    while you have the heads off prior to sending for a valve job, use a die grinder and an assortment of tootsie rolls and rol-loc discs to smooth out the combustion chambers (just remove the casting flash). open up the bowls a bit and blend the valve guides.
  16. Scott Danforth

    How can I polish/clean upper hull Starcraft Islander?

    polishing compound and a variable speed buffer to go with the giant tub of elbow grease.
  17. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    it was the merlin heads I bought used when I built the motor. they were on a poker run boat for one to two seasons. I was trying to keep the budget low.... the block came from a 1998 3500 tire delivery truck that had over 300,000 miles. I knew the heads were used in salt, even with the best...
  18. Scott Danforth

    Correct ventilation in engine compartment of runabout

    there is more than just the area that you are thinking. you would have to work at making your furniture air tight. your bilge blower vent wont be enough for a motor, however the engine will get enough air everywhere else (like under the dash and along the gunwale, etc.
  19. Scott Danforth

    Forum update

    I hate using the phone for anything other than a phone. Forums are best on the porn loader....er....computer
  20. Scott Danforth

    Oil Pan (Sump) Bolt Torque Spec Needed

    3 ugga-duggas on the chordless impact.... seriously, the pan should be 12 ft-lb on an SBC oil pan. nothing special about marine or not, it is still a GM SBC
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