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  1. Scott Danforth

    Florida snow

    Supposed to get 6" in Milton Florida
  2. Scott Danforth

    83 Tracker rebuild

    Dad bought a 1983 factory direct. Back then, no dealers, you called them, then you drove to Springfield It's good you know how to weld. To get the transom replaced, you need aluminum fab skills All the livewells plumbing will have died in the late 90s as the plastic fittings last a max of...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Recommended reading?

    Most of the hull restoration information is in the stickies. links 14, 15, 18, 2, 3, 4a, and 4b
  4. Scott Danforth

    Starting your car in this cold weather.

    I'm thinking that was written in the 50s Today most cars have the starter controlled by the BCM I would like to see the starting instructions for my no-choke Holley Double pumper I ran on my 4x4 back in the late 80s back in Milwaukee Clutch in, pump twice, crank while fluttering throttle...
  5. Scott Danforth

    Lost keys

    If you have the original mercontrol, see your local Merc dealer
  6. Scott Danforth

    Florida snow

    All 11 snow plows in the state are staged and ready in Tallahassee....... Per the Govnr The town I grew up in Wisconsin had 15 plows alone
  7. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    the boarding ladder is an ABYC requirement.
  8. Scott Danforth

    Outboard ran without water for about five minutes

    I would check your compression. the idle was dropping because the motor was over heating. and your impeller is toast. use muffs next time.
  9. Scott Danforth

    Transom Wood Selection

    because 2 laminated pieces of 3/4 plywood for the transom is many many many times stronger than dimensional lumber. its why engineered beams are made out of plywood and not dimensional lumber. you can also do 3 laminated pieces of 1/2" I would go with the marine ply like rolmops states vs ACX...
  10. Scott Danforth

    1969 IMP "Thunder" 20 ft, Restoration

    If the floor is rotten, the transom and stringers are rotten
  11. Scott Danforth

    Don't know what I got

    Being points ignition, there won't be spark without servicing the points.
  12. Scott Danforth

    Don't know what I got

    You will want a factory service manual for the OMG's https://outboardbooks.com/ Visit searays site and look to see what they have in the customer archive
  13. Scott Danforth

    1969 IMP "Thunder" 20 ft, Restoration

    Teal is still a common boat color
  14. Scott Danforth

    Don't know what I got

    You will need to see if the drives have the flushing fitting on the trunion cap Make sure the boat is registered and titled in your name before spending beer money on repairs
  15. Scott Danforth

    changing navington light on 19 ft./ 2007 bennington pontoon

    Looks like screws up from the bottom to remove the lense
  16. Scott Danforth

    Don't know what I got

    The paperwork and title will tell you what it is Being a 1984 means it's a project you will spend a large amount of money and time on the boat Being 3.8 liter motors means you have stringer 800 drives, which means you have a lot of spare time to look for parts that are NLA. Before firing it...
  17. Scott Danforth

    350 MPI Winterize - Block Drain?

    Weren't the temps in Texas in the 20's 10 days ago?
  18. Scott Danforth

    Winter mice are too much this cold winter in New Jersey.

    2' x 2' pieces of plywood 2' x 2' piece of hardware cloth 1" copper tube cap 12 gauge Romex Cut out a 2" diameter hole in middle of hardware cloth. Staple to the plywood Screw the copper tube cap to center Connect one leg of romex to hardware cloth, the other leg to the copper cap Fill cap...
  19. Scott Danforth

    350 MPI Winterize - Block Drain?

    Flush ports are for flushing Draining is for winterizing Adding antifreeze is for corrosion reasons on extremely long layups
  20. Scott Danforth

    350 MPI Winterize - Block Drain?

    fluid/filter change and water drained = winterized on the motor alignment inspection, u-joint inspection, bellows inspection, and gear oil inspection/service = winterized on the drive
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