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  1. Scott Danforth

    Confused on pontoon transom shaft length

    Looks like 15" ,(short shaft)
  2. Scott Danforth

    1986 Mercruiser 470/170hp/3.7L Carb backfire, low vacuum, other weird issues

    Idle is 650 in gear in the water Your compression numbers mean the motor needs a rebuild. The carb is highly suspect
  3. Scott Danforth

    1962 Chris Craft Holiday 20’ bucket list resto

    Foil backed poly insulation, aluminum tape, and some plywood makes a quick steam box Looking good Sam
  4. Scott Danforth

    Hydra Sport 185 soft spot between captain seats.

    Look on a computer or use the desktop view on you phone
  5. Scott Danforth

    93 four Winn Omc 5.0 ignition wires

    Orange is the B terminal Purple is the I terminal Yellow with red stripe is the S terminal Standard color code (covered in detail in the electrical forum stickies) Orange is post fuse/circuit breaker power Purple is ignition Yellow with red stripe is crank signal to starter
  6. Scott Danforth

    1986 Mercruiser 470/170hp/3.7L Carb backfire, low vacuum, other weird issues

    Miss January......
  7. Scott Danforth

    Stingray 191 DC horn issue

    The easiest fix is to trace the wires and find your issue.
  8. Scott Danforth

    Power trim relay unit

    Those look standard 40 amp VF4 relays. About available everywhere. About $2 each retail If they are 70 amp relays, the center row of contacts are 3/8" wide. Those are about $4
  9. Scott Danforth

    78 Johnson 115 Running Great! But Bow of Boat is "Plowing"?

    When it starts to porpoise, it's too high. Trim down one or two taps You should be dang near wearing out the trim switch. For the holeshot. Trim all the way in, mash throttle, and as boat is coming out the hole, trim up until it porpoises, then tap the trim down once or twice As you back...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Too big to beach?

    If you have a keel guard, then beach away. Without a keel guard, you will grind thru the fiberglass in a dozen beachings My last boat was beached every outing. 3000# dry, 4000# with people, fuel, and gear My current boat will be getting a keel guard and 6-rung bow ladder soon.
  11. Scott Danforth

    1986 Mercruiser 470/170hp/3.7L Carb backfire, low vacuum, other weird issues

    Or the cam is washed out
  12. Scott Danforth

    Astroglass 1989 full rebuild

    Get 'er splashed Micky
  13. Scott Danforth

    Wiring Diagram for a 1989 Wellcraft 192 Classic

    most of the wiring will be in the factory service manual for the motor. the remaining circuits should follow the ABYC color scheme (in the electrical stickies)
  14. Scott Danforth

    ChrisCraft 20 Speedster prop question?

    Welcome aboard. Need to know the RPM's and speed you were turning when you had the boat on the water, in gear, going as fast as you can go with the throttle mashed so hard your arm hurt.
  15. Scott Danforth

    1986 Mercruiser 470/170hp/3.7L Carb backfire, low vacuum, other weird issues

    did you try the bon-ami trick?
  16. Scott Danforth

    1986 Mercruiser 470/170hp/3.7L Carb backfire, low vacuum, other weird issues

    Missed that @cdavy000 , I would do a good cleaning of your original carb Little anecdotal information. Briggs and Stratton bought carbs from Guangzhou china for their snow engines back in the late 2000's early 2010's. The reason is so that they could be competitive (or so they claimed)...
  17. Scott Danforth

    Outboard life expectancy

    Replacement power heads are easier and cheaper for Mercury and other manufacturers for current production motors. They simply divert one of the many thousands of power heads to a box vs the assembly line For product no longer current production, those go thru a first tier or second tier reman...
  18. Scott Danforth

    1986 Mercruiser 470/170hp/3.7L Carb backfire, low vacuum, other weird issues

    What brand of carburetor did you buy as your new one?
  19. Scott Danforth

    Need advice ASAP 2007 Yamaha GP1300R

    welcome aboard. nothing man-made is reliable. a 17 year old jet ski reliability is a function of its condition and maintenance. 80 hours in 17 years means the jet ski sat a lot. what is the compression? how it the impeller and wear ring? does it look like it was garage kept or lift kept? is...
  20. Scott Danforth

    Winterize evinrude 50

    Correct.
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