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  1. Scott Danforth

    Can’t get on plane

    Reving in neutral means nothing as the motor will go to redline with only two cylinders firing and the carb gummed up What are the compression numbers? Is the "new" carb a Mercruiser carb or Amazon purchase?
  2. Scott Danforth

    Low voltage to fuel pump relay

    To get an 11 volt drop on a diode means you have a bad connection upstream
  3. Scott Danforth

    Wild goose chase looking for our perfect 2nd boat?

    Ignore fuel economy. Anything powered does not have fuel economy unless it has sails, oars, or enslaved rowers (think Viking boat) Enclosure can be added to any boat by a mobile seamstress The rest of the list could be twin cabin, pocket cruiser, catamaran, sail boat, etc If you want 8+ in...
  4. Scott Danforth

    Co-Ownership Boat Agreement

    Don't do it See a lawyer
  5. Scott Danforth

    Trailer needs new axle. Need ideas.

    What is wrong with your current axle? Have you looked at a custom axle?
  6. Scott Danforth

    . . . and I Thought Hi-tech Boat Engines Were Bad . . .

    for a business, I would want to have feedback and overwatch, etc. within reason. in my car, I dont even want ABS, traction control, power windows, locks or an automatic...... prefering the visceral response of matching revs on a twisty road and the smell of the front tires on the edge of...
  7. Scott Danforth

    1987 Bayliner Capri 1950 OMC Cobra bowrider starter bolt broke off.

    pull motor put motor on engine stand flip motor over use left handed drills
  8. Scott Danforth

    . . . and I Thought Hi-tech Boat Engines Were Bad . . .

    the word hypercomplexification comes to mind. “Possibly the most common error of a smart engineer is to optimise a thing that should not exist,” Elon Musk
  9. Scott Danforth

    Buying a 1989 fisher with a payed off lien on title

    I would tell the seller to get it taken care of. because you as a buyer can not. or walk away.
  10. Scott Danforth

    Water coming up through carpet

    weigh the boat and compare the weight to its specs.
  11. Scott Danforth

    1993 OMC 5.8 EFI Idle problem, runs on throttle, too rich

    check if the IAC is working
  12. Scott Danforth

    . . . and I Thought Hi-tech Boat Engines Were Bad . . .

    GM and Toyota have had similar issues over the years
  13. Scott Danforth

    . . . and I Thought Hi-tech Boat Engines Were Bad . . .

    give the BMW keyboard jockies a few years and they will figure out how to run the shocks/struts thru the BCM
  14. Scott Danforth

    What is different about newer primer bulbs?

    What big name? It states it is for a Johnson/Evinrude. But the only name is "Invincible Marine" Anything Johnson or Evinrude had the OMC label or the BRP label I personally would buy Moeller or OEM.
  15. Scott Danforth

    Blogs plug housing loose and turns

    If the wood shavings are light, dry, and smell like wood..... Seal hole with epoxy and go boating If the wood shavings are dark, wet, and smells like rotten mulch.....start restoration
  16. Scott Danforth

    Jabsco washdown pump

    If it happens again, video it and talk to WM. They will most likely exchange it
  17. Scott Danforth

    . . . and I Thought Hi-tech Boat Engines Were Bad . . .

    BMW electronics are failure prone
  18. Scott Danforth

    . . . and I Thought Hi-tech Boat Engines Were Bad . . .

    Ahem..... not old..... I identify as a Highly desirable and vintage chromed relic from the 60s
  19. Scott Danforth

    . . . and I Thought Hi-tech Boat Engines Were Bad . . .

    Ted.... Your posts are the reason my next car will have a manual transmission, manual windows, manual steering, a carb and a manually adjusted brake bias bar
  20. Scott Danforth

    Alfa 1 gen 2 sterndrive install issues

    It wasn't pushed into the coupler
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