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  1. Scott Danforth

    Ocean outboard ID Required

    looks like a farmer made it in the machine shed and added a decal his kids made on a cricut
  2. Scott Danforth

    3.0 Mercruiser seems to hang or seize when starting

    if dwell is not properly set, timing cant properly be set with points. no money is even spent on setting points. just 5 minutes of time to get the beer, dwell meter, screw drive and remote start button
  3. Scott Danforth

    Fiberglass Question

    if you do not need strength of the core under the fiberglass, mix up some microspheres into a fairing compound. Me, I would cut the top of the 16" wide wall off, fix the core material, then when I glass it back, I would put storage lockers in the whole wall to store PFD's, Life vests, tackle...
  4. Scott Danforth

    Serial number

    No crimp. It's an inverted flare. Slide the tube nut on the tube. double flare the tube the tool is $20 from amazon (every one that works on cars should have one in their tool box already https://www.amazon.com/Double-Flaring-Tubing-Bender-Cutter/dp/B07TXZ5K58/ here are some random youtube...
  5. Scott Danforth

    292 inline 6 with prealpha drive for 19.5 cuddy

    Looks like rotten core material. Grind down to good glass and build back up
  6. Scott Danforth

    Ideas on getting lake water temp sensor w/o drilling into hull?

    LMAO.... Not to mention the door county cherry bounce
  7. Scott Danforth

    Sea Pro Seats

    Your local marine upholstery shop
  8. Scott Danforth

    Adding fuse panel question

    I went with Carling circuit breakers. $3 each from Grainger. Add the little sealed plastic covers for $1.
  9. Scott Danforth

    Adding fuse panel question

    Assuming all your wiring is 18 gauge or larger. Bilge wire should be 16 or 14 gauge Bilge & Livewells 15 amp (draws 8) Horn 10 amp (draws 6) Lights 5 amp for LED Fish finder 5 amp USB 3 amp
  10. Scott Danforth

    Changing remote controls?

    Or use a small nut splitter
  11. Scott Danforth

    Ideas on getting lake water temp sensor w/o drilling into hull?

    My Garmin tells me the temp, how many gallons per hour I am burning, my location when I run aground, my tracks, what fish are below me and the water temp
  12. Scott Danforth

    Ford 302...closed cooling

    Nah....... just hit my head once or twice.....
  13. Scott Danforth

    Bravo 1 low water pressure

    use a mechanical gauge, not the failure prone mercruiser sensor to validate water pressure. check for bravoitis.
  14. Scott Danforth

    Blistering paint on lower unit

    got pics? my guess is the zincs long ago died and electrolysis is eating the gear case.
  15. Scott Danforth

    Ford 302...closed cooling

    sort of like the polish terrorist asked to blow up a bus and comes back with lips burned from the exhaust? Yes, I have a Polish ancestry and I am not offended by my own joke.
  16. Scott Danforth

    Damaged corner of swim platform - how to repair?

    start reading here on redoing non-skid. its as easy as rolling on bedliner or paint. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/1988-rogue-2420.486013/post-3435737
  17. Scott Danforth

    My boat is being a boat . . .

    I know an IT professional that also has a side gig doing boat upholstery . you may know him.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta Drive Belt - Lots of dust and quickly wearing??

    you may only be drawing 44 amps at idle because that is all that the alternator has with the engine at idle speed. most alternators do not put out their rated power until the engine they are bolted to is spun well over 1100-1200 RPM (when the alternator itself is spun over 3000 RPM) look up...
  19. Scott Danforth

    4.3 Mercuiser Thunderbolt IV testing

    troubleshooting guide in the stickies at the top of the forum
  20. Scott Danforth

    Damaged corner of swim platform - how to repair?

    I would go in from the top. easier to work on. the non-skid is easy to duplicate
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