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  1. Scott Danforth

    Re coating wood/fiberglass decking

    you trying to convince us or yourself. we all see this as a bad boat with rot problems. because most of us have been there and worked on them. no one puts a deck over on a good boat.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 3.0

    you dont need a new carb, you need to clean the existing one. however the carb is the least of the problems the oil leaking looks like a pressure switch. that doesnt concern me as much as the rusty crack, which means the motor is damaged. if this bayliner is from the 80's or 90's run as the...
  3. Scott Danforth

    1984 OMC 200HP compression

    being a 305 V8, your compression in all holes should be 150 psi. its not anything about tightening the heads. most likely you have rust in a valve seat. fire it up and check after running it. if that low hole doesnt come up or all of them for that matter, do a leak-down test. you may have...
  4. Scott Danforth

    1993 Mercruiser 7.4 - Is my Problem Carb or Thunderbolt IV module

    Check fuel pressure
  5. Scott Danforth

    Re coating wood/fiberglass decking

    Your boat had a "deck over". Basically a crappy patch job to sell it The deck usually rots a decade after the transom and stringers. Boats rot from bottom up. To do it right, you are going to have to pull the interior, pull the motor/drive, pull the cap and cut out the rotten floor, stringers...
  6. Scott Danforth

    1984 OMC 200HP compression

    if your motor is an I/O, those numbers are low if your motor is an outboard they are not bad....except the one bad cylinder
  7. Scott Danforth

    '88 Force 15 "Where's the thermostat?"

    not all motors came with thermostats lack of flow is from your impeller being smoked.
  8. Scott Danforth

    1982 MR 180

    they do
  9. Scott Danforth

    383 conversion, outdrive concern.

    yes, the block must be clearanced along the pan rail. you can buy the blocks pre-clearanced for an extra $100 or you can take 20 minutes with a die grinder and clearance the pan rail. unless its a dart block or world product block, all production GM blocks must be clearanced for a stroker crank.
  10. Scott Danforth

    383 conversion, outdrive concern.

    Measure stroke. Stock 350 is 3.48" stroke. 377 or 383 is 3.75" of stroke. 396 is 3.875" of stroke
  11. Scott Danforth

    383 conversion, outdrive concern.

    The drive is stronger than a merc Bravo. You can even add a blower and the drive won't care
  12. Scott Danforth

    Looking for $200-500 Chart Plotter Fish Finder Thoughts

    We used to just cruise the river for floaters and deadheads before going skiing. The only instruments in the boat was a speedo
  13. Scott Danforth

    Anchor Rope

    Use a Brummel Lock on braided
  14. Scott Danforth

    Won’t idle 3.0 Mercruiser

    You burnt your motor up by taking it out without doing all the maintenance you do with new to you used boat. You now get to pull the drive and pull the motor. Get the motor on a stand and pull it appart For reference. Cranking compression should be 145-150 in all 4 cylinders.
  15. Scott Danforth

    '88 Force 15 "Where's the thermostat?"

    Start with a new impeller
  16. Scott Danforth

    Outboard engine on odd shaped transom

    This would indicate a prop issue or a prop shaft issue. Easy to diagnose and fix
  17. Scott Danforth

    Bad Upholstery a Deal Killer?

    That boat is a $6000/2 year project before it's safe and useable. And that is with you doing 100% of the work Remember the stringers are equivalent to your spine. Rotten stringers are like a broken back. A bondo buggy car may run and leave you stranded. A rotten hull will sink and may leave...
  18. Scott Danforth

    Anchor Rope

    Exactly
  19. Scott Danforth

    Crack found in the block

    Unless you pull the drains, the whole water jacket is full. If your motor froze, the manifolds did too as they are also full of water
  20. Scott Danforth

    Searching for a Starcraft transom cap.

    Do you not understand the OPs issue with aa broken corner cap, or do you have aa similar issue and you are hijacking a thread?
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