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  1. Scott Danforth

    Old I/Os = Money Pits?

    Foam still gets waterlogged. Plexus joints fatigue and fail
  2. Scott Danforth

    Old I/Os = Money Pits?

    He is saying that full composite boats with stringer tubs (no wood) are getting to be 20 years old However they are still designed to last about 15 years
  3. Scott Danforth

    Depth Finder and Transducer stuff ... purchase, install and questions

    Was not impressed with the Hawk Eye. you kind of get what you paid for.
  4. Scott Danforth

    Vintage Mercury Cooling Issue

    Ted, is this your definition of a Wicked Pissah?
  5. Scott Danforth

    Advice on transom , stringers and floor rebuild

    Your just sanding the gel
  6. Scott Danforth

    aquasport 175 osprey

    It is big, pneumatic, and bench mounted
  7. Scott Danforth

    aquasport 175 osprey

    Pliers help
  8. Scott Danforth

    Old I/Os = Money Pits?

    If the boat was wiped down with a diaper after every use, the price range will reflect that Most fiberglass boat owners do not understand how to care for a boat Brand only matters on the showroom floor. After it rolls out of the showroom, care and maintenance are what matters. That...
  9. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser service manual #9

    Buy a used one on eBay, or buy a new one from Brunswick
  10. Scott Danforth

    Advice on transom , stringers and floor rebuild

    Only if you want to sand the orange peal out of the first coat.
  11. Scott Danforth

    7.4 question gen 4 to gen 5

    I personally would skip the gen V and go straight to a gen VI. However yes. Remove drive, swap motor, align, install drive
  12. Scott Danforth

    7.4 question gen 4 to gen 5

    Yes, the flywheel housing pattern and block locations for the mounts are the same. Flywheel is different, so hopefully your new to you motor has a flywheel
  13. Scott Danforth

    Quit My Job . . .

    I would have put wheels (casters) under it
  14. Scott Danforth

    Priming a Rebuild Engine

    Yes
  15. Scott Danforth

    Mariner 5 ,2 strokes

    first, welcome aboard most likely you have crud in the fuel system. in addition to the vibratory cleaner, chase every passage with fishing line to make sure the chunks are removed and not just vibrating in a bath. a compression test will tell you the general health of the motor...
  16. Scott Danforth

    Priming a Rebuild Engine

    get a priming tool. I have an old distributor that I modified. prior to that, a piece of 1/2" diameter rod and a chunk of copper pipe is what I used for decades. same tool for V6's, V8's (small block and big block), and most other GM motors
  17. Scott Danforth

    Antifreez

    When I pull my HX or a line for service, I just pull the hoses and let it fall into the bilge. I simply capture everything from the bilge drain into a bucket, then I use a coffee filter in a funnel to transfer the AF/H2O mix from the catch bucket to a few empty jugs I have. it filters out the...
  18. Scott Danforth

    Original sterndrive ratio for the Glastron/Carlson CV-27

    that is how the secondaries work on a Q-jet
  19. Scott Danforth

    Recommendation for fiberglass boat hill repair near Cape Coral, FL

    any reputable shop will be tied up for months. my suggestion, keep calling around, or do the work yourself. plenty of information in the stickies. most of the fiberglass supply houses are in Florida, so you could run to the Miami/Licquordale area or up to St Pete and avoid the EPA surcharge
  20. Scott Danforth

    Engine block thread damage question

    see your local radiator shop. 90% of them do aluminum welding on the side
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