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  1. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta outdrive won’t rise all the way

    you have to pull the pump to be able to get access to remove the reservoir
  2. Scott Danforth

    Combining gray and black water

    your local marina probably has done this many times.
  3. Scott Danforth

    Buying and Selling Online

    Anyone else notice the OP hasnt been back
  4. Scott Danforth

    Mercontrol Shifter Issues

    you cant really lubricate cables. after a while the inner sheath wears out and the cables just need to be replaced if you cant move the cables with two fingers, replace them. they are about $30 each. as for your handle moving forward, most likely since the cables are shot, the extra force...
  5. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta outdrive won’t rise all the way

    Oildyne 108 plastic reservoir are cheap and held in to the bottom of the pump with one screw
  6. Scott Danforth

    Volvo tamd41b overheating issue

    Any leak in the system before the raw water pump means the pumps suck air, which means the motor runs hot
  7. Scott Danforth

    1976 GlassMaster Tri-Hull

    Gel is best. However since you are going with paint. Almost any catalyst cured topside paint
  8. Scott Danforth

    Volvo tamd41b overheating issue

    Check water inlet casting on drive Clear hose between raw water pump and HX, look for bubbles. If you see bubbles, you are sucking air
  9. Scott Danforth

    Merc 4.3

    Light reading. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/complete-history-of-the-4-3-liter-with-casting-numbers.693935/
  10. Scott Danforth

    Merc 4.3

    Balance shaft started in 1992
  11. Scott Danforth

    Doghouse reconstruction

    My doghouse is all fiberglass with a bit of balsa coring in the back. If I were to fabricate one, I would make a plug out of PVC sheet, then cover with core board, then cover in 2 layers of 1708 fiberglass. Once cured, I would remove the PVC and cover the inside with 2 layers of 1708
  12. Scott Danforth

    merc 4.3

    Thunderbolt ignition trouble shooting guide in the stickies at top of the forum
  13. Scott Danforth

    MERCURY COMMAND THRUST TILLER TO SIDE MOUNT THROTTLE CONVERSION?

    converting any tiller motor to controls. buy conversion kit for motor and buy controls. follow instructions in factory service manual.
  14. Scott Danforth

    Deck draining to bilge

    make a mini channel at the back and sides of the deck that run to in-line check valves and out thru-hulls. like a scupper.
  15. Scott Danforth

    Lifting boat off trailer to repair bunk

    RTV is useless to prevent bolts from backing out. rust will take care of that. even the 18-8 stainless lag bolts will rust. I suggest just galvanized
  16. Scott Danforth

    Winterizing my enclosed 3.0L merc in my 192 discovery

    Closed cooling requires you to make sure the AF tests good to -40 or below. The raw water side of the system gets drained. The heat exchanger could have the end caps pulled and cleaned. The drive still should come off, the alignment checked and u-joints, gimbal, and bellows inspected. Change...
  17. Scott Danforth

    Winter Fuel Additive

    Nothing. Use the boat often, cycle fuel often. No additive needed
  18. Scott Danforth

    1980 Sea Ray leaning rear port side

    First, weigh your boat and compare to spec If you weigh significantly more than spec, core sample the foam If waterlogged. Start a full restoration
  19. Scott Danforth

    89 Volvo Penta AQ271C ignition or carb, maybe something else

    Pull the rubber exhaust hoses. If you had an overheat, the inside of the rubber could have burnt plugging the exhaust on one side limiting power
  20. Scott Danforth

    1980 Sea Ray leaning rear port side

    You most likely have water-soaked foam on the port side
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