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  1. Scott Danforth

    Set up

    A foil only helps the company that sold it and lined their pockets
  2. Scott Danforth

    Run Generator while Under Way?

    Depends where the water pickup is for the genny
  3. Scott Danforth

    Water on carpet floor lower cabin

    Check all the caulking everywhere. Most likely the rain is coming in from the rub rail, or the hatch, or the windshield screws
  4. Scott Danforth

    Centering boat on trailer (solo) without trailer guides? or DIY guide advice

    dont back in so far and winch it up if you want an alternative to u-bolts, 2 long bolts and two plates drilled will clamp anything together
  5. Scott Danforth

    Higher elevation issues.

    wouldnt work on marine engines. and the cheap little adapters only read the published OBD2 data. you cant see the BCM data or the transmission data without the proper scan tools
  6. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta Cobra SX repair

    I would look at sites like https://www.freshwatervolvopentaparts.com/ and get a complete good used drive.
  7. Scott Danforth

    freshwater cooling full kits

    alpha drive will only support a half system as Kenny stated, a full system requires more flow Most "Kits" are difficult for the Heat Exchanger OEM's as they have to buy 100 brackets and components at a crack to keep it cost effective for the end user. so they quit making kits as most sit on...
  8. Scott Danforth

    Sport Jet 175 x2 with low compression

    Ring Free is a yamaha product power tune is a Mercury product
  9. Scott Danforth

    2002 Mastercraft 5.7 harmonic balancer moving in and out

    call indmar with your serial number measure the stroke. 3.48 is stock 350 cubic inch. 3.75" stroke is 377 cubic inch. add .030" oversized pistons and you get 383 cubic inch if you have to build a stroker shortblock, get a new crank. have the local engine machine shop inspect the rest. if...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta Cobra SX repair

    Throw the seloc manual away and get a factory manual You have to rebuild the whole drive. Grenaded parts from the top make it to the bottom It would be cheaper and faster to find a different drive
  11. Scott Danforth

    Hole shot, Mercruiser 4.3L

    Understanding leverage and fulcrums when pulling a skier with a butt heavy sterndrive Try adding weight to the bow I put 3 people in the bow of the Avanti with the anemic 3.0 to get my fat butt up. The weight forward of the fulcrum point of the hole helps counteract the load from the skier to...
  12. Scott Danforth

    2002 Mastercraft 5.7 harmonic balancer moving in and out

    I would be building a stroker
  13. Scott Danforth

    Sport Jet 175 x2 with low compression

    here you go 8 in one adjustable gap tester https://www.amazon.com/CDI-Electronics-511-9766-Enclosed-Adjustable/dp/B002IZFSSO/ the single that I have been using for decades https://www.lislecorp.com/specialty-tools/ignition-spark-tester your manual will tell you specifically the minimum gap...
  14. Scott Danforth

    Anchoring question

    BTW, my boat is 26 feet, my anchor has 8 feet of chain and only weighs 13#. no need for a 40# anchor if you get the right anchor on a calm day, you may only need a 3:1 scope on a windy day you may only need a 7:1 scope on a stormy day you will need the 10:1 so in a 60 foot depth, yes, you...
  15. Scott Danforth

    4,3Gi different fuel pressure?

    no reason not to tie it all in the same thread
  16. Scott Danforth

    Converting from vertical 2x4 to horizontal 2x6 bunks

    NO NO NO NEVER EVER use pressure treated anywhere near aluminum your in salt water. use cypres
  17. Scott Danforth

    Converting from vertical 2x4 to horizontal 2x6 bunks

    from the transom to the first rib in the boat under the seat. where 80% of the weight of the boat is.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Anchoring question

    1/2" Enough rode for a 10:1 scope
  19. Scott Danforth

    Hole shot, Mercruiser 4.3L

    Put the cooler in the bow, or 60# of weight like a sand bag.
  20. Scott Danforth

    Sport Jet 175 x2 with low compression

    Read the factory manuals on setting the carbs. I don't trust any video on youtube unless done by a trained mechanic A spark tester is a gap test. The spark must be able to jump a 3/8 gap
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