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  1. Scott Danforth

    Trying to decide between 3 older boats!

    Mirro has nothing to do with Cruisers other than Mirro Aluminum was once headquartered in Manitowoc Wisconsin and Cruisers is 80 miles north in Oconto Wisconsin. Different companies owned by different PE firms Banging on a fiberglass boat means nothing. Been proven hundreds of restorations...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Trying to decide between 3 older boats!

    If you are going to buy an old boat, buy aluminum. Skip all 3 of the fiberglass projects unless you like working on fiberglass projects
  3. Scott Danforth

    Dead injector?

    Send the injectors to be cleaned. Clean the fuel rails
  4. Scott Danforth

    Clanking/rattling sound after prop change

    Then it should even out. Check your timing. Check the contents of your fuel filter
  5. Scott Danforth

    Clanking/rattling sound after prop change

    Two red flags. Going from aluminum to stainless, you normally need to drop 1" in pitch. You kept it the same Going from 3 blades to 4 you normally need to drop 1" in pitch. You kept it the same To go from a 3 blade aluminum to a 4 blade stainless, you should be at 17p. Not the 19p you...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser Manual has a error in torque V6 Vortec

    Every manual and spec sheet has at least one error. Thanks for posting. Hope people search and find this threads
  7. Scott Danforth

    Coolant in 3 cylinders after winter storage? Hasn't been started

    You can borrow compression and leak down tester tools from your local FLAPS Compression on a new motor is 150psi You want more than 100 psi as below that, it will not run. You want all your cylinders within 5% ideally. However within 10% is the limit make sure to do a pressure test on the...
  8. Scott Danforth

    Carpet glue

    NO use fiberglass and resin, or paint with an oil based paint flex seal will break down in the sun and the carpet glue will have a reaction with it.
  9. Scott Danforth

    OMC 3.8l dying at high rpm and weird cranking issue.

    its a carter fuel pump. summit racing has them. same pump as 4.3, 305, and 350. https://www.summitracing.com/search/product-line/carter-marine-mechanical-fuel-pumps/part-type/fuel-pumps?fr=part-type&SortBy=Default&SortOrder=Ascending DO NOT USE AN AUTOMOTIVE PUMP
  10. Scott Danforth

    88 Capri Restoration (Splashed 08/2022)

    not unique to your boat suggest adjusting dwell and timing,
  11. Scott Danforth

    Replacing the steel cable on a boat lift

    I help a boat lift company every once in a while. they use one size cable on all lifts from 2k to 8k and 10k to 40k, only adjusting the amount of lines as the winders are all the same.
  12. Scott Danforth

    3L core plug

    you know that the block is most likely cracked just under the manifold. it may also be cracked just above the pan rail on the inside.
  13. Scott Danforth

    OMC 3.8l dying at high rpm and weird cranking issue.

    since you used the trim and it died, you have a bad connection somewhere - most likely that iffy battery cable could just spend $45 on a new mechanical fuel pump. vs the $100 for a marine rated electric fuel pump, the required oil pressure switch, relay, etc.
  14. Scott Danforth

    Ford 302 alternator proper amp size

    here is your alternator. 12 volts, 42 amps. wilson part number 90-01-3103 https://www.wilsonautoelectric.com/Shared/PartSearch (you will have to put the part number in the search bar)
  15. Scott Danforth

    Replacing the steel cable on a boat lift

    What size are the winders? That will determine if you can change cable size
  16. Scott Danforth

    3L core plug

    No, and if you lost a core plug, you most likely have a cracked block as well. How did you winterize?
  17. Scott Danforth

    Ford 302 alternator proper amp size

    Then buy a 35 to 45 amp alternator
  18. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta AQ125/270 overheating raw water not pumping

    You need water over the top of the drive to flood the impeller to prime it. That is 18" higher than tou can get with a tub
  19. Scott Danforth

    Ford 302 alternator proper amp size

    You have to rewire your boat to use anything over a 42 amp alternator. It can be done, however you need to replace wiring from the alternator to the battery and the helm. You have to bypass the ammeter.
  20. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta AQ125/270 overheating raw water not pumping

    STOP. Unless that tub is big enough to submerge the whole drive, the pump can not prime You toasted your impeller. Impellers do not "suck", they only push fluid and must be submerged to prime. So replace your impeller and use a set of muffs
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