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  1. Scott Danforth

    1971 4hp mercury outboard

    motor has to be turning over to shift dont try to shift a non-running motor
  2. Scott Danforth

    OMC 1993 3.0L Cobra. What oil to use?

    or 15W40. it will all work
  3. Scott Danforth

    Stein Boatworks

    over the past 100 years, many hundreds of thousands of boat manufacturers have come and gone, many making as little as 1 hull. its not even in the fiberglassics library http://www.fiberglassics.com/library/index.php?title=Main_Page
  4. Scott Danforth

    Diagnosing miss at high RPMs for VP 7.4GL with EST electronic distributor

    If the OPs numbers are right, he has a diesel. Spec for a stock Gen VI 7.4 GL (L29) is 9.1:1 compression, 330hp and 150psi cranking compression numbers
  5. Scott Danforth

    1998 Cruisers Rogue 2420 re-gel and interior

  6. Scott Danforth

    1998 Cruisers Rogue 2420 re-gel and interior

    for those in the know....... my boat exterior scheme came from an image from this web page. https://www.formulaboats.com/blog/guide-volvo-vs-mercruiser-boat-motors/ specifically
  7. Scott Danforth

    Old Trailer Paint?

    many times, it was a one-shot paint/primer mix if your budget is blown, put a cup brush in the 4.5" angle grinder, take off everything that flakes off. then hit the surface with 120 grit in the DA. when done, spray rustoleum primer, then rustoleum top coat with a hardener
  8. Scott Danforth

    best way to tow with a lund baron I/O?

    pull from the transom tiedowns with a bridle. it only drags until the line is tight, then its out of the water
  9. Scott Danforth

    Wiring Gauge Question

    on a 21 foot boat, 16 gauge will cover most of your needs. however you need to do math to verify. find the load, find the total length of wire, calculate voltage drop for various wire gauges, make sure you are within limits
  10. Scott Danforth

    PLEASE HELP IDENTIFY MY BOAT

    the boat has had the start of a transom replacement. if you do not have registration paperwork, etc, its a yard planter
  11. Scott Danforth

    mild restoration and reconfiguring

    no
  12. Scott Danforth

    OMC 1993 3.0L Cobra. What oil to use?

    the engine gets SAE 30 the drive gets the 80W90
  13. Scott Danforth

    Diagnosing miss at high RPMs for VP 7.4GL with EST electronic distributor

    https://pubs.volvopenta.com/publications/7740288
  14. Scott Danforth

    Is my mercury oil injected?

    Your motor needs premix if you do not have a separate oil tank So if you ran your Tower of Power on straight fuel, you killed it
  15. Scott Danforth

    4.3 mercruiser knocking

    Pull the drive to make sure it isnt the U-joints
  16. Scott Danforth

    How to launch stern drive safely?

    Ball joints last between 400 and 600 hours
  17. Scott Danforth

    Fuel economy of a 2000 Cobalt 226 454 mag mpi with bravo lll

    Your motor will burn 0.4# of fuel per hp per hour How much power are you commanding?
  18. Scott Danforth

    Peoples vs. Peoples/Gear weight limits?

    You could have people weighing in at 400# or 40# Which ever limit is hit first is the governing limit
  19. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    still need to back off on the jets. however put 6 hours on the boat today with friends.... the boat traffic was nuts.... Jeff and Sheryl are waiting for a prop to come back from Admiral prop. next week, we take out their 48' cruisers.
  20. Scott Danforth

    87 Chris Craft I/O sources of water intrusion?

    being a 1987..... look at the integrity of the transom
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