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  1. Scott Danforth

    Turning Vintage and going Chrome

    Few months back, trying to get in with the Doc.... Me "Doc, almost 54, need to run panels and labs to look for markers for X, Y, & Z as it may run in the family" Also need a specialist to look at my shoulder. Me" Doc, also, need a referral to an allergist as something is kicking my butt...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Gimbal bearing.

    Because comparison sites like Consumer Reports / JD Powers, etc gives products negative values for maintenance points and the marketing department is trying to push sales........ lower quality competitors are doing it and getting better comparison scores on maintenance for less points to touch...
  3. Scott Danforth

    HELP - trying to drive in inner bearing race... NEED TRICKS

    UFP uses off-sized bearings to be "Unique". my local trailer parts place keeps both races on the shelf
  4. Scott Danforth

    Filling coolant reservoir 3.0 TKS?

    take a sample of the coolant in a clear container to look. cant see thru the opaque white tank
  5. Scott Danforth

    lubricate impeller with what? Volvo 3L

    Windex also works. however coming down the aisle at the store with 2 gallons of motor oil, 3 quarts of gear lube and a bottle of KY raises eyebrows told the clerk it was a party
  6. Scott Danforth

    Anybody Experienced with ClicSeal Pour Spout

    I would try to condense all you gel work within a very short period of time
  7. Scott Danforth

    Small crack in fiberglass hull with stains

    those brown streaks are the tannins in the wood leaching out as the wood structure rots you can cosmetically fix it, however I agree with Ted, there is an underlying issue that should be addressed first
  8. Scott Danforth

    Best manuals

    only place to get mercruiser manuals is from Brunswick directly. https://publications.brunswick.com/ you can buy used ones on ebay.
  9. Scott Danforth

    Filling coolant reservoir 3.0 TKS?

    if your coolant is brownish, flush the system. it should either be green or orange. however if you mix green with orange, you get a brown sludge. or if you have rust in your system, you have brown coolant when you first fill the system, you need to fully fill the system. there is no way to...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Best manuals

    Factory manual for the motor Factory manual for the drive
  11. Scott Danforth

    Repair balsa core from inside boat

    The down side is youwill be working upside down and fighting gravity. That, in my opinion makes the job harder than redoing the top of the deck and the non-skid I have a soft spot on my foredeck that is from a crack in the fiberglass that exposed the balsa to the elements for a short while...
  12. Scott Danforth

    Lake Association

    as far as Dante's 9 levels of HOA.... mine is not too bad at level 5. however If I would prefer not to have the HOA. @DeepCMark58A guessing this is the lake association back North.... have you considered joining the association? Buddy of mine was having problems with the association. so he...
  13. Scott Danforth

    Turning Vintage and going Chrome

    When you hit your 50's your body starts to tell you stuff. if I had a CEL, it would read the following: P0087 P0089 P00C6 P0134 P0299 P0300 P0700 Have a few door dings and sometimes the blinker is left on. turning Vintage sucks....
  14. Scott Danforth

    Filling coolant reservoir 3.0 TKS?

    welcome aboard so you have a heat exchanger? are you looking in the expansion tank on the heat exchanger, or the puke tank along the side of the engine? the expansion tank should be full at all times. the puke tank will have just a trace of coolant when the engine is cold, and be close to...
  15. Scott Danforth

    Fiberglass storage .... Shelf life ?

    the cloth itself will last a really long time if stored wrapped in paper and dry CSM may have issues with the binder if exposed to UV Now, Resin and Gel on the other hand, does have a short shelf life
  16. Scott Danforth

    Cracks in aluminum hull repair options

    one path is an arm swinging a hammer to hit a tool (converting impact into force). the other is a pneumatic piston and spring to smack a tool (also converting impact to force) the result is a bucked rivet in both cases
  17. Scott Danforth

    Repair balsa core from inside boat

    the break the core up. the core is to take up space between the two layers of fiberglass. to separate them and keep them from compressing together.
  18. Scott Danforth

    1986 Advantage Magnum 190

    Since you are new to boats there are no boat level manuals. they never existed. in many cases there is no documentation other than a notebook on the factory floor The boat hull is either made by the boat company or bought from another boat company. the boat interior is either made in-house...
  19. Scott Danforth

    1986 Advantage Magnum 190

    some only lasted one boat as stated, there have been well over 100,000 boat companies that have come and gone in the last 100 years. the engine/drive combination is OMC. the engine block is a 1986 only V6, however can be replaced with any 1986-1992 The drive is the early Cobra OMC is out of...
  20. Scott Danforth

    Cracks in aluminum hull repair options

    hammer, rivet tool, and a helper with a big hammer to back up the head
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