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  1. Scott Danforth

    Vibration at low speed

    do you pull the drive every year, inspect the gimbal, u-joints and alignment?
  2. Scott Danforth

    1984 Glasstream Hydrabass 17ft

    none of the fiberglass boats from the 80's were made very well. no mater what the brand was or if it was a canoe, bass boat, bow rider, cuddy cabin or express cruiser. they all have issue people had disposable income, they bought a lot of boats. boat makers slapped them together as cheap as...
  3. Scott Danforth

    3.0 mercruiser i/o

    using a shut-off valve and trying to run it out of fuel will kill your fuel pump unless its an electric pump and you simply turn off the power to it. however trying to run an engine driven mechanical pump against a closed inlet will result in a torn diaphragm
  4. Scott Danforth

    Chris Craft - Which should i purchase

    being 25 to 28 years old, both these boats are going to be far from perfect, unless they were in a vacuum sealed temperature controlled capsule your post #1 and post #2 conflict. in post #1 you call one a 1997 and the other a 1992. in post #2, you state that both are 1997. 5 years is a big...
  5. Scott Danforth

    1984 Glasstream Hydrabass 17ft

    welcome aboard. being a 38 year old boat means is 2.5 x older than its design life you bought it as a project. expect a full hull restoration for the following reasons: you bought it as a project its a boat built in 1984 making it 38-39 years old when it was designed to last 15 its a...
  6. Scott Danforth

    3.0 mercruiser i/o

    the valve is not needed do not install a bulb the crud in your tank (water, etc) is what will clog up your carb. not using it often just lets the fuel in the carb evaporate which accelerates the debris in your carb to harden in the passages.
  7. Scott Danforth

    1988 searay Seville cuddy cabin. Is it a good boat?

    2.0 to 2.125" total thickness. The wood is 2 pieces of 3/4". However i suggest you do some test drills into the stringers. I guarantee you will find more rot. You will also find the flotation foam is saturated with water
  8. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta 3.0 GL RPM gauge not reading correctly

    most likely crud on the multi-fit selector switch like Bondo mentioned. it may also be set to 8 cylinder vs 4 cylinders
  9. Scott Danforth

    Fixing Nicks In Aluminum Hull

    you have to clean the aluminum just like you have to clean the fiberglass to allow the 3M VHB tape to stick. With 40 grit sand paper not all aluminum boats have a keel strip. for boats with a keel strip, some keel guards would go around it. Some do not (gator shield for example)
  10. Scott Danforth

    Wonder if I should go IO again or go OB?

    (y)(y)🍻I resemble that as well........
  11. Scott Danforth

    Wonder if I should go IO again or go OB?

    between a Merc 250 hp 4.5 liter and a VP 280 hp 4.3, I would do the VP as its a GM dervived motor with HX cooling. Also, not all the VP's get cat exhaust Between I/O and OB, that is a personal choice
  12. Scott Danforth

    Primer Bulb Recommendation?

    buy a moeller or OMC primer bulb. the Atwood ones suck
  13. Scott Danforth

    Fixing Nicks In Aluminum Hull

    get a keel guard if you intend to beach it
  14. Scott Danforth

    Searching for LOWE'S SEA NYMPH SC175BL Owners Manual Content

    other than maybe a dozen builders out of nearly 200,000 that have come and gone, as a rule, it generally doesnt exist in the marine or RV world. most boat builders could not provide a wiring schematic or plumbing schematic if their lives depended on it because most of those systems are...
  15. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 140 Points to Delco EST results in low RPM at WOT

    no need to have the engine running to read a dwell meter, you can read it while cranking the engine. no door is because the door is not J1971 comliant.
  16. Scott Danforth

    Next to No Maintenance

    get one of the litmus kits that test coolant for exhaust gases or something like this https://www.lislecorp.com/specialty-tools/combustion-leak-detector that will tell you right away.
  17. Scott Danforth

    Can anyone help electrical question

    if the on-board charger is only 12 volts, adding another battery will only add the weight of the other battery, then you would be undercharging the batteries and that is not good for battery life. if the motor controller is only good for 24 volts and you introduce 36 volts, you may let out the...
  18. Scott Danforth

    Livewell

    pump could have been run without water and burned it up
  19. Scott Danforth

    Next to No Maintenance

    snow blowers are not intended to be in the rain. all that covers the carb is a heat box.
  20. Scott Danforth

    corroded posts in distributor cap

    Change the cap every few years
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