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  1. Scott Danforth

    Exhaust manifolds

    do you have a yamaha drive or an OMC drive? the Yamaha drive is closer to a mercruiser, however you have to verify fitment
  2. Scott Danforth

    What tools needed to check over an old project bass boat before buying?

    replace the lines
  3. Scott Danforth

    What tools needed to check over an old project bass boat before buying?

    there is ATF which was adopted by Chrysler there is Type F for Fords there is Dexron for GM vehicles if you mix ATF with type F or Dexron, you get a sludge that precipitates out. you can mix UTF with ATF. you can also mix in AW64 or AW46 hydraulic oil
  4. Scott Danforth

    Mercury 250 hp V8 vs Mercury Verado 250 hp V8

    you are on a pontoon, both of those motors will push that brick in the water at the same speed
  5. Scott Danforth

    Anyone sells a closed cooling kit for a V8 petrol MPI? Preferably Volvo Penta

    ALL GM V8's run a bypass. its just a hose and two fittings, on some engines its just a hose you can use a generic thermostat housing, however you need to have the expansion tank as the highest point to burb the water. the stock VP setup you have a picture of has a raised thermostat housing...
  6. Scott Danforth

    1996 Hydrasport

    any of the ablative bottom paints will work
  7. Scott Danforth

    Lower unit filled with grease

    in low hp (below 15 or 20hp) and below gear boxes it was a specific thixotropic grease similar to John Deere's corn head grease. however the OP's gear box requires gear lube
  8. Scott Danforth

    Starcraft Jetstream question

    Dad had a similar Mirrocraft with a closed bow like your pic. as a small scrawny kid, I could sit/walk up there. however as I came into my teens and started eating like a horse, it flexed too much. If you want to walk on it, there are ways to stiffen it, however requires flipping the boat and...
  9. Scott Danforth

    VP Outdrive identification

    BTW, the original riveted tag is on the top of the transmission housing on the front side by the bellows ring being a 1992, you have either a 571A or a 572A which is a 5.7 paired to a DPA1 or DPA2 since you state DP's in post #1...
  10. Scott Danforth

    2010 bayliner 2009 motor

    what motor its never good if a motor is seized up.....ever how did you winterize it?
  11. Scott Danforth

    Anyone sells a closed cooling kit for a V8 petrol MPI? Preferably Volvo Penta

    here is your volvo penta 271C setup (regardless if you are running the stock carb or EFI) water comes in from the drive intake, up thru the H-frame swivel shaft to the leak-prone casting to the hose that goes to the transom shield. From there, the water goes thru the power steering cooler...
  12. Scott Danforth

    Carb rebuild kit

    by the pic its a 2300 2-barrel. by the engine size its the 500cfm by googling, there is even an old rebuild threads on iboats https://forums.iboats.com/threads/volvo-penta-5-0-glpwtr-accelerator-pump-question.729562/...
  13. Scott Danforth

    Ran outdrive without lube! Bad sound.

    leaving a drive empty over winter causes the gears and bearings to rust up due to condensation
  14. Scott Danforth

    Is 17ft long enough for a tournament bass boat?

    I posted both the florida and the ABA rules. the OP has to look into the rules for where he is fishing.
  15. Scott Danforth

    2010 bayliner 2009 motor

    Welcome aboard Does it crank and not fire, or not turn over? Did you clean the battery cables and connections? I/O or OB? If I/O, how did you winterize?
  16. Scott Danforth

    What tools needed to check over an old project bass boat before buying?

    Do not mix type F with standard ATF Buy straight ATF, not dexron, not type F
  17. Scott Danforth

    Carb rebuild kit

    I suggest you look up the part on volvopentastore. 2 barrel is a holley 2300 4 barrel is either a holley 4150 or 4160
  18. Scott Danforth

    Starter problems

    Clean all your battery cable connections from the starter to the battery, including the block. You are describing a bad connection
  19. Scott Danforth

    Low Trailer- Steep Driveway Problem

    any pics yet?
  20. Scott Danforth

    Help with materials (recommendations needed)

    unless the OP's admiral is like mine..... "dont you even think about it, get that stuff out of the spare bedroom" @mickyryan can confirm..... LOL
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