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  1. Scott Danforth

    DIY Marine upholstery and covers?

    I made a deal with a few local upholsterers to just do the skins and I did the foam, substrate and assembly
  2. Scott Danforth

    Restoring a chaparral 187XL

    Hammer test means nothing unless the rotten wood has long dried and was eaten by insects leaving a void Whad dit the drill shavings look like? Fress wood sawdust, or dark and moist mulch?
  3. Scott Danforth

    Faria tachometer?

    Where the power stops
  4. Scott Danforth

    Faria tachometer?

    Tach and other gauges get their power from the key switch. Should be easy to follow the purple wires from the gauges to the problem
  5. Scott Danforth

    No power under load

    you have a cooling system issue your engine should not be over 160 if raw water cooled or 180 if heat exchanged cooled your compression is down on all cylinders, however that could be a few things you need to get diacom or pay someone whom has it what is your fuel pressure?
  6. Scott Danforth

    Raise boat from trailer

    What kind of boat? What kind of trailer? I would hoist from above from the bow and transom eyes Some boats you may have to javk from below In a roller trailer, just roll the boat back a bit to paint where the rollers are
  7. Scott Danforth

    1984 Glasstream Hydrabass 17ft

    suggest you do some reading https://forums.iboats.com/threads/for-new-members-needing-help-buying-a-boat-a-buyers-checklist.612841/ then read the threads in links 14, 15, 18, 2, 2, 4a, and 4b https://forums.iboats.com/threads/how-tos-and-other-great-information.283508/ here is a thread on...
  8. Scott Danforth

    1984 Glasstream Hydrabass 17ft

    the seller will tell you anything to make the sale. your hull is gel, not paint. if it was just a scrape on the gel, gel repair is easy. I would assume that the transom and stringers are wet or rotten. you can weigh the boat to verify pre-sale. if the boat weighs much more than its spec...
  9. Scott Danforth

    Replacing Thru hull ...size??

    Common sizes are 3/4 and 1-1/8"
  10. Scott Danforth

    Bilge drain tube suggestions

    The 5200 cant hurt, think of it as belt and suspenders
  11. Scott Danforth

    1984 Glasstream Hydrabass 17ft

    That looks like its thru the glass and to the foam
  12. Scott Danforth

    Bilge drain tube suggestions

    The expansion mandrel is what seals the tube to the transom
  13. Scott Danforth

    Gas hose size 4 hp 1972 Evinrude

    5/32 is also 4mm
  14. Scott Danforth

    1996 OMC Cobra 5.8 FSI Ford engine doesn't rev over 4000 rpm

    Check the RPM with a shop tach. You may be spinning faster than your tach is showing and you may be hitting the rev limiter
  15. Scott Danforth

    Bilge drain tube suggestions

    They make brass, aluminum and stainless
  16. Scott Danforth

    3.0 mercruiser i/o

    And oranges are not apples Your point is what? Fiel injection relies on a high pressure pump, a throttle position sensor, a map sensor, a bunch of data tables and an ecm to enrich the mix during a throttle open event A carb relies on a small diaphragm in the fuel bowl connected to the...
  17. Scott Danforth

    Vibration at low speed

    Make sure its running on all 6 cylinders. Chassed a similar vibration issue on a buds boat, turned out to be a bad plug wire
  18. Scott Danforth

    Restoring a chaparral 187XL

    keep in mind the Chap is almost 38 years old (the M/Y 2023 boats are being set up now) how is the transom and stringers? many of the 187XL's came with the Merc 470 (3.7 liter). what motor do you have?
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    3.0 mercruiser i/o

    the main question is why would anyone want to add a leak point or the potential to take out a pump such as a shut-off valve to a fuel system? simply using the boat once a month will keep the carb full of fuel and keep varnish at bay. the anti-siphon valve prevents any fuel from continuing to...
  20. Scott Danforth

    Tracking down and repairing leak in aluminum hull (starcraft islander)

    any water leaking in is a leak. the leaks you found in post #1 can push a lot of water into the hull when you are on plane additionally, if the engine is leaking, that will add water to the bilge. yes, a missing rivet can leak a lot of water. damaged keel sealing can leak. to seal with...
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