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  1. Scott Danforth

    Re-upholstery Job on Cruisers Yacht 338 Bowrider

    Cool. Matches the files I emailed you
  2. Scott Danforth

    "Think we're gonna need a bigger boat"

    The deck is balsa, the stringers are wood and balsa. Decks generally dont have issues on express cruisers, mainly because there is air and stowage below the deck. However searays from the 80s and 90s do have transom and stringer issues. Just like most of the boats from that era. Trailer...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Re-upholstery Job on Cruisers Yacht 338 Bowrider

    Sure you dont want a job?
  4. Scott Danforth

    Radio/speaker Upgrade

    Agreed, a $7 blue tooth adapter from amazon is easier and swapping a complete system
  5. Scott Danforth

    1988 TRANSOM REMOVAL

    keep in mind there is a PDS shaft with two bearings to support the splined PDS shaft from the drive plate to the u-joints. it does what a gimbal bearing does (support the shaft just in front of the u-joints), however sits in a machined housing. because of the PDS shaft there is no annual...
  6. Scott Danforth

    "Think we're gonna need a bigger boat"

    a fiberglass boat in the $5k range will need about $5k to $10k in restoration to make usable. especially boats from the 80's and 90's when wood and balsa was used all over. for example, the boat in my signature was in great shape and required $1500 worth of transom and stringer replacement...
  7. Scott Danforth

    Radio/speaker Upgrade

    unlike cars where there are hundreds of thousands of vehicles made per year with the exact same harness, as well as specifications on Din or 1.5 DIN or 2DIN chassis, boats make 36-300 units per year, wiring harnesses may come from different suppliers every month and most chassis used are what...
  8. Scott Danforth

    Low Trailer- Steep Driveway Problem

    which truck? an S-10, or a F450 with a 12" lift running on 45's how much of a drop hitch? does your trailer sit level behind the truck?
  9. Scott Danforth

    Lost Keys for Older Boat

    ^+1..... what he said. I think there were maybe a dozen keys available in 1984
  10. Scott Danforth

    1988 TRANSOM REMOVAL

    the AQ series drive are nearly bulletproof and extremely simple drives.
  11. Scott Danforth

    Low Trailer- Steep Driveway Problem

    is your trailer level behind your truck? is the hitch the right height? have you gone to a trailer shop as was mentioned to block up the axle(s) for more height?
  12. Scott Danforth

    "Think we're gonna need a bigger boat"

    will add carver. they had an entire line of twin cabin boats. however keep in mind when looking at older express cruisers, especially from the 80's and 90's they often need a lot of work.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Ford 302 petronix igniter 2 distributor

    pic a terminal and call it #1. (you can even used the one with the dot next to it.). make the rotor point there. when the motor is at TDC use timing light to dial in timing
  14. Scott Danforth

    1988 TRANSOM REMOVAL

    there is no gimble bearing in a Volvo Penta AQ series drives
  15. Scott Danforth

    Mercury outboard and inboard lower unit interchange

    no, two completely different design groups and manufacturing sites back then.
  16. Scott Danforth

    Help with a 2001 Wellcraft Martinique 2600 fuse panel

    what color wire? that will tell you what it powers from there you can determine proper fuse size
  17. Scott Danforth

    Where to find parts lists, diagrams, etc for Newer Mercruisers

    thems fightin' words...... LOL
  18. Scott Danforth

    Newer Mercruiser Cooling System Questions . . .

    Let me check with some folks however you nailed it here:
  19. Scott Danforth

    Where to find parts lists, diagrams, etc for Newer Mercruisers

    the good news is the rotating assembly in the Merc's block is a standard GM product. not sure on the filter.
  20. Scott Danforth

    MerCruiser 7.4L Bluewater Exhaust

    you can cut the head off then slide the manifold outward about 2", and then cut the bolt about 3/4" away from the head. then when the manifold is out, weld a nut to the bit left and unthread.
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