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  1. Scott Danforth

    1987 Bayliner Capri 3.0 - ignition switch does not turn on starter

    welcome aboard. being a 1987 bayliner, most likely this is an OMC what diagnostics have you done?
  2. Scott Danforth

    Will OMC Engine/Drive Match Mercruiser- Plug & Play?

    not sure why you would ever want to buy anything that has OMC in it. many parts are NLA the 92 Sea Ray needs to be seriously looked at. the motor and drive most likely came out because the hull is rotten with a bit of work, you can put a complete Mercruiser longtail in the location that...
  3. Scott Danforth

    228 oil pan/timing cover leak

    Put it on an engine stand
  4. Scott Danforth

    Rubbing compound for heavy oxidation

    wet sanding with the 600 and 800. the other 3 are compounds recommended by ondarvr
  5. Scott Danforth

    Ultra Black or RTV silicone?

    for oil, ultacopper is better than the ultrablack. for the water pump, the ultra grey is what to use.
  6. Scott Danforth

    Rubbing compound for heavy oxidation

    600 grit, followed by 800 grit, followed by aquabuff 1000, followed by aquabuff 2000 followed by 3M finessit if you are still north of Bradenton, Fiberglass Coatings in St Pete has Aquabuff on the shelf.
  7. Scott Danforth

    fixing rotted floor

    welcome aboard boats rot from the drain-plug up. so by the time the floor is soft, the transom and the stringers are shot, the foam is water logged and the boat is no longer safe there is no shortcut. welcome to the restoration start by reading links 14, 15, 18, 2, 3, 4a, and 4b in their...
  8. Scott Danforth

    What´s the best replacement for AQ271C (or 570) 5.7 GM engine, ideally stroker?

    GM did that for VP and Merc. the 6.2 merc runs 1.6:1 rockers as well. which gets in to seal to keeper interference...... but hey, they warranty it.
  9. Scott Danforth

    10AWG for a 1amp nav light? AWG Overkill?

    99% of boat manufacturers are running 16 gauge to the nav lights on boats much bigger than yours.
  10. Scott Danforth

    Laying the Deck Questions

    put a halogen light under the boat and heat the hull from underneath as well. no need to heat the whole shop if you can warm the hull area
  11. Scott Danforth

    10AWG for a 1amp nav light? AWG Overkill?

    your boat is only 17 feet. no way your total length of wiring is 54 feet to a nav light. if your nav light is at the helm, and your circuit breaker and switch is at the helm, your looking at 20 foot max lenght my boat is 26 feet long, max length of run on any circuit in my boat is 22 feet...
  12. Scott Danforth

    Towing and Launching

    welcome aboard what is the towing capacity of your car? what is the total actual weight of your boat/motor/trailer/fuel/gear/beer/ice/passengers in the car/etc? and then there is the brake thing that Roscoe mentions as most cars require brakes if the towed load is over either 1000# or 2000#
  13. Scott Danforth

    Cheetah 180V (1984) or similar outboard conversion

    no, it would be cheaper and better to by a boat that is running with an outboard already. however its your time and money
  14. Scott Danforth

    no power to gauges and ignition switch

    then start at the batteries. you have a bad connection somewhere.
  15. Scott Danforth

    Cheetah 180V (1984) or similar outboard conversion

    Consider the hull to be completely toast and needing a complete overhaul
  16. Scott Danforth

    17ft Bayliner Capri bowrider project

    Yes, a cradle is necessary
  17. Scott Danforth

    Replacing Gas engine with electric motor

    Ted, you could always run a 65# trolling motor and two batteries.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Create storage in Hurricane 217 Sd

    call your Hurricane dealer and ask
  19. Scott Danforth

    no power to gauges and ignition switch

    take a volt meter. start at the battery cable going to the key switch and check from there.
  20. Scott Danforth

    Replacing Gas engine with electric motor

    then we need a different energy storage scheme, as the carbon footprint for battery manufacture puts the EV's in a huge hole. take the battery packs for a Prius: ore mined in Canada, shipped to China for processing, shipped to Japan to be made into batteries, etc. is a bigger carbon foot print...
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