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  1. Scott Danforth

    Inherited Porta Bote, taken out once AFAIK

    post it on facetube market place
  2. Scott Danforth

    What is the year, make, and model of this boat?!

    how did you confirm that? short of a good $800 moisture meter that reads thru fiberglass or test drills, banging on the transom means nothing.
  3. Scott Danforth

    Vessel view or gauge

    take your tablet outside on the brightest day. can you read your tablet in direct sun light? how long until the tablet shuts down due to heat?
  4. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 470 3.7L will the engine have issues without Antifreeze during winter?

    air doesnt freeze
  5. Scott Danforth

    470 Risers. Where can I find new ones?

    Cartagena Columbia (South America) to be exact. cost of goods difference between sourcing from the US and sourcing from Cartagena and sourcing from China part - simple seat pedestal. 2 laser cut plate with a #8 finish and a 1 foot section of 4" schedule 10 pre-polished pipe, whole weldment...
  6. Scott Danforth

    4.3 engine mounted raw water pump inquiry

    You do realize there are literally many millions of boats with an alpha drive that when maintained, last many decades. I do believe that your impeller may have been older than you thought when you installed it. since the drive comes off every year for maintenance, changing the impeller every...
  7. Scott Danforth

    Crownline 180br 2010 wiring help

    Look at the serial number tag riveted to the block just above the starter
  8. Scott Danforth

    Raw water at carb at higher RPM

    Pressure test the cooling water jacket Acerone test the manifolds
  9. Scott Danforth

    UFP Trailer Buddy retaining ring

    Most you can press in would be a 0.002" diameter difference. No way to drive in a 0.055" oversized bearing protector without dynamite
  10. Scott Danforth

    Vessel view or gauge

    Water pressure gauge is better than water temp for health of cooling system
  11. Scott Danforth

    470 Risers. Where can I find new ones?

    Have a bud with a brick and mortar facility in China that is now building in Columbia
  12. Scott Danforth

    why is this a GOOD idea to paint the hull where the flotation is

    only benefit I can think of is if I was selling paint
  13. Scott Danforth

    2021 Splash of the Year Voting

    Hey @Reserector_ , @todhunter , @bunker108 , @Meames1 , @gazza2007au , make sure to vote for your own boat, reach out to bud's here on the site.
  14. Scott Danforth

    Purchasing 2nd Boat: Jet or Stern Drive?

    when I was in process to buy a SeaDoo speedster to replace the Avanti in 1999, the insurance and in-efficiency is what changed my mind (while at the dealer with bank check in hand) and I stayed with a prop boat. Something didnt sit right with me paying same for insurance and fuel in a month that...
  15. Scott Danforth

    Purchasing 2nd Boat: Jet or Stern Drive?

    Jet boats like the Yamaha are the left-overs from the jet boat craze of the 90's. the pros/cons listed above are accurate. some of the pros/cons not listed above: no prop strikes with a jet No impeller replacements with an I/O skinny water with sand bottom means the Jet drafts much less...
  16. Scott Danforth

    Can you search DMV records for a particular car

    found this one in 2 seconds on searchtempest https://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/d/orlando-1991-honda-crx-hf/7426452492.html
  17. Scott Danforth

    Can you search DMV records for a particular car

    post a wanted add on facetube marketplace use search tempest to search all of craigslist in the US
  18. Scott Danforth

    Air don't freeze... RV antifreeze DOES!

  19. Scott Danforth

    Air don't freeze... RV antifreeze DOES!

    air freezes at -361F
  20. Scott Danforth

    Need help deciding!! Wakeboard boat vs bow rider!?!

    wakeboard boats, unlike ski boats are designed to give you a big wake. ski boats are designed for a flat wake bow riders have what ever wake comes from the back of them wakeboard boats are either inboards or use the VP forward drive which drafts a whole lot more water. this is to keep you...
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