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  1. Scott Danforth

    Fountain feedback

    by de-tuning, you mean dropping in a production 8.2 liter motor vs a Mercury Racing Motor? then yes. you just cant order them that way by de-tuning, if you mean pulling the Mercury Racing motor apart, swapping in a smaller cam(s), lighter valve springs, etc. then spend hundreds of thousands...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Fountain feedback

    unlike fishing boats where the motors last 4-5 thousand hours between rebuilds. go-fast I/O motors only last a few hundred - yes, average 2-300 hours between rebuilds. the large cam profiles needed without over-lap (reversion) is hard on valve springs, lifters, etc. so is is not uncommon to...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Bow railing for 1998 Super Fishermen 170

    either make your own (buy the tubing, fittings, etc) sold by many manufacturers, many thru iBoats https://www.iboats.com/shop/hardware/boat-tubing-and-rails/marine-rail-and-tube-fittings.html or if your location has a marine surplus company, look there.
  4. Scott Danforth

    Prop Question

    first, welcome aboard next answer all the questions what engine? what gear case ratio? what RPM are you at at WOT (verify with a shop tach) what GPS speed are you achieving at WOT? what boat what does the boat weigh? are you trimming in all the way for your hole shot?
  5. Scott Danforth

    OMC 5.7 Questions

    then buy a boat with an outboard OMC means Obsolete Marine Company - OMC went out of business many decades ago the buyer is lying. no way the motor has 0 hours being that old. typical use of a boat motor is about 20-50 hours a year. however OMC was in many low end boats that did not have...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Tried everything, except what's really wrong.

    Start with basics. What is the compression? Can the spark jump the 8mm gap as indicated above? Has the flywheel key sheared? If all above is good, only thing left is fuel system (carb, fuel pump, etc)
  7. Scott Danforth

    Fountain feedback

    Do you have an automotive machine shop? If not, go outboard
  8. Scott Danforth

    Tried everything, except what's really wrong.

    What diagnostic steps have you done, or have you just thrown parts at it?
  9. Scott Danforth

    Antifreeze circulation through engine

    You have been lucky
  10. Scott Danforth

    What advice on renting a room out?

    Have too many friends abd family members that got burned. Dont do it If you need to make extra money with your house, start a hobby and sell things on etsy or ebay Not worth the 6-10 months of courts to evict people (even deadbeat relatives)
  11. Scott Danforth

    gear oil drain plug alternative to slotted screw driver?

    use an impact driver if you screwed it too tight and damaged the slot.
  12. Scott Danforth

    Looking for parts

    welcome aboard ebay
  13. Scott Danforth

    Inline 6 250, 165hp water in oil

    acetone will seep thru cracks in castings that water doesnt at room temperature. that is why acetone is used.
  14. Scott Danforth

    Remove quadrant gear and Stern leg is stuck in down position

    without the tilt quadrant, the motor should just be against the intermediate and with some force, someone should be able to lift the drive unless something else is binding. could be the lower pins binding could be the true-course parts are binding could be the OP is underestimating the force...
  15. Scott Danforth

    Trying to connect Humminbird 197c to existing Garmin 160c wiring transducer

    no, your new transducer will have new wiring. simply pull out the old wiring with the old transducer and use that to pull a section of cord thru. then use the cord to pull the new transducer wiring thru.
  16. Scott Danforth

    Bayliner

    why ? you state it has a rebuilt motor
  17. Scott Danforth

    1970 mirrocraft sport fisherman

    3/4" BCX plywood, a tube of tite bond III, cut 2 pcs of wood to match transom, laminate together with the tite bond III, then paint the wood with the old timers wood formula (do a search on iboats) then install.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Bayliner

    first welcome aboard second, that boat will take a lot of work to make seaworthy. generally free boats are the most expensive.
  19. Scott Danforth

    changing exhaust flappers on land or sea

    1" above the water line in a static situation quickly becomes 1" below the water line with any wave or you walking about the boat.
  20. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta in Bayliner 1989 runs in start position but not in run position

    Start with the basics Look at the schematic for your newer volvo motors. You either have a key switch issue, or a diode issue
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