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  1. Scott Danforth

    Hunting Turkey w/o a license cost over $800

    makes you miss the old 7" sealed beams doesnt it.
  2. Scott Danforth

    KING COBRA OUT DRIVE FIX HELP

    first, welcome aboard is this a new to you boat or a boat you have owned a while? if new to you, did you simply buy it and drop it in the water, or do all the maintenance the prior owner neglected? start with draining the oil from the drive to see if the water fairy (bad seal causing issues)...
  3. Scott Danforth

    What kind/manufacturer boat is this?

    are you sure the guy you bought it from actually owned it? because if he did, he would have that information in order to register it. call your local registration office with the registration numbers.
  4. Scott Danforth

    What kind/manufacturer boat is this?

    does the paperwork (registration/title/bill of sale) match the registration numbers?
  5. Scott Danforth

    Hose From Outdrive Through Bellows

    yes, that fitting is part of your cooling system that is where the cooling water goes between the drive pickup and the motor that fitting is on the list of things that gets checked/serviced annually or every 100 hours (which ever occurs first)
  6. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 3.0 squeal keeping engine from starting

    start by pulling the drive
  7. Scott Danforth

    Cobalt 232 swim platform repair

    tap method means nothing. if you can mechanically clean out what failed, no reason not to be able to do what you describe. I would use plexus the key to no mater what you do is getting the surfaces clean. and roughed up. for this reason alone, you may need to separate the whole seam just...
  8. Scott Danforth

    1986 Mercruiser V-8 5.7L - overheating issue??

    the power steering cooler does make an effective filter. .210 inner diameter tubes are much smaller than the .31" diameter strainer holes in the outdrive.
  9. Scott Danforth

    Cobalt 232 swim platform repair

    the inner and outer skin are coming apart. I would remove the swim platform, separate the two skins, clean out what ever glue failed.....then plexus them back together, clamp the halves, then re-install within an hour https://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=24934
  10. Scott Danforth

    PSA, 'Volvo Penta Fuel Pump Rebuild

    i believe there was a VP TSB on this..... i think the late great Don posted it years ago.
  11. Scott Danforth

    1986 Mercruiser V-8 5.7L - overheating issue??

    compression and leakdown test should confirm if this is the issue or not.
  12. Scott Danforth

    Deck carpet layout

    you glue the carpet to the sides of the hull, you trim at the floor/side seam you glue the carpet to the deck of the hull, you trim at the floor/side seam or you glue to the sides and make the deck snap in. however that requires you to hem the cut edges.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Mercury Mercruiser 4.3 Low Pressure Fuel Pump

    factory pump is Airtex (Carter fuel systems). I would stick with Airtex, just not buy thru Mercruiser
  14. Scott Danforth

    Boat refueling

    fuel caddy with a pump. https://www.amazon.com/ARKSEN-Portable-Transfer-30-Gallons-Capacity/dp/B00BM87YFI
  15. Scott Danforth

    2012 Axis

    that is what happens when you run out of cooling water and your exhaust goes from 200F to 1500F, then a little drop of water hits the casting and rapidly cools it. so lets go back to the first post. motor had to be hot start at the cooling system, do a compression test, and replace the...
  16. Scott Danforth

    1989 Capri Prop question

    WOT RPM will be 4800 RPM however with your new to you boat, you did all the maintenance the prior owner did not do before he pulled this boat out of the weeds behind is barn, correct? raw water pump change service the points and set the timing fluid and filter changes outdrive gear oil...
  17. Scott Danforth

    Missing timing tab? Merc 4.3 2005

    Because you are looking at an older manual or the image is from a 95 or earlier motor with a stamped stwel timing cover You should have the voyager distributor, put the distributor in base timing mode and follow the instructions
  18. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 4.3 adjustments

    Highly unlikely its vapor lock Most likely, you need tp service the fuel system
  19. Scott Danforth

    Repairing floor & stringers - 1978 Sunray SW150

    If you want to make a small fortune restoring boats, start with a large fortune
  20. Scott Danforth

    Starting mercruiser 350 after boat almost sinks

    FYI, the boat should have been running Saturday. You only have a few hours befor rust starts Get new plugs, get new oil, get new filters run from a small fuel tank and get the motor running
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