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  1. Scott Danforth

    2021 Nascar - Road America - Race 20

    sit at the bottom of turn 5 and watch the roundy round guys crash as they try to hit that 90 degree turn, usually if they make that, they over-compensate going into 6-7. the carousel is another good place to sit and watch carnage.
  2. Scott Danforth

    1988 4.3 OMC Cobra guidance

    blown head gasket and the start of a fire-slotted block you need to clean the deck, and with a very very very accurate straight edge, check the deck between the bores. if you see light under the straight edge, you may need to get the deck fly-cut.
  3. Scott Danforth

    1953 Chris Craft - need title

    depends on the state
  4. Scott Danforth

    1953 Chris Craft - need title

    welcome aboard reach out to the prior owner and check with your local registration office (DNR/tax collector/etc.) in the location where you are at.
  5. Scott Danforth

    3.0gs Seized P/S pump

    just google saginaw power steering pump. your local napa will have one for $50 without the reservoir. a rebuild kit is $14. you will need to use your reservoir. if you buy it from a volvo marine dealer its like $600 (yes, it is seriously marked up that much_ for the impeller, I normally use...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Making a Fibreglass Tub

    no way to use a family van for painting and not mess up the carpets. I would suggest either get a hitch carrier and keep all paint supplies outside the vehicle in a tub. or get a separate vehicle to use as a painters work van.
  7. Scott Danforth

    Boat shifts into gear but prop shaft does not spin

    or your prop hub is bad
  8. Scott Danforth

    Questions in towing my 2016 H190

    No and No crank the winch until the boat is tight against the bow roller
  9. Scott Danforth

    Studebaker boat

    welcome aboard
  10. Scott Danforth

    Slipping belt

    use a mirror on a stick. every component with a pulley mounted to it is responsible for belt alignment. only the power steering pulley can be adjusted in/out with a power steering pulley puller your 2000 vintage should be serpentine belts. the belt tensioner is a spring loaded arm with a $3...
  11. Scott Danforth

    Boat shifts into gear but prop shaft does not spin

    welcome aboard could be shift cable is no longer shifting could be broken shaft like stated above could be stripped gears in the upper could be damaged dog clutch assembly
  12. Scott Danforth

    1989 3 ltr rebuild advice

    cylinders 1 and 4 are low, however not terrible. put a mechanical gauge on the motor to verify oil pressure. do not rely on a 33 year old $3 gauge and $5 sender 1200 hours on the boat is about like 50,000 on your car with maintenance your motor could last well over 4000 hours look at your...
  13. Scott Danforth

    Starting mercruiser 350 after boat almost sinks

    Well, your starter and alternator are going to be toast. I would get that motor running as soon as possible. You need to dry it out
  14. Scott Danforth

    Thru hull exhaust

    That is a decal stripe 3M woodgrain and decal remover followed by 3M woodgrain and decal glue remover
  15. Scott Danforth

    Vortec 350 5.7 Mercruiser Build

    What did your builder balance the assembly to? Zero? What are the bearing clearances for rods and mains? Did you go with coated bearings? Stock pistons, or hypers or forged? Flat tops? D-dish? Cast or forged crank? Cast rods, or H-beams? Cast or billet flywheel? Stock damper or sfi 1.1...
  16. Scott Danforth

    1994 OMC Cobra 5.8 only 75% power

    check engine compression check fuel pressure check quality of fuel check fuel filter
  17. Scott Danforth

    Boat Swamped in Storm - Next steps?

    get the motor running ASAP you may need to replace the wiring in the boat. maybe not now, however within a year it will all be corroded. they did not used tinned marine wire back then and the water will have wicked up the wire inside the insulation. the boat is the least of your worries...
  18. Scott Danforth

    4.3L Front Engine mounts (old style) in Sea Ray Seville

    You underestimate how shoddy the work actually is at SeaRay. its not any better at other boat manufacturers. and that is today Boats in 80's were worse as that was an economical boom that had everyone and their cousin in the boating manufacturing world slapping these things on their butt to...
  19. Scott Danforth

    4.3L Front Engine mounts (old style) in Sea Ray Seville

    The early mounts are "squishy" and the original rigging may have been done with a 2x4 to pry it in place as they ran the lag bolts in with a burp gun. You may need to epoxy in some slugs of wood in the old holes and redrill new ones
  20. Scott Danforth

    4.3LX acceleration opinions

    Here is my take that is a lot of boat for that wee little V6. just looking at dry weight you are at 16.8#/hp , you are at you are trying to push a lot of weight ..... compared to the 130-140hp with the 1600# 16.5' Avanti i had (12.69#/hp) , or the 220hp for the 19' 3000# SeaRay 190 I had...
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