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  1. Scott Danforth

    Wire rope replacement

    I would call the tech service line of the lift company and ask them as they live and breath pipe drives and lifts.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Need help with my 3.7l mcm 180

    regarding the drive, pull it apart, determine what failed, then either fix it or replace it regarding the boat, use it as is, then sell it and buy what I wanted.
  3. Scott Danforth

    Scissors lift question

    the only negative issue with a scissor trailer is they get tippy in corners, so slow down.
  4. Scott Danforth

    Vintage Steel Gas Tank Parts?

    sell the OMC cans and find mercury cans sites like oldmercs and AOMCI would be best sources for parts.
  5. Scott Danforth

    Thru hull exhaust

    welcome aboard. do you want the easy answer or the correct answer? boat exhaust is not flexible pipe. at the least, its hard elbows and high-temp rubber exhaust hose. the boat most likely came with a small block (hence the narrower spacing) your choices are as follows you can modify your...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Trying to Find Windshield Mount Bracket

    find your local stainless or aluminum fabricator. a smaller shop will have less overhead, however probably wont have a laser
  7. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 5.0 shifting issue

    if adjusting the lower shift cable doesnt fix it, then replacing the lower shift cable will. shift cables last about 15 years
  8. Scott Danforth

    Pertronix flame thrower installation.

    grey wire is your tach, purple wire is ignition. standard ABYC wire colors (posted in the electrical forum sticky) why are you degrading your ignition system by going to pertronix? the delco voyager distributor or the factory thunderbolt system is a much better ignition than the POS pertronix
  9. Scott Danforth

    Trying to Find Windshield Mount Bracket

    you wont find a fabrication company to cast you new ones. however you will be able to find someone to fabricate you new ones. they will probably run you about $100-150 a piece. because to laser cut the 5083 material, round over the edge, counter sink the holes, form them to the 75 degree...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Yellow sticky fluid from engine

    Welcome aboard. How did you winterize the motor? Is this a salt water boat? You either have a rust induced failure, or a freeze induced failure
  11. Scott Danforth

    What amp fuse for power to gauges?

    probably get by with a 2 amp, however i would put a 5 amp in there. really, gauges dont take much.
  12. Scott Danforth

    tire pressure

    I use a 2.5" wika tire pressure gauge. Its much mire accurate than the spring loaded sticks
  13. Scott Danforth

    Need help with my 3.7l mcm 180

    You may want to consider buying what you want vs dumping lots of money into your existing boat modifying everything. What you are proposing to do will cost you more than the boat is worth
  14. Scott Danforth

    Need help with my 3.7l mcm 180

    Your drive is specific to the 3.7. However there are othe drives with similar ratios Need to know what caused the drive to seize. Most likely it will have caused issues with the lower. So unless the lower has been given a clean bill of health it may not be worth anything
  15. Scott Danforth

    Location of freshwater exit for Mercruiser Alpha 1 Gen when on muffs

    Transom shield
  16. Scott Danforth

    Location of freshwater exit for Mercruiser Alpha 1 Gen when on muffs

    on the hard at idle, it should be coming out the idle relief ports as well as a bit out the prop hub
  17. Scott Danforth

    Need help with my 3.7l mcm 180

    BOAT is an acronym for Break Out Another Thousand. Boating is one of the worlds most expensive hobbies. Its more expensive than racing cars, only slight less expensive than aircraft and race horses
  18. Scott Danforth

    tire pressure

    Pump em up, go boating If pumping them up without the boat on, makes you feel better, then that is between you and your irrational phobia
  19. Scott Danforth

    Boat goes goes forward when in reverse.

    New to you boat? Did you do any work on it, or did you buy it this way? Does the boat go forward when in reverse?
  20. Scott Danforth

    VP 290 Duo prop Ratios

    PM coming
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