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  1. Scott Danforth

    Tahoe T16. Will it fit in my garage?

    if you are in florida, a standard 2-car garage can be as short as 18' and as long as 20' an "over-sized" 2-car garage is almost large enough to get a car in it. however to the point. there is "NO SUCH THING AS STANDARD" when it comes to a 2-car garage and builders. as indicated. take a tape...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Looking for first boat

    8 people on a 22 foot pontoon is crowded 8 people on a 24 foot bow rider is crowded 8 people on a 26-28 foot pocket cruiser is crowded Get a pontoon and 2 jet skiis
  3. Scott Danforth

    Cracked spark plug porcelain-timing?

    Hit up your local machine shop
  4. Scott Danforth

    3.7 L 170 188 190 224ci mercruiser

    a misfire is a sign of poor maintenance. you cant smooth out the 3.7 with an ignition change
  5. Scott Danforth

    3.7 L 170 188 190 224ci mercruiser

    No way the pertronix ignition can fix the imbalance caused by a big 4 banger without adequate crank damping You may want to actually weigh a 4.3 longtail and compare to the 2.5 you pulled out.
  6. Scott Danforth

    Looking for first boat

    first, welcome aboard, and congrats on the house purchase ignore brands. any used boat you need to be looking at condition condition condition condition. did I mention condition a crappy manufactured boat in good condition is better than a premium brand in $#!T condition look at the sticky...
  7. Scott Danforth

    Opinions on shop's quoted Bravo 3 maintenance cost

    take customers out on your boat and use it as a business expense
  8. Scott Danforth

    Garboard drain cover

    that crack above the drain hole indicates that you have a wet transom and it froze
  9. Scott Danforth

    How long for water in an I/O to freeze?

    your block and manifolds are now toast. at 0 degrees, you had maybe 15 minutes (if it was salt water in the block, at 0 degrees you would have had 45 minutes). As Bondo mentioned, 6 hours at 26F, its about 4 hours at 22F, about 2 hours at 15F. you get the picture. out of the 580000...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Opinions on shop's quoted Bravo 3 maintenance cost

    prices are on-par with local prices near me
  11. Scott Danforth

    3.7 L 170 188 190 224ci mercruiser

    I would not jump from a 2.5 to a 3.7 i would jump from the 2.5 to a 3.0 (direct bolt-in and only about #8 heavier) I would jump from a 2.5 to a 4.3 the 2.5/3.0 and the 4.3 weight the same, and the 4.3 is shorter the only reason the 3.7 could burn less than a 4.3 is how its commanded. both...
  12. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta 5.7 Temp Gauge Not Working

    verify the temp with a heat gun. as FT stated, the T-stat may have failed open. Also, as Bondo pointed out. tape may be preventing the sender from making ground
  13. Scott Danforth

    Garboard drain cover

    first, welcome aboard second, most likely your transom is wet the crack is from water freezing. that is also what caused your garboard plug base to come loose there would be no drying the wood with q-tips time to make some test drills from inside the bilge. most likely you are looking at a...
  14. Scott Danforth

    Trailer Wiring

    could be anything. however it would be a short somewhere, probably in one of the lamp sockets or a wire is chaffed thru time to pull a digital multi meter and a test light and start troubleshooting
  15. Scott Danforth

    DuoProp choice ?

    rehashing this again? go with the lower pitch set
  16. Scott Danforth

    Engines: 2 x 4.3GXi or 1 x 5.7Gxi

    BSFC is 0.4# of fuel per HP per hr
  17. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 3.0 reliability and overall maintenance?

    nah....... they are towing it with their truck
  18. Scott Danforth

    Possible Business

    BTW, if you deal with the general masses, be prepared for days without "m" the whole business side of this discussion above is spot on. then there is the people side of the bsuiness you really have to like people to be in a service field. the older I get, the less I like people. however in...
  19. Scott Danforth

    Possible Business

    I would not limit yourself to outboards. I would additionally market to the small engine segment covering lawnmowers/chainsaws/etc as each one of those is seasonal. there are a few small shops down by me that only do carbureted outboards and have a lot of business. you will need to invest in...
  20. Scott Danforth

    Is my boat polyester or epoxy?

    Axalta and Awlgrip is $200 a gallon for white and $800 a gallon for red. not including hardener and thinner Gel is about $60 per gallon and the 904 additive is about $100 per gallon Gel is about 1/3 the cost to do a boat, just a slight bit more sanding and buffing after.
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