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  1. Scott Danforth

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    can someone explain this:
  2. Scott Danforth

    Looking for "stickies" for Gimbal video from achris

    first, welcome aboard second, you are posting in the boat restoration and hull repair forum. look at the stickies in the Mercruiser forum.
  3. Scott Danforth

    4.3L oil pan dipstick tube fitting & Manifolds

    pipe plugs never sit flush agree that the fitting probably had an issue. if it was brass vs bronze and used, it may have suffered dezincification.
  4. Scott Danforth

    Throttle control for new stern drive

    the cable mount is a typical OMC/Volvo penta (Holley) cable mount for a type 33 cable
  5. Scott Danforth

    Should I remove the batteries from the boat when I charge them?

    lead acid batteries self discharge 5% per month.
  6. Scott Danforth

    Old Ford engine help

    thats a safety torx or a security torx. use a small screw driver to bust the pin out if you want to remove it. however you can just hose out the sensor in place
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    Brake line Size

    a flex line between your master cylinder and the Tee would be all you need.
  8. Scott Danforth

    Should I remove the batteries from the boat when I charge them?

    I would simply keep your battery switch on off, and charge one at a time at the terminals
  9. Scott Danforth

    Old Ford engine help

    it should clear up and start adjusting after a few miles.
  10. Scott Danforth

    Flat Glass Thickness Question

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    Brake line Size

    if dowco no longer makes the canvas, your only choice is a local upholstery guy. also, for what you want to do, I would just get a flex hose kit to go back to the tee fitting at your axle.
  12. Scott Danforth

    Hello

    no HIN would indicate that the boat may not be officially yours. (it may be stolen)
  13. Scott Danforth

    Flat Glass Thickness Question

    that is considered 3/16" glass. email taylor. or PM me and I can send you the email of the guy at taylor that helped me. I sent pics with dimensions. they identified the stuff and I ordered it. BTW, for the Rogue, it was about $200 in glazing
  14. Scott Danforth

    GPH Question

    they all hook between the tank and the fuel pump they all are NMEA 2000 gateways for you to connect your fuel sender to they all require a tank sender. since you dont have a tank sender, you will need one. my recommendation is if you have an extra 1-1/4 nipple on the tank is to use a...
  15. Scott Danforth

    Brake line Size

    original was probably zinc coated steel. you can make brake lines out of 90/10 copper nickle (preferred on a boat) you will need a double flare tool and bronze tube nuts.
  16. Scott Danforth

    Hello

    its a starcraft. post the HIN. soon many folks in the starmada will be along. if you do not have proper paperwork it may be a yard planter. not sure of the requirements up in Canada.
  17. Scott Danforth

    GPH Question

    if you command only 75hp per motor (very rough estimate at 1500 RPM) your burn rate is 150 x .4 x 1 / 6.82 is 8.8 gph very distant shirt-tail relation.
  18. Scott Danforth

    For those fishing enthusiasts - what's your style of boat?

    caught the most fish over time while in a boat out of a 14' utility with a 12hp tiller caught the biggest fish out of a 17' fiberglass run-about when salmon fishing. also lost the most equipment from the same boat. caught the most fish in one time on a trip out of a 17 foot basstracker III on...
  19. Scott Danforth

    GPH Question

    as indicated, where to read your fuel flow at any given time is a fuel flow meter. if you are just looking for maximum fuel burn your motor burns 0.4 # / HP / Hr if in a good state of tune (nearly all spark ignited internal combustion motors have a BSFC of .4) fuel in the us is 6.82# per...
  20. Scott Danforth

    1986 178xl chapparal cc

    or det chord
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