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  1. Scott Danforth

    Trimming with Outdrives and Trim Tabs

    trim your drives up/down as needed. trim the tabs both down just a touch to bring the bow down if you need, however as Ted stated, mostly for port to starboard list. maybe read the trim tab owners manual. https://bennetttrimtabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/owners_manual.pdf
  2. Scott Danforth

    Merc 7.4l 454 Gen 4 to 5 interchangeable?

    You cant take a 330hp boat V8 and get 560hp without a supercharger unless you change crank, cam, pistons, heads and intake. You need to do some reading on cam overlap and reversion You can take a 330hp gen 6 motor (oval port heads with 360-370hp at the crank), change cam, modify the carb and...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Merc 7.4l 454 Gen 4 to 5 interchangeable?

    You need to build a motor for HP. There is a limit to what you can "bolt on"
  4. Scott Danforth

    broke driveshaft

    you have to remove the drive, then the motor. if you have a jack shaft, you may be able to get the shaft and flywheel housing off, however do not count on it. Welcome aboard.
  5. Scott Danforth

    Boat Info The Library - Issue Opening Manuals

    if youre trying to open it from a computer, you need to press the "allow adobe flash" button that pops up. if your opening it from a phone, it may not open. as GA stated, only 9 days left for Flashplayer
  6. Scott Danforth

    1989 3.7L 224/165H

    do you have the mandatory 2 quart puke tank?
  7. Scott Danforth

    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    This is a picture of the light-house in my home-town of Manitowoc Wisconsin. the photographer (Anne Barbeau) is a pure natural, untrained lady with a great eye (photography friends are jealous). the view is from the area near the YMCA, just down from the USS Cobia, about 2 blocks from where I...
  8. Scott Danforth

    Engine won’t turn over

    stop turning the crank from the front damper bolt pull the drive before you go any further.
  9. Scott Danforth

    Performance question

    being a 1988, I guarantee your heavier than you are supposed to be. check for moisture. a better ratio drive is not a bad thing, it would allow your motor to spin up higher get rid of the automotive distributor only getting 4300 is either you are over-propped (probably not the case), or...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Merc 7.4l 454 Gen 4 to 5 interchangeable?

    yes. as a side note, your 1997 boat should have had a gen 6 motor in it to begin with.
  11. Scott Danforth

    Merc 7.4l 454 Gen 4 to 5 interchangeable?

    then you didnt look in the right location. https://www.mortec.com/location.htm however the 14015445 is the casting number, making it a late Mk IV block i would skip the Gen V and go straight to the Gen VI myself.
  12. Scott Danforth

    Volvo DP leak.....HELP

    white caulk is a giveaway that something is wrong. there is a transom seal that if intact, does its job well. usually caulk is done as a bandaid. how long have you owned the boat?
  13. Scott Danforth

    Column Replacement

    maybe just hit it with an edger to back the grass away a bit.
  14. Scott Danforth

    Column Replacement

    columns look good..... looks like grass is starting to grow into your blacktop.
  15. Scott Danforth

    Volvo DP leak.....HELP

    check the transom for rot
  16. Scott Danforth

    Overhauling my 1988 MerCruiser 4.3 ltr. engine

    permatex #3 (Aviation) Permatex #1 is for core plugs Permatex #2 is for cork and paper gaskets
  17. Scott Danforth

    Overhauling my 1988 MerCruiser 4.3 ltr. engine

    no sealant on the head gaskets appropriate sealant on the new head bolts (GM used torque to yield bolts which are a one-time use) a dab of RTV in the corners of the rear bearing cap where it meets the pan rail. other than that, the pan rubber is dry
  18. Scott Danforth

    Building a '93 Caravelle 1750 Classic Bowrider

    Add 50# to it in resin, cloth, and gel Im currently making new cabinets for my boat, however they are starting out as door skin material (less than 1/8" thick)
  19. Scott Danforth

    Prop selection 3.0 cobra -140 Hp

    140hp is at the crank 130hp at the prop when I had my 3.0, I had on board a 15p for water sports and trolling, a 17p for general use, and a 19p for cruising all 3-blades at 4600 RPM would be about 41mph in the boat with only 2 people on board you dont have enough motor to spin the 5-blade
  20. Scott Danforth

    Building a '93 Caravelle 1750 Classic Bowrider

    with all that wood, its going to be HEAVY. I would have made the doghouse structure out of foam, then glassed both sides. at this point, I would wrap the wood with saran wrap and only use it as a plug. do two outer layers of glass, remove the wood, then add some coring and two layers on the...
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