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  1. Scott Danforth

    Windshield Support Rods...

    Boat companies buy parts from a parts consortium. Deck hardware can come from half a dozen manufacturers around the globe (mostly Asian countries). Companies that supplied parts nearly 30 years ago may or may not be in business today. Parts bought one week may not be the same supplier the...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Is it capable of planing?

    Here is a bit of education Your motor has a WOT RPM. If your not turning max RPM, you are most likely lugging it You will not hurt the motor turning max RPM all day long You will kill a motor lugging it by not getting on plane and having the boat stuck in the hole RPMs are your friend...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Need Assistance with Fuel Line Fitting

    No, and you won't find inverted flare at home Depot either. See your local hydraulic shop, and your local NAPA
  4. Scott Danforth

    Need Assistance with Fuel Line Fitting

    the one picture is a ORB port, the other is an SAE inverted flare.
  5. Scott Danforth

    Windshield Support Rods...

    any sag is a concern to the deck. there will be fasteners of some sort on the upholstered panels
  6. Scott Danforth

    exhaust manifold

    1995 would be the cheap mercruiser manifolds (relatively speaking as the price tripled in the last 5 years)
  7. Scott Danforth

    Oil capacity and accuracy of dipstick questions, 2017 VP V6-200-J

    you start to get frothing at about 3.75" from the pan rail because the crank throws are now slapping the oil. however as far as oil fowling the plugs, usually that is blow by
  8. Scott Danforth

    Caught a break

    that is as bad as cauterizing the blister on my shin on my buddies side pipes when I was tuning his carb.
  9. Scott Danforth

    1982 Starcraft Questar 191 (Volvo Penta AQ140) - Battery voltage drops to 8V when starting, cables get hot

    Clean all the battery cable connections with a wire brush or 150 grit sandpaper until the connections are clean enough your wife would eat off them If your cables are crunchy, replace them Heat in cable is because of bad connection or corrosion
  10. Scott Danforth

    Need your opinion on boat floor

    You have a nearly 40 year old SeaRay. Your stringer and transom were most likely rotten years ago Do some test drills in the stringers, transom and flotation foam before worrying about carpet
  11. Scott Danforth

    Caught a break

    Best price at my source is $31. that is a really good price.
  12. Scott Danforth

    what are low hours on a mercury 150

    if the motor is taken care of, and maintained properly, it will last about 5000 hours. 5 years old and 925 hours, is double what is considered average use. that is actually much better than a motor that would have 20 hours on it in 5 years
  13. Scott Danforth

    Caught a break

    post the numbers, most likely a wix filter with a rebrand
  14. Scott Danforth

    Killing time

    neighbors daughter in 4H had an outdoor pen full of rabbits. one night there was a slight commotion. a Florida panther reached up thru the hardware cloth at the bottom of the cage and strained the rabbits thru the claws and cloth. only thing left a minute later was some red tinged fur in the...
  15. Scott Danforth

    2021 Tohatsu 20hp EFI starter kit

    thanks, will pass it along.
  16. Scott Danforth

    2021 Tohatsu 20hp EFI starter kit

    Posting here for those more knowledgeable on Tohatsu's like @pvanv coworker just picked up a 16' aluma craft with a Tohatsu 20hp EFI motor. While the motor starts easy, he has 2 fused discs in his neck and would like to upgrade to electric start since he also boats on the ICW, he will need to...
  17. Scott Danforth

    Windshield Support Rods...

    make a longer rod, or buy a longer rod, or grab a bit of composite window shim and make a plate. however you may want to see if the two consoles are tilting inward, indicating the floor is sagging in the middle. put a straight-edge across the floor and verify.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Killing time

    all cornered animals bite. its the only thing left in the flight or fight response
  19. Scott Danforth

    projects other than boats

    My bud Andreys toy
  20. Scott Danforth

    1991 OMC Cobra 2.3L - can't reach max rpm

    before you worry about timing, you must file the points, rough gap the points, and set dwell with a dwell meter.
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