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  1. Scott Danforth

    Lowrance Fuel Flow issue/questions

    you can still contact lowrance. just have to do it via their website. if you go to the bottom of their screen, you hit the contact us link. from there about a dozen screens later, you get to the point where you can email them or chat on the computer with them regarding your Elite X
  2. Scott Danforth

    projects other than boats

    you wont. its 100% custom. its to relocate the waterpump and thermostat remotely to get the whole engine package as small as possible (see post #1 of this thread) and to tie all the water plumbing together for the two radiators I will be running along with the heater core. most of todays...
  3. Scott Danforth

    projects other than boats

    Need some shorter M8 hardware But after drilling the holes back to their correct size. It fits
  4. Scott Danforth

    1987 Crest III

    The o-rings in the hose connector go bad. Easy fix as indicated above, it have to pull the connector off the hose to knock out the plug to access it
  5. Scott Danforth

    1990 Tracker Pro-17 Aluminum boat

    Welcome aboard. doesnt exist. never did, never will. the closest you will come to a wiring diagram will be the factory service manual for the motor, and the generic ABYC wire colors found here. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/generic-boat-wiring-information-updated-verified.726970/
  6. Scott Danforth

    Bourbon, surprised!

    we just drank beer and smoked the THC as kids
  7. Scott Danforth

    Weathered Werner fiberglass ladder delaminating

    you left it outside didnt you? if so, in addition to the fiberglass going bad, the plastic cap is most likely UV embrittled. buy a new ladder.
  8. Scott Danforth

    Bourbon, surprised!

    Since the state drink of Cheeseheads is the Old Fashioned...... and since I had to learn at an early age to make it for the family..... the family recipe.... 2-3 fingers of your favorite bourbon or whiskey (or even brandy if your into the sweet) in a highball glass orange slice 4 shakes of...
  9. Scott Danforth

    How to run twin 5.0s from portable outboard tanks

    you will most likely need two fuel tanks. hook the outlet of tank 1 to the inlet of engine 1 fuel filter hook the outlet of tank 2 to the inlet of engine 2 fuel filter or get a t-fitting and hook outlet of fuel tank to inlet of engine fuel filters. I would highly recommend getting the tanks...
  10. Scott Danforth

    [SPLASHED] I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Tried and succeeded? or is the Admiral now spinning wrenchs?
  11. Scott Danforth

    projects other than boats

    at work, we use plastic for the what-iff thougths, and once the thought is half-baked, we move into the carbon reinforced plastic, aluminum, stainless, titanium, etc for the prototypes we are even 3D printing rubber parts and in some cases, tooling. have to go off-shore as locally in the...
  12. Scott Danforth

    wiring diagram

    get the factory manual for the motor on your boat. there are links here. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/boat-manuals-owners-manuals.770690/ this will cover the outboard, controls, and a generic dash and instrumentation. beyond that, hope the OEM used the ABYC standard wiring colors...
  13. Scott Danforth

    projects other than boats

    Don't know yet.
  14. Scott Danforth

    projects other than boats

    Yes, the weldment leaked and while could have been saved, was a little skinny in some of the passages
  15. Scott Danforth

    projects other than boats

    This is a work of art.
  16. Scott Danforth

    WTB Service Manual for 1985/1986 ish - 6 cyl - 90 hp - 2 stroke -mercury outboard

    Just hit up your merc dealer
  17. Scott Danforth

    [SPLASHED] I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Or a non-amazon bit
  18. Scott Danforth

    MCM 7.4 oil

    Its not about the cost, its about logistics you must have a low cylinder index. at one point I was maintaining well over 110 cylinders per year. thats a fair amount of oil per year. with the current fleet down to 40 currently active, I still try to only keep 5 oils on hand. 15W40 T4 for the...
  19. Scott Danforth

    Dark colored drive shaft and black looking grease

    At work we use John Deere cornhead grease in the gearboxes we make. its and extreme pressure thixotropic and works great for splines and worm gears and wont drip out the seals. it goes in snot green, comes out tar black after only a few hours of run-time.
  20. Scott Danforth

    1979 starcraft super sport cable steering to hydraulic steering

    Seastar is the old teleflex cable and steering. VEVOR is an amazon chinese company. U-flex is right down the road from me here in Florida. out of the two companies you have mentioned, I would not hesitate to go Seastar. I would have serious reservations on Vevor
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