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  1. Scott Danforth

    Been a while - Back in a boat

    cool old boat will benefit from trim tabs forget everything you know about a car when you go to replace the motor. think more like building a dump-truck motor for a hill-climb in sand while pulling a motor if you find the motor is not salvageable, I would recommend dropping in a 5.7 liter...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Asking alot of a little outboard. best prop pitch?

    Welcome aboard your deck boat would have been marginally powered with the 140. depending on year, there was also I/O versions with a lot more power the 40 hp force even with the 9p will not get you anything but idle speed. the 9P is only 1 step up from the bottom. I would leave the prop on...
  3. Scott Danforth

    5.0 mercruiser won’t idle under 1100(ish) rpm’s

    there are like 6 parts to your carb. you will need both the bowl gasket and the metering gasket to pull the carb apart to clean the idle circuit.
  4. Scott Danforth

    2006 Seadoo GTI 130 loud engine

    Measure the impeller to wear ring gap and check the specs against the factory service manual
  5. Scott Danforth

    2007 Mercruiser 4.3 w/ cracked block

    Get a 1996-2013 4.3 and you are fine. 2014 and later are LT motors You are only using the short block and heads. Core plugs, head gaskets, circulation pump all need to be replaced with marine. Then you buy new exhaust manifolds, and on the 4.3, most likely a new intake. (Check yours for...
  6. Scott Danforth

    5.0 mercruiser won’t idle under 1100(ish) rpm’s

    Throttle blades need to be in middle of slot. .020" or so. The slot should look square
  7. Scott Danforth

    Rebuilt 5.7 Penta

    If they are, its a lot of money to spend vs simply using the Delco Voyager.
  8. Scott Danforth

    Hole and chip repair help needed

    all the fiberglass repair information you could ever need is located in the stickies. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/how-tos-and-other-great-information.283508/ links 13 and 14 would be my first suggestion.
  9. Scott Danforth

    My boat is being a boat . . .

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  10. Scott Danforth

    1980 ChrisCraft 170SS freshwater pump

    Cant help you with which pump specifically. there will have been many over the years on inboards. Posting your serial number will help additionally, the burnt paint on the manifolds means you do not have any cooling water flow. you should also look at your exhaust flappers as those will have...
  11. Scott Danforth

    Inner transom plate

    Shop rate will vary from shop to shop between $100 an hour and $200 an hour. The process will be remove the drive, pull the motor, pull the existing transom shield. Then re-install, align, etc. and if anything goes awry, the time just goes up from there.
  12. Scott Danforth

    My boat is being a boat . . .

    Hey Ted, which Sony head unit do you have with the remote? Have the same remote, need a new head unit.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Upholstery Work?

    most systems all die about the same time in a boat. most boats over 15 years need a full restoration. my boat just went thru its second restoration since I have owned it.
  14. Scott Danforth

    Rebuilt 5.7 Penta

    what MSD "upgrades" also, in neutral, your motor only needs to run on 3 cylinders to get to redline. and it will do it without more than a drop of fuel. under load in gear, you need all 8 cylinders and you need a lot of fuel. What is the fuel pressure?
  15. Scott Danforth

    5.0 mercruiser won’t idle under 1100(ish) rpm’s

    What vacuum lines? Marine carbs do not have vacuum lines
  16. Scott Danforth

    Hydraulic lifters 7.4 1992 Mercruisers

    I know many folks down under building big blocks. Order from rockauto.com or summit racing.com Parts will be there in a week
  17. Scott Danforth

    Hydraulic lifters 7.4 1992 Mercruisers

    Agree with above. If you lost 5mm, you lost the cam lobe Pull the cam and get a cam set
  18. Scott Danforth

    VP 280 Engine Alignment

    If you took good measurements prior, you should be able to get the stringers and motor mounts closer than 1/2" You can always add shims under the mounts if you are too low, however if you are too high, it can bite you
  19. Scott Danforth

    Hydraulic lifters 7.4 1992 Mercruisers

    Your motor is a GM truck motor. Look up a lifter for a 1992 GM 3500
  20. Scott Danforth

    Boat Disposal

    Florida doesn't allow Vermont titles unless you also have had a residence in Vermont. (This nullifying the Vermont loophole) Google if your state allows Vermont titles
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