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  1. Scott Danforth

    Christmas Gifts....

    Wife and I are going on a cruise for new years, so we got a few stocking stuffers for each other since the cruise is our big gift Mrs Clause is now sporting ear rings and a ring as well as new RTIC can coolers for the boat..... i have a few summit racing gift cards along with a new bow light...
  2. Scott Danforth

    website issues today

    something is broken in VB land today, worst than ever. have a notice of a posting, hitting dismiss does nothing. posting photos, the option to post the size still does not show up until I edit getting "invalid server response" every 30 seconds making a post gets the "working" label forever...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Valve covers and intake.....polished or black wrinkle paint

    Finishing up the motor.....valve covers and intake.....polish them and seal them, or black wrinkle paint? then the second question....tall valve covers, or a spacer under the stockers.....
  4. Scott Danforth

    Hurricane Irma

    looks like the caribbean is getting hit. predicted to have Irma take a right turn after hitting Cuba and come right up the middle of the FL penninusla will be working from home on the 8th https://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/TC.html
  5. Scott Danforth

    1973 merc 20hp

    Picking up a 20hp merc (1973 per the serial number) Getting it for a reasonable price to use vs the 12hp gale on the fishing boat. I know the shafts are not stainless. Anyone know how long the motor will last running in brine? For the price, this is a disposable motor, so short of a new...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Chris Crafts now getting a bunch of teak

    This was sent from my buddy Austin on the new heritage trimmed boats. (Austin is in white) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phZiAU7jYE4 Al and the guys at TDS like the additional work just down the srteet
  7. Scott Danforth

    android security goes awry

    apparently android phones have a security setting that if you use a PIN to unlock your phone, and there are 10 failed attempts to access the phone, the phone resets and deletes all data, including anything on the SD card. apparently if the log-in screen is active in your pocket and you are...
  8. Scott Danforth

    complete history of the 4.3 liter with casting numbers

    thought I would post the complete history of the 4.3 liter that I could find. These are links and articles that I have bookmarked for my own use, however they should help many people. it may help some people when looking for parts or sourcing a salvage yard motor or a reman. keep in mind that...
  9. Scott Danforth

    Warning about using stop-leak in a radiator

    ....or any other "mechanic in a can" thought I would share the quick story as summer and hot temps are quickly here co-worker had a mid 90's GM 3/4 ton van that developed a coolant leak. so instead of fixing the issue correctly by pulling the radiator and replacing it (aluminum core, plastic...
  10. Scott Danforth

    old Switzer craft race boat

    saw this in the traffic on 275 on my way to work this morning
  11. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta AQ series 290 water inlet casting - permanent fix

    Volvo casting 854031 as used on the 290, 280, DPA, etc is a known weak link on the AQ series drives try as I might, I never had one last more than 3 years and that is even with epoxy coating the new ones. they just dissolve in brine and last about 5 years in fresh water. so I think I found a...
  12. Scott Danforth

    Greatings from Matlacha Florida

    The Admiral and I are taking a few days for our anniversary. We are at the Anglers Inn. Highly recommended little boatel in a great little fishing and artisan community. May not be back on iboats for a while.
  13. Scott Danforth

    PDS shaft issues

    Replacing the bearings on my PDS shaft i discovered a few things... At some point, there was water in with the bearings. Cleaning the shaft, i found a crack Now to find another PDS shaft. VP pn 853809 or the earlier one 853081 (same shafts, different suppliers)
  14. Scott Danforth

    Cool little tinny

    spent last week in Page AZ on Lake Powell... OK, spent last week in the aft end of a boat at Wahweap marina and only got let out to eat. since there is slim pickings this time of year for food, especially after 9pm, we ate at the Dam Bar and Grill most of the time. this little tinny will soon...
  15. Scott Danforth

    Twas The Night Before A Sailor's Christmas

    Twas The Night Before A Sailor's Christmas T?was the night before Christmas, I swung on the hook With snowflakes a?landing, asleep with my book When up on the deck I heard footsteps and stuff ?I?ve been boarded!? I thought, and I tried to be tough Then down the companionway hatch came a...
  16. Scott Danforth

    Happy Festivus

  17. Scott Danforth

    Dogs......

    working from home this afternoon. the dogs decide to lay about the office. one of them just passed gas and peeled the paint off the walls. my eyes are tearing up as I type this......dang......
  18. Scott Danforth

    Perspective of Fiberglass Boat design life

    Having been a member on this wonderful forum for a few years, I thought I would share some perspectives Design Life..... that magic duration of time that your product is designed to survive until being replaced. Lawn and Garden equipment has a design life of about 7 years for the average...
  19. Scott Danforth

    oil cooler or no oil cooler..... that is the question

    working on my BBC build and have been vacillating with whether or not to add an oil cooler. the Gen VI block has two oil cooler ports in it and would make plumbing an oil cooler a breeze. I would put one in the supply hose to my crank mounted raw water pump, and have identified the oil cooler...
  20. Scott Danforth

    2000-2005 Hyundai Sonata fuel vent system

    Not going to join another forum to post this, so here goes..... google will find it here. I dont have pictures of the process, however I will have covered it in detail that anyone with understanding of righty-tighty lefty-loosy will be able to follow issue - 2000-2005 Hyundai Sonata fuel vent...
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