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  1. Scott Danforth

    Gasparilla Pirate Fest 2013

    Any fellow iBoaters going to be in the invasion flotilla? Just checking going to arm the air cannons with bead necklaces and take some prisoners........ surrender yar booty!
  2. Scott Danforth

    AQ271 Full System HX install questions

    Ok, so now the boat is in Florida with me. I have to clean all the road grime out/off the boat as well as take care of a few things prior to dropping it in the water. one of the things that I will be doing is installing a heat exchanger. I contemplated a half system, already went the thought...
  3. Scott Danforth

    tiller to steering conversoin on Merc 10hp.

    looking at a few motors tomorrow for my Wooster Hellion. a few early 70's 110's, a few mid 70's 110's, a mid 80's 9.8 and a mid 90's 9.9 can someone point me in the right direction for converting the tiller arms to controls. I know the 10hp is just a small carb'd 15hp. Any help is appreciated
  4. Scott Danforth

    1970 Wooster Hellion

    well, thought I would start a resto-thread for my score http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=538002 its a 1970 Wooster Hellion. 7' long and rated for 10hp. Picked it up in May then I used 409, Kaboom, and the pressure washer to clean the hull I had to drill two drain...
  5. Scott Danforth

    no problems

    I dont have a leaking problem in the boat I dont have a running problem, or a fuel problem I dont have a not boat problem I did correct a problem today that "experts" and "professionals" could not resolve after over $1000 worth of work I did go mopeding today with a friend. that is all.
  6. Scott Danforth

    Florida Here I come

    Start the new job on the 4th. the last week has been hell. spent Sunday repairing the exhaust system on the truck and building a bracket for carrying the mopeds on the front of the boat trailer. Also cleaned out the kegorator at my friends house. Monday while taking the truck to get the...
  7. Scott Danforth

    is it illegal to hunt Craigslist Spammers?

    Ok, so i have 3 project vehicles and a pile of parts on craigslist. normally have good luck. in the past 2 days I have had 18 different emails from scammers. all with the same MO. they email initially interested in the item, then follow up with an email of exactly the same wording: Thanks...
  8. Scott Danforth

    sharing for those gear heads out there

    this was in another of my forums, thought I would share http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDa2QX7IFzE
  9. Scott Danforth

    any old Ford Thunderbird wrenches here?

    long story (plus I dont want to join another forum) working on the girlfriends father's 1963 T-bird - 390 with a 4 barrel. it has 42000 miles on it, and he is the original owner. the car has sat for the past 11 years and now they want to drive it. got it running.....and stopping. new fuel...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Job Dilemma - when it rains it pours

    Long story short in April I was involuntarily separated from my last job. Neither I, my peers, nor the team that worked for me saw anything coming. that being said, in addition to looking around the current area, state, etc, I started looking back in the Tampa/Bradenton/Sarasota area...
  11. Scott Danforth

    new boat affliction?

    ok, so I have suffered twofootitus a few times like many boaters. however now I have a new boating affliction. I find myself looking thru craigslist and other sites for a diamond in the rough project. one minute its a small fishing boat, the next minute its a larger weekender, the next its a...
  12. Scott Danforth

    very cool stop action photography

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daVDrGsaDME&feature=player_embedded
  13. Scott Danforth

    AQ271C ignition troubles.

    background: 1988 AQ271C. last year had errant backfiring, multiple cylinder firing issues. noticed tracing in the cap, replaced it, all was good for a while. Engine would run, however only at idle, and without much load. about 20 hours later, same thing. cleaned cap - back up and running...
  14. Scott Danforth

    290DP propeller nut wont budge

    have a 1988 VP 290dp. going to change the props and the inner prop nut wont budge. tried tapping it off with a drift like I have done many times and its not budging. so I pull out the new prop wrench that I bought.....it doesnt fit:mad: so, any suggestions before I make a prop wrench from a...
  15. Scott Danforth

    rounding over stringers, etc

    ok, have router in hand, is 1/4" radius enough for both CSM and 1708, or should I go to 3/8"?
  16. Scott Danforth

    looking for bearings for VP 858838 alternator / 55 amp Valeo from AQ271C

    putting humpty dumpty back together. picked up the alternator out of the box, gave it a spin...... sounds like a dry rear bearing. so, I am looking for bearings for VP 858838 alternator / 55 amp Valeo from AQ271C
  17. Scott Danforth

    quick question on wood alternative

    for a really curved section of my latest project, should I use many small laminations of wood, or could one use alternating layers of 1708 and coremat? also, which insulation foam isnt attacked by resin? time to start planning the coolers. that begs the question, could one build up a transom...
  18. Scott Danforth

    looking for floor bed rings

    working on my '88 Cruisers Rogue http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=537457 http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=503800 http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=500145 now that I am deep into fixing some moisture, I am looking to make a drop-in cooler that I can sink into the deck...
  19. Scott Danforth

    Searching for the elusive 3.75" (95mm) exhaust hose

    I can find 3.5" hose and I can find 4" hose for a reasonable price of $15 per foot however the only 3.75" that I can find is listed under volvo part numbers and is only sold in pre-cut 6" lenghts for $63 each can someone point me to a source of reasonably priced 3.75"exhaust hose
  20. Scott Danforth

    May have just scored

    One of the engineers that works for me caught his neighbor setting a small boat out by the curb. a Wooster Hellion. He asked me if I wanted to buy it for $20. :) :) :) just have to track down his neighbor for the BOS to get it registered. he said no controls are on it. looks like I will...
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