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  1. Scott Danforth

    Gel Coat

    you clear coat paint. not gel total boat product that requires a barrier coat or a clear coat is a paint
  2. Scott Danforth

    Gel Coat

    you dont use primer with gel. gel goes on directly over the fiberglass and fairing material. regarding your stripe. I would mask off what you dont want colored. then when you do the next color, change your masking and butt the edges of the colors together. that way, when you go to sand, you...
  3. Scott Danforth

    5.0 GXi-J fuel pump relay keeps tripping

    based on the pic, your contacts were well over 200F at some point because the plastic is melted around the terminals. I would replace the terminals
  4. Scott Danforth

    Help me identify what engine I have in my new boat

    the fastest will be to swap the AVS for the 1409 as it sits. read the plugs. from there loose the one thinner spacer. I wouldnt worry about a wedge spacer unless it bothers you.
  5. Scott Danforth

    Keel guard length

    I would run a longer keel guard, especially if you plan on beaching the boat...ever. I suggest at least 8 feet based on your pics. just aft of the keel roller on the trailer, then adjust the keel roller I ran a 10' on my 19 foot searay because I did pull up onto the sandbar
  6. Scott Danforth

    Repair before installing Keelguard?

    looks like someone smeared auto body filler over the keel rash. the talc based auto-body filler will come loose when exposed to water
  7. Scott Danforth

    Cruising RPM’s

    From what I can find for a 1973 Gibson 36' with the chrysler diesel, the max RPM of the motor is 3600 RPM and it puts out 73hp.
  8. Scott Danforth

    1995 Grumman deep V 17' Model SP1784 replacing deck floor

    being a tinny, the job is easier. floor can be 1/2, 5/8, or 3/4. do not use pressure treated. ACX or marine ply. I would coat with the old-timers formula (just use the search function). looks like all the wood is gone, so definitely replace the transom wood as evidenced by the brown streaks...
  9. Scott Danforth

    Help me identify what engine I have in my new boat

    angle spacers are more about hood clearance than anything else.
  10. Scott Danforth

    Cruising RPM’s

    It's a houseboat. They move at displacement speed. They move the same speed with 50hp as they do 500 hp When you serviced the raw water pump, did you find all the missing pieces from the impeller?
  11. Scott Danforth

    5.0 GXi-J fuel pump relay keeps tripping

  12. Scott Danforth

    5.0 GXi-J fuel pump relay keeps tripping

    go in from the back side where the terminals are snapped into the plastic bit. you need access from both sides, you also need a small pick or small jewelers screw driver to release the tang to pull the terminals out.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Help me identify what engine I have in my new boat

    your manifold is drilled for dual patterns..... Holley Pattern and Q-jet pattern
  14. Scott Danforth

    Help me identify what engine I have in my new boat

    Threads are 5/16-18
  15. Scott Danforth

    5.0 GXi-J fuel pump relay keeps tripping

    Crimp the terminals in the relay mount. You have a bad connection causing heat
  16. Scott Danforth

    Starter grounding issue

    Clean the engine block pad. Clean the starter pad Because it would have cost money
  17. Scott Danforth

    Help me identify what engine I have in my new boat

    No
  18. Scott Danforth

    Help me identify what engine I have in my new boat

    Spacers add mid-range torque to a point
  19. Scott Danforth

    Bellows adhesive or not?

    I would wire brush the corrosion, use a zinc dichromate primer, and some paint prior.
  20. Scott Danforth

    1987 mercury 75

    most likely it would need a new harness because the old one's insulation will be deteriorated.
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