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  1. Scott Danforth

    Bayliner Floor Project

    FYI, the boat in my signature thread took 5 years to restore
  2. Scott Danforth

    Bayliner Floor Project

    expect it to take 4 times as long as you plan and cost 3x the amount yes resin by itself will fail. yes, and it will keep you alive. it is also part of the structure make your own PB Us PB. Yes 1/2" is more than plenty. my boat has 1/2" balsa core with 2 layers of 1708 over it and you...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Bayliner Floor Project

    First, Welcome aboard Second. the floor is the last to rot after stringers and transom. if you get one of the only bayliners that only has floor rot, run to publix and buy a lottery ticket. Third Where in Florida? weather is already "warm" here. most of the fiberglass selling places are...
  4. Scott Danforth

    Suzuki DT200 rev limiter at 2000

    Those compression numbers are very low
  5. Scott Danforth

    aftermarket water pump repair kits

    Rubber bits run off a calendar, not the hour meter. So if the rubber part sat on a shelf for years, it may have been toast prior to installing Also, for impeller parts, I like to get OEM parts (pump manufacturer preferably). For example, on my IO, I buy Johnson Pump impeller kits
  6. Scott Danforth

    Need new block drain plugs for 5.0 GL PEFS

    May need to chase the block threads. If using a tap from local hardware store, you need to grind the lead off it as it will hit the cylinder before the threads clean up Sealant works New plug may have iffy threads. Look to tool chatter marks
  7. Scott Danforth

    Manifold Change

    Are you running on muffs? Or attempting to pull from a bucket. Because pulling from a bucket requires the bucket to be big enough to float the whole boat.
  8. Scott Danforth

    What kind of damage from an I/O in salt water for 2-3 years?

    Part of me hopes the OP buys the boat.....the morbidly curious part
  9. Scott Danforth

    GS-249 Holding tank pump out question

    in most areas, you cant use the macerator until you are over 3 miles off-shore in international waters. (thats why you dont tail cruise ships out of the harbor). many salt water boats have a key switch that controls the macerator for that reason. some require turning on a breaker. not sure...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Vinyl Plank Flooring Installation Decision ???

    you sure the admiral doesnt want new cabinets and countertops...... that live-aboard scenario is looking better.....isnt it.
  11. Scott Danforth

    2002 Mercruiser 3.0 - No Oil? Engine Swap?

    the dividing line on the block and heads is 1990. so anything from 1970 something to 1990 will swap within that time period, and anything post 1991 to when GM stopped making the 3.0 will swap in. the only odd one is the EFI version of the motor.
  12. Scott Danforth

    Help me set up my new edelbrock 1409

    8 degrees keeps the motor dummy proof from someone using 85 octane fuel with water in it (detonation) and keeps reversion at bay when when the motor is installed in a sterndrive application with a lot of tail load (extended swim platform). the distributor advance of 24 degrees makes the motor...
  13. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta 5.0 GL PWTR - severe overheat - thought I was on fire - troubleshooting Questions

    lack of cooling water is why you overheated. key off and anchor awaiting a tow would have been the best COA when was the last time the raw water pump was serviced? 1- could have a thermally broken block or heads, could have taken out the bearings and collapsed the pistons. all the rubber...
  14. Scott Danforth

    Crank driven vs block mounted raw water pump pros/cons

    I use a crank driven water pump as they are standard on VP engines. you can go up in size with them as well. makes changing impellers easy. and removing sediment when you bury the outdrive because you are in skinny water.
  15. Scott Danforth

    Help me set up my new edelbrock 1409

    you adjust the idle mixture screws to the point where the engine gives you the most vacuum at idle. each engine and carb are unique and need to be tuned in-situ
  16. Scott Danforth

    dpsm outdrive holds pressure after seal repair but not vacuum.

    install it and go boating
  17. Scott Danforth

    What kind of damage from an I/O in salt water for 2-3 years?

    bayliner build quality was junk in the 80's and 90's. in the early 00's the 25' and smaller bayliners are built in mexico on the same floor as searays most boats are designed for 15-20 year life expectancy. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/perspective-of-fiberglass-boat-design-life.683703/...
  18. Scott Danforth

    Brake woes

    I have concert Tees older than the crew at my last job. New position I got to staff with a few grey-beards that have worked for me in the past. Our little group of 4 puts out more new products than the group of 20 folks in the new product group on the RV side
  19. Scott Danforth

    Help me set up my new edelbrock 1409

    I would set base timing to 10-12 degrees BTDC You set idle in the water in gear
  20. Scott Danforth

    Brake woes

    all manufacturers have recalls going right now. GM, Ford, Stellantis, Toyota, Nissan, Honda...... The world should have listened to Dr Demming more on quality.
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