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  1. Scott Danforth

    LiFePO Batteries ???

    00 is fine for your house loads
  2. Scott Danforth

    Stringer 400 oil plugs washers

    When I owned my stringer 400. I used nylon washers from ace hardware
  3. Scott Danforth

    in a pinch with a 5.7 Volvo Penta

    The thermostat is a stainless stant unit. Yeah most at an auto parts store will be fine. 160 for the EFI. However you have a lack of water issue. Raw water pump, inlet casting, etc. Need to fix what is broken Pump cover is stamped which bung is inlet or outlet based on rotation
  4. Scott Danforth

    Free boat with history of leak... worth it? Will a survey catch issues?

    Free boats cost the most. Assume it's a complete restoration
  5. Scott Danforth

    Help me set up my new edelbrock 1409

    As close as you can get with that method
  6. Scott Danforth

    Stringer 400 oil plugs washers

    If your oil is milky in the upper, check the raw water pump assembly and the ball gear seals
  7. Scott Danforth

    Help me set up my new edelbrock 1409

    You can also use an unlit propane torch vs a vac gauge. Wave the propane torch over the carb. If the idle rises, you're currently lean. If the idle drops, your currently rich
  8. Scott Danforth

    Need new block drain plugs for 5.0 GL PEFS

    The block is 1/4 npt Mercruiser uses adapters to use their blue plastic junk fittings
  9. Scott Danforth

    Bayliner Floor Project

    FYI, I designed the movable staircase in Frank Blase's house in Ponte Vedra. It the house on the beach that looks like a giant Lego Duplex block on its side
  10. Scott Danforth

    Bayliner Floor Project

    FYI, the boat in my signature thread took 5 years to restore
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. Scott Danforth

    Suzuki DT200 rev limiter at 2000

    Those compression numbers are very low
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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.
  17. 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
  18. 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...
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
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