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  1. Scott Danforth

    Need help

    your boat is a 1985. have you checked the transom and stringers for rot? Fiberglass boats are designed to last 15 years. while many will last a bit longer, your boat is 41 years old in a month or two Wellcraft threw the boats together in the 1980's with some questionable fiberglass practices...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Need help

    that is a thru-hull depth transducer. your boat came with a pitot tube for the speedometer
  3. Scott Danforth

    454 MPI seawater impeller

    take a look at the starter....... many times you have to pull the motor to get to the starter. Boats are put together to look pretty. not be easily worked on. being pretty is what sells them many times, removing the spark arrestor and putting a pillow on top the motor to lay on it will allow...
  4. Scott Danforth

    Do I need a trailer?

    coffee unless he extended the breather tube to the firewall
  5. Scott Danforth

    Just rebuilt the trim cylinders, now the outdrive won't stay up under load

    There are two ports on the cylinders. The rod end, and the blind end Raise the drive, pull the rod end hose (down hose) and press up. If oil comes out the cylinder port, your seal or seals are bypassing I have a background in hydraulics and I still cut the seal when I did mine. It happens
  6. Scott Danforth

    Just rebuilt the trim cylinders, now the outdrive won't stay up under load

    easy enough to check. raise outdrive all the way, then pull the rod end lines. if oil comes out the cylinders, the piston seals are bypassing.
  7. Scott Danforth

    Just rebuilt the trim cylinders, now the outdrive won't stay up under load

    My guess is you sheared off a piston seal when re-installing the rod and piston
  8. Scott Danforth

    Prepping for gel coat

    Sand everything with 40 grit, then follow back over with 80 grit Are you spraying? If so, I recommend the Duratec 904 additive
  9. Scott Danforth

    Mouse chewed through power trim cable

    if its just the insulation that is destroyed, and you are outside the chord grip a bit. you can simply use epoxy lined heat shrink tubing to cover the damaged area. anything man-made can be repaired.
  10. Scott Danforth

    Best "wax/silicon car duster"?

    Mother's makes an OK one. There is no such thing as best
  11. Scott Danforth

    Trim pump rebuild

    If the cylinder is bypassing the piston seal, yes Easy enough to test to determine where the problem is. Extend the cylinders, pull the retract line, hit extend. No fluid should come out unless the seals are toast
  12. Scott Danforth

    Trim pump rebuild

    Cylinder seals would be first thing to check. Cylinder seals will last 15-30 years. The pump will last a lot longer
  13. Scott Danforth

    Sunpad repair questions

    Use a t-nut on the back side
  14. Scott Danforth

    Monster.

    The pistons are big enough to have a dozen people dance on them
  15. Scott Danforth

    under skinning

    3mm (1/8") is overkill. 1mm is all that's needed. 16 gauge (1.5mm) is same as the fence panels.
  16. Scott Danforth

    Kodiak 225 Brake pad replacement

    Automotive doesn't need to live in salt water. The Kodiak brakes are unique to the marine industry
  17. Scott Danforth

    Kodiak 225 Brake pad replacement

    There is not
  18. Scott Danforth

    New boat owners leaving the hobby

    Those of us in the business need more people buying boats and boating accessories.....it pays our salaries
  19. Scott Danforth

    Timing check 350 5.7l Carb

    TB IV uses a timing light and you set the motor to 6-8 degrees per the manual for your motor. No different than any generic distributor. No base timing mode. Just must be set at idle. TB V needs to be put in base timing mode by grounding the purple/white wire, then adjust to what the manual...
  20. Scott Danforth

    New boat owners leaving the hobby

    Some light reading on the industry and hobby. https://www.tradeonlytoday.com/post-type-feature/withdrawal-symptoms-
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