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  1. Scott Danforth

    Transom cracks/stability issues on year 2000 Chris-Craft 308 Express Cruiser

    there is a bunch of sunken boats in the boat salvage yards down here. so probably not in Florida. however you can post around. you can strip the boat down for parts and sell the motors, drives, windows and make a decent amount.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Timing tab deteriorated

    you can - use a piston stop, then paint a line on the timing cover. I would use a proper sized timing tape vs an advance light. however you have some serious rust on that damper, and the timing cover. it looks like a rust hole just about thru in the pic I would pull the accessory drive off...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Transom cracks/stability issues on year 2000 Chris-Craft 308 Express Cruiser

    with lights and sirens
  4. Scott Danforth

    photographs......film vs digital.

    I pretty much live in the web archive, especially when looking for prior art for patents. most of the web archive links revert to the newest link and many of the sub-folders may not be archived.
  5. Scott Danforth

    Transom cracks/stability issues on year 2000 Chris-Craft 308 Express Cruiser

    you can do it from the outside...... then when you get to the stringers which will also be rotten, you still have to do all the work on the inside AND now repair and refair the outside and the sides. its usually about 50% more work than just working from the inside remember, boats have a...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Transom cracks/stability issues on year 2000 Chris-Craft 308 Express Cruiser

    this crack and the ones in the center means that your motor is moving significantly. as in if they put the boat in the water, is will most likely sink
  7. Scott Danforth

    Transom cracks/stability issues on year 2000 Chris-Craft 308 Express Cruiser

    keep in mind, this is primarily a DIY site. so our answers are skewed to doing it ourself. with that said, anything man made can be made again...... you can so do the work yourself. the information you need is in the stickies...
  8. Scott Danforth

    photographs......film vs digital.

    miscellaneous ramblings before the second cup of coffee looking thru some old photo albums recently from when my grandfather and father were younger. lead me to look for various hotrod builds from the late 80's to early 00's then it dawned on me, I dont have much for photographs over the last...
  9. Scott Danforth

    Wheel bearings - old Dodge motorhome

    pull the wheel and look. pretty sure your rear is a dana 80, however could be the Rockwell FDS75 Axle from the D400/D450. the front would be from the commercial line of trucks. pretty sure thats a D400 or D450 front.
  10. Scott Danforth

    2006 Volvo out drive thumping

    guys, read the OP-s first post. he ran the motor drive full-up for 20-30 minutes at a time. we are not talking a 20 second blip to navigate a bit of shallow water, we are talking over 200,000 cycles at a time of the u-joints making that greater than 8 degree bend on the double cardan joint...
  11. Scott Danforth

    salt water in single cylinder

    you have to turn the crank to TDC on cylinder #1 to install the distributor. from there, depends on which distributor/ignition system you have. if you have an MPI, you align the marks on the rotor with the distributor when you drop it in (follow the factory manual). if you have a carbed...
  12. Scott Danforth

    Volvo/OMC Raw Water Pump Repair/Replacement

    buy a can of ford red engine paint then
  13. Scott Danforth

    2014 GMC Sierra AC

    since today is a half day, will start teardown around noon..... unless its raining wouldnt be my first explosion, however will be working outside in the breeze, so not too concerned with vapors
  14. Scott Danforth

    How do you trim?

    Drive / motor full down If there are trim tabs, leave them down slightly Mash the throttle, as the boat starts coming out of the hole, thumb up on the trim. The boat should be out of the hole and the bow should start raising Once it starts porpoising, tap the down trim twice with your thumb...
  15. Scott Danforth

    Stringer boot recommendations?

    Go with Kenny's part number recommendation. My memory on the part number 19 years later may be tainted
  16. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser dies after getting on temp

    from a cost to benefit analysis point of view..... no. a set of points lasts about 15-20 years with maintenance. a new electronic distributor such as a delco voyager is about $400 however they do not have parts that need yearly attention like the point contacts and the rub block
  17. Scott Danforth

    2006 Volvo out drive thumping

    yes, its really bad to have the motor running with the drive up. with this being a new to you boat, you should have pulled the drive, inspected the u-joints and gimbal bearing, checked alignment and replaced the bellows long before you ever put it in the water. pulling the drive is part of...
  18. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 470 oil pump

    not really, however soaking the lifters in oil overnight is recommended to pre-filling. Then when using a priming tool, or cranking the lifters should pump up a bit. are these new lifters and a new cam? If so, make sure you get the break in right or are these used lifters? if used, did you...
  19. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser dies after getting on temp

    see post 18 and 19 in the stickies. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/must-have-technical-information-for-diyers.335378/
  20. Scott Danforth

    simpli safe

    My mother-in-law has a whole line of ring cameras...... other than me giving her a view up my nostrils when I push the door bell, or constantly listening to the system state "activity on pool deck" or "activity at front door" when the dogs or cats run out the door, I have no knowledge of how...
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