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  1. Scott Danforth

    Crank driven vs block mounted raw water pump pros/cons

    must have done a few hundred heat exchanger setups in my prior life. you need to make sure the expansion tank is about 20% of the total system capacity. you need about 10% for draw-down and 6% for expansion. is this a full system or a half system?
  2. Scott Danforth

    Bayliner Floor Project

    Not sure you will get into a newer boat, even needing a motor for only $2k. Boating is an expensive hobby. the last 4 years, the cost of boats is up 40% over what they were in 2021. So the used market prices are artificially high. looks like most of the auction prices are starting at $2k for...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Bayliner Floor Project

    define cheap? I would look on sites like boat trader, or visit your local marine salvage yard prior to using facetube market place. also look at the salvage auction sites. https://sca.auction/en/search/type-boats/state-fl...
  4. Scott Danforth

    Boat budget question

    Just hope AC doesnt see this post......
  5. Scott Danforth

    Bayliner Floor Project

    your post from saturday should be a red flag that the boat is not safe. there is no quick bandaid for your current boat plenty of newer hurricane sunken boats available with good hulls, some cosmetic issues, and flood damaged motors available. bayliner changed their hull construction methods...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Back for More! Looking into a bigger boat for big water - Deck or other

    10 people skirting the great lakes something to handle rough water Having grown up on Lake Michigan, you could do a pontoon until the wind changes direction. then you will want something that can take a pounding I recommend that you look for a deep v at least 24-28 feet, most likely twins...
  7. Scott Danforth

    Should I buy a boat without a survey?

    find a surveyor that will travel and pay the travel expenses.
  8. Scott Danforth

    Crank driven vs block mounted raw water pump pros/cons

    Volvo uses an anti-rotation bracket
  9. Scott Danforth

    LiFePO Batteries ???

    00 is fine for your house loads
  10. Scott Danforth

    Stringer 400 oil plugs washers

    When I owned my stringer 400. I used nylon washers from ace hardware
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. Scott Danforth

    Help me set up my new edelbrock 1409

    As close as you can get with that method
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. Scott Danforth

    Bayliner Floor Project

    FYI, the boat in my signature thread took 5 years to restore
  19. 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...
  20. 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...
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