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  1. Scott Danforth

    Have enough HP for hole-shot ?

    most of todays bass boats have 250hp+/- on back with top speeds in the high double-digits, low triple digits. the holeshot is near instantaneous.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Nervous and anxious

    there is no magic mechanic in a can that works on fuel systems that have been sitting. you will have to go thru the carbs and do a link-n-sync
  3. Scott Danforth

    Marine or Auto oil pan

    after adding my first oil drain kit, that is what I do now for all marine motors. yes, the oil has to be warm. and yes, it takes about a beer or two's worth of time to drain via gravity. however that is when I change the fuel filters and oil filters.
  4. Scott Danforth

    Marine or Auto oil pan

    remember, these motors area a derivative of the industrial motors and came down the same assembly line as the truck motors. other than core plugs, head gaskets, cam and the circulation pump. it is essentially a truck motor. some of the marine motors used the larger industrial engine oil pan...
  5. Scott Danforth

    1988 mercruiser 260 9 pin engine harness to 10 pin harness

    simply google it. https://www.google.com/search?q=mercruiser+wiring+adapter
  6. Scott Danforth

    1988 mercruiser 260 9 pin engine harness to 10 pin harness

    they make adapters if you want to go that route.
  7. Scott Danforth

    Glastron Carlson cv-23

    First, welcome aboard Members come and go Restorations all take the same path. De-rig the boat, build a cradle, uncap the hull, cut out the bad, replace with good. Re-rig
  8. Scott Danforth

    Metal floors

    Not without adding so much weight you loose load capacity. Figure out how much 7 gauge sheets will cost and weigh. You still have to add foam.
  9. Scott Danforth

    Hull damage while lifting? Donzi

    Looks like the hull structure is rotting and the boat needs the hull to be restored. Could be poor layup, however my guess is the foam is waterlogged and the stringer grid needs some attention
  10. Scott Danforth

    Florida, beaches, boats, laws and regulation...

    Atlantic side or Gulf side?
  11. Scott Danforth

    Cheapest place to rent movies without subscription

    Between Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and Roku. The movies all cycle thru if you are willing to wait a month or two
  12. Scott Danforth

    Looking for a year on this 12ft tinny and a corner brace .. thx

    See your local aluminum fabrication shop for the corner cap
  13. Scott Danforth

    Winterization issue

    Should pull the drive every year to check alignment, u-joints and gimbal bearing as part of the winterization process. Read this. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/winterizing-inboard-and-i-o.770207/
  14. Scott Danforth

    1992 mercruiser 3.0 idle issues

    That is NOT properly servicing the points. File them, then set dwell, then adjust timing
  15. Scott Danforth

    1992 mercruiser 3.0 idle issues

    The numbers are all in a tight window, that is good. Your gauge is either reading 30 psi high or you have water or oil in the bores Where did you source the carb?
  16. Scott Danforth

    '95-ish Glastron SSV195 carbureted mercruiser 4.3 starter solonoid wiring color codes

    The wiring on the starter needs some love. The crimps are sub-par and the terminals need cleaning ABYC color codes listed in the electrical forum stickies. Motor wiring is about the only documented schematics AD posted the wiring diagram for your motor
  17. Scott Danforth

    How/where to put in a stereo in my (new to me) Triton 175 fishing boat?

    Not much room in the triton. You may be looking at a remote head unit and speaker pods under the pedestal seats, or surface mounts on the vertical walls on the fore or aft casting platforms Most center console fishing boats put the NMEA head unit under the leaning post or in the E-box and...
  18. Scott Danforth

    LU Oil in bilge?

    Thru the input shaft seal. When you pull the drive, you will most likely dump a quart of water/lube emulsion from the bellows/u-joint area. You may need new u-joints as well
  19. Scott Danforth

    Squealing after impeller change

    Or keep it on the shelf because the pump is a service item
  20. Scott Danforth

    Prop selection help

    based on what you provided - yes
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