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  1. Scott Danforth

    Engine Swap 1979OMC with 3.0L Quicksilver

    1990 or older motors used a 2-piece rear main seal. In 1990 the 3.0 was redesigned to use the same rod and piston in the 5.7 (for parts commonality) and the crank seal was redesigned to a 1-piece.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Please help with engine type selection!

    Most of the trucks I pulled apart have a windage tray. Windage tray is very important on sustained high-speed motors Even the front drive motors have windage trays
  3. Scott Danforth

    Foul Release Coatings ??? PropOne, PropGlide . . .

    Twin pods (Volvo diesel and IPS pods) Under a Cruisers Cantius 48
  4. Scott Danforth

    Foul Release Coatings ??? PropOne, PropGlide . . .

    Prop glide is what my bud uses on his moored boat
  5. Scott Danforth

    Stacking of electrical connections

    They are bolted together. The stack arrangement DOESN'T MATTER
  6. Scott Danforth

    Need Help With Knowledge Around Replacing a Fuel Pump

    Why are you replacing the pump in the first place? Was your pump leaking, or pushing fuel thru the tygon hose? If not are you replacing the pump just for the sake of replacing the pump? The stock pump is a Carter marine pump. About $50 at places like Summit racing or Jegs. Do not buy any pump...
  7. Scott Danforth

    Please help with engine type selection!

    What is your budget? Your boat came with a 1992-1995 5.7 liter. However a 1996-2013 5.7 will bolt right in Your current motor most likely has bad exhaust manifold, so you have to replace them The front accessories are probably good I personally would look for a low mileage 1996-2000 5.7...
  8. Scott Danforth

    Monterey engine cover hardware all missing

    Hatch latch should be one of these. https://tacomarine.com/specialty-hinges-latches
  9. Scott Danforth

    mercruiser 3.7

    Have you serviced the points?
  10. Scott Danforth

    4.3 how to remove thermostat/sleeve from housing

    Some of those sleeves are plastic, some are copper (fabricated)
  11. Scott Danforth

    Thoughts on New Gen Direct Injected VP 5.3L v8 350HP?

    The LT motors have been used by Volvo since 2014. They are not new. The 6.2 puts out 430hp
  12. Scott Danforth

    Curved stern ladder

    One of the many Chinese ladders on the market
  13. Scott Danforth

    1970 Sea Star 15'

    Your boat needs a full restoration. Last thing to rot is the floor. Decades after the stringers and transom Read link 14 in its entirety, then the other links https://forums.iboats.com/threads/how-tos-and-other-great-information.283508/
  14. Scott Danforth

    Sealant Around Center Console

    Guaranteed it's caulk. I have been on the Pioneer shop floor
  15. Scott Danforth

    What To Get?

    When it comes to boats, you really need between 3 and 7 boats to fit needs Everything from a kayak to a cabin cruiser
  16. Scott Danforth

    Sealant Around Center Console

    The center console just sits in a divot in the floor on the pioneer. The caulk is 95% cosmetic to keep crud from growing in the crack It should still be UV stable life-caulk. https://www.boatlife.com/product/life-calk-cartridge/
  17. Scott Danforth

    Pontoon Transom Cracks - Need Repair?

    That transom well needs a few reinforcement plates added. Also check for cracks at the mounting flanges to the deck structure. Have seen many 'toon pods come off in a "catastrophic disassembly" over the years
  18. Scott Danforth

    1997 GP760 Wave Runner scored pistons and cylinders

    Too lean, look at your fuel system
  19. Scott Danforth

    online shopping

    It's going to take another few months for the market to correct itself Those with over-priced goods will just sit on them
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