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  1. Scott Danforth

    Need Air Compressor Help

    only reason I mentioned the switch, mine welded themselves on, and one day, the compressor was laboring. I unplugged it, and noted I have 175psi in the tank (145psi safety valve didnt blow) so now I have a new switch, unloader, safety, etc. check line voltage when the compressor is running
  2. Scott Danforth

    projects other than boats

    Design is almost finished. Looking at 310 board feet of hickory at $5/bdft
  3. Scott Danforth

    Need Air Compressor Help

    Check the contacts in the pressure switch. They get old and pitted from arc flashes. Some times they stick and the compressor will run past the switch point and load up the motor. You can run a points file thru them. However after 30 years, that $18 switch probably needs replacement
  4. Scott Danforth

    OMC 3.0L cooling hoses not available

    Not Mercruiser, however VP may be close What I would do. Go to gates website. Download the molded hose catalog, them measure your existing hoses, and spend a few hours finding the hoses under the gates numbers
  5. Scott Danforth

    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    I have used both a gas powered and electric chainsaw to clean out various bits for using seacast I have chucked up an 4" diamond saw blade in a 4.5" angle grinder as well as cut-off wheels. now that was a whirling blade of death. the oscillating tool probably worked the best. the harbor...
  6. Scott Danforth

    4.3 Replacing exhaust manifolds - ditch nylon drain plugs?

    Get the stainless plugs from Hardin marine
  7. Scott Danforth

    hi there :)

    Nah.....W.O.P.R.
  8. Scott Danforth

    305 boat cam

    What pistons? What. Heads? As @Scott06 mentioned, vortec heads are highly recommended. For the cost of aftermarket roller cam, you can buy a low hour 5.7 liter vortec motor with a roller cam
  9. Scott Danforth

    Alpha 1 Gen 2 drive ratio?

    3.0 gets a 2:1 drive 4.3 gets a 1.84:1 5.0 gets a 1.62:1 5.7 gets a 1.47:1 you dont have enough motor with a 3.0 to spin a 1.62:1 drive
  10. Scott Danforth

    RPM range question

    Lugging a motor kills it. Always best to get the motor to the top half of the RPM window. To me, you're 500 - 600 RPM below where the motor should be. However verify your tach first
  11. Scott Danforth

    Large diameter, high output stator

    Reached out twice to Windings and a few other manufacturers. Taking no answer as an answer..... Think this thought is officially dead
  12. Scott Danforth

    Weight distribution for 14ft modified vhull

    cant help you with your project as there are too many unknowns, however welcome aboard
  13. Scott Danforth

    Need Help

    first, welcome aboard. is this a new to you boat or a boat you have had for a while that has a new problem? your 1996 wellcraft is built when there is still wood in the stringers. so my guess is there is a bit of rot happening under the cockpit sole. can you tel if the cabin has a sump, or...
  14. Scott Danforth

    2001 Maxum 2400 sc for 13k v 1995 FourWinns 238 vista

    price of upholstery for a 24' boat will be a few grand if you do it yourself. it will be a bit more to have a professional do it.
  15. Scott Danforth

    Replacing transom on aluminum Jon boat

    NO see your local radiator shop, they can weld that up for about $50
  16. Scott Danforth

    2007 Alumacraft Classic 165cs Bilge Pump Question

    its probably done by the factory like that. bilge pumps on I/O boats are under the oil pan and require the motor to be removed to service.
  17. Scott Danforth

    Alpha won’t trim underway

    is the pump plumbed and wired correctly? green (grass) - drive should go down blue (sky) - drive should go up. the pump is set for 2900 psi up, about 900 psi down. if its plumbed/wired backwards, it wont have enough power to overcome the thrust of the prop. if you raise the drive a bit and...
  18. Scott Danforth

    1995 SX140 TAKING ON WATER

    The plastic plumbing lasts about 15 years. Your boat is almost 30 Start at one end of the plumbing, check every fitting and clamp
  19. Scott Danforth

    projects other than boats

    Quick view. do not have the adjustable shelves in it yet. Have a new planer coming this week. Inspiration comes from this. Wife saw it and said, that is how she wants the whole closet.
  20. Scott Danforth

    first bass boat (Evinrude outboard)

    factory service manuals for your outboard. https://outboardbooks.com/ the owners manual on the boat is a 4-page brochure pointing to the pointy end and calling it a bow, pointing to the propeller end and calling it a stern. all other bass tracker information can be obtained from Tracker...
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