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  1. 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

    1 your weight limit is based on the boat length and width. The foam is usually structural, and aids in keeping it at the surface when you sink the boat. You can not add weight capacity 2. The cost to rebuild the motor will exceed it's value. Looks for machine shops that specialize in old...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Selectrim-Abandon or hook back up?

    With a stringer, it's almost required. It is the method of trimming an OMC stringer I would recommend you fix it
  3. 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

    We like pictures. Im not a fan of most videos
  4. Scott Danforth

    Not What I Expected

  5. Scott Danforth

    Not What I Expected

    Just an FYI. when you see a bowl of cereal and milk or just the milk in a commercial, its actually elmers glue used for the photo shoot
  6. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta vs Mercruiser

    since the boat has a VP and AQ drive, unless you redo the transom, you are limited to the AQ style drive. The 2 liter will push the boat, as it has for the past nearly 50 years. Top speed maybe a tick or two past 30mph
  7. Scott Danforth

    1981 Sportcraft 270 repair underway - transom, stringers, & repower

    The OP hasnt been back since 2022.
  8. Scott Danforth

    2004 Angler 204 FX Gas Tank Replacement

    depending on where in NC or Florida, your looking at 8-10 hours one way for a road trip
  9. Scott Danforth

    Best replacement point sets available

    just google EMP 300-02882 and many places with inventory come up
  10. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta vs Mercruiser

    the 3.7 is a 4 cylinder that shakes vertically like a dog passing a peach pit. it is an aluminum block, iron head issue prone motor. its half a ford 460 and parts are getting hard to find the B20 motor is easy to find as they powered milliions of volvo cars. the AQ100 drive is ancient. what...
  11. Scott Danforth

    Oil pressure

    If it only leaks when the engine is running, you may have the wrong filter or the old gasket was still there when you screwed on the new filter If it leaks as you are pouring it in. You have a hole
  12. Scott Danforth

    Swim platform

    Hey, @tpenfield did it
  13. Scott Danforth

    Fell for my first scam but fixed before anything happened

    Do Not Call list
  14. Scott Danforth

    Exhaust manifold gasket leak significance

    If you leave it.... Best case, you fill your bilge with exhaust fumes Worst case, if your running rich, you could fill the bilge with fuel fumes and you have an open ignition source I would fix it
  15. Scott Danforth

    Oil pressure

    Please do not start multiple threads You most likely have either a rust hole or other issue. Plan on pulling the motor (pull the drive first)
  16. Scott Danforth

    Fell for my first scam but fixed before anything happened

    Most of the spammers have spoofed phone numbers. Not sure the DNC list can actually be enforced.
  17. Scott Danforth

    Engine runs, but does not turn the prop

    Being a 2021, see your dealer Otherwise get the factory service manual and swap the shaft
  18. 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

    and every spec on-line says the '89 1700XR is outboard with an 85hp Force. As a former cheesehead, Registering in person used to be easy, especially the Green Bay office on 29.
  19. Scott Danforth

    Help for prop replacement

    Being an Verado, is the CAC leaking and taking out the supercharger? in addition to the questions above, have you had the boat weighed?
  20. Scott Danforth

    Engine runs, but does not turn the prop

    pull the lower unit, inspect the vertical drive shaft, inspect the shift shaft, check for gear oil
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