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  1. Scott Danforth

    Thinking about an upgrade for the tow vehicle

    Ted, you could always get a 550 with wrecked sheet metal from ridesafely, and swap your sheet metal / interior/ etc.....onto the 550 chassis. Just tell the Admiral in advance
  2. Scott Danforth

    it has a leak

    with a dry bilge put boat in water while being armed with a good flashlight, your cell phone camera and an inspection mirror fire it up and look for water.
  3. Scott Danforth

    Are All Boats Repairable?

    my guess the prior owner used pressure treated lumber in the bunks. turn the hull upside down and put a light under it at night. you will see all the holes. can it be repaired, everything can be repaired. however will the repair be financially feasible? only you can answer
  4. Scott Danforth

    Bass boat restoration and i need a bit of help.

    based on the pictures you have shown, the hull is rotten. post pics of your stringer repair and transom repair. if the floor was rotten, the transom was rotten 10 years earlier.. boats rot from the bottom up. first to go is the bottom of the transom, then the stringer, and lastly the floor.
  5. Scott Danforth

    Water lock

    measure the SWL to elbow. should be 14+ inches
  6. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 5.7 EFI Water in Oil

    compression test wont impact your impeller. it wont be spinning fast enough to damage the impeller.. however if you want to run some water down the line feel free.
  7. Scott Danforth

    Water lock

    no way someone owns a boat for 17 years and doesnt realize the motor is 10+ years older than what should be in there. the guy lied to you when he sold it. back to the issue at hand. high RPM is either a junk carb (no such thing as a good reman rochester anymore as cores are 35 years old.)...
  8. Scott Danforth

    Seat Cushion Removal 250CR

    could be Z-clips. however as Ted mentions. Pics will help
  9. Scott Danforth

    Bass boat restoration and i need a bit of help.

    first, welcome aboard. however you have a 38 year old fiberglass boat that needs a full restoration. that means pulling the cap, taking care of all the rotten wood in the stringers, transom, etc. the pictures show busted transom, rotten wood, etc. then you need to fully rig it. you are...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Water lock

    Rochester stopped building carburetors in 1989. you state you have a 1999. Volvo used rochester throttle bodies on the TBI motors and holley carbs on the carbureted motors in 1999
  11. Scott Danforth

    Lower unit oil -- water or not?

    Pressure test and find out
  12. Scott Danforth

    Water lock

    Check your SWL to manifold dimensions. Weigh your boat High idle is carb related. Did you use a Holley carb or a Chinese knockoff from ebay?
  13. Scott Danforth

    Mechanical fuel pump gph question

    The same mechanical fuel pump will support well over 550hp. Assuming the pump isn't broken, it's something else
  14. Scott Danforth

    454 7.4L mystery fasteners on back of engine block

    Per the manual you pull the drive every 50 hours or annually to check alignment, gimbal bearing, U-joints, bellows, etc
  15. Scott Danforth

    Boat identification!

    It looks like the many hundred hulls from 45 year old boat companies. Back then everyone copied everyone
  16. Scott Danforth

    Boat identification!

    pics are too blury to make out the logo. However it looks like late 70's or early 80's rotten transom boat.
  17. Scott Danforth

    Prop pitch for 150xp crossflow on pontoon

    pick one....... test to make sure the RPM is within range...... go up/down from there.
  18. Scott Danforth

    1964 9.5 evinrude

    you still did not list what you all replaced. based on the photo evidence, you didnt replace the raw water pump.
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