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  1. Scott Danforth

    2.75's are they just bad designs?

    add two coolers of beer to the back of the boat if you cant lower the motor easily
  2. Scott Danforth

    2.75's are they just bad designs?

    First make sure the motor is at the right height. Too low and it plows, too high and it ventilates. A pontoon sure could use a powered jack plate as the prop height changes so much with load
  3. Scott Danforth

    Custom fish box

    Gel would prevent moisture from getting to the foam over time
  4. Scott Danforth

    What type fuel hose?

    You need to use appropriate low permission A1 / A2 fuel hose per IMO / USCG requirements...
  5. Scott Danforth

    Need to replace outer transom board

    White oak is rot resistant. Old timers wood preservative and spar varnish will keep it preserved
  6. Scott Danforth

    Need to replace outer transom board

    It's a scuff plate for outboards that get removed frequently. I would get a piece of 1/4" white oak plywood
  7. Scott Danforth

    1989 Phantom 160 no spark

    Find someone else to work on it
  8. Scott Danforth

    Custom fish box

    As long as the inside is all gel. You will get condensation in almost every cooler
  9. Scott Danforth

    Custom fish box

    I would. I would also have 2"of foam on the bottom too
  10. Scott Danforth

    1989 Phantom 160 no spark

    Boat does not matter. What motor are you working on?
  11. Scott Danforth

    Transom and floor replacement

    Total transom thickness of 2" to 2-1/8"
  12. Scott Danforth

    4 stroke repower

    What year is the 2-stroke? Because in the mid 80s the mounting changed Wiring harness and controls will change
  13. Scott Danforth

    93 vp aq570 with 280 drive hydrolocked??

    What vintage is the Mercruiser motor? Full system or half system? Exhaust manifolds need to be changed to match up with the VP y-pipe Flush your cabin heater and test it. It may have a freeze busted core
  14. Scott Danforth

    93 vp aq570 with 280 drive hydrolocked??

    yes. some light reading of me doing the same. some of the pics are missing because I was using webshots at the time for picture storage. later used photobucket. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/venturing-into-performance-upgrades-for-an-aq271c.489465/ the key will be to acetone test your...
  15. Scott Danforth

    contraptions

    Going to do a O scale layout on a shelf around the mancave as soon as Zack moves out. N scale in the desk Next project is a 1952 Fiat Topolino wagon with Corvette IFS/IRS custom frame, AR5 trans and a yet to be determined powerplant.
  16. Scott Danforth

    Help water leaking

    How did you winterize it? Time to check for a cracked block, heads, intake and exhaust manifolds
  17. Scott Danforth

    Delco est tach

    Tach connects to the coil negative post. Same tach will work with points and Delco EST Switching from points to Delco EST, you have to bypass the resistor wire and feed the ignition system with full battery system
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