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  1. Scott Danforth

    Transom question

    welcome aboard. the standard exterior grade plywood lasted over 35 years. I would suggest another piece of plywood. youre looking at a saturday, or a weekend at most,
  2. Scott Danforth

    Help!!

    its a mid 80's OMC brand. so the build quality was garbage. most rotted and fell apart in the 90s the maximum life expectancy of a boat designed in the 80's is about 15 years without major work.
  3. Scott Danforth

    Help!!

    Welcome aboard. Just as an FYI, your free boat will be extremely expensive to get it operational. the motor is the cheapest part of fixing the boat. the old OMC brands such as the boat you have there were not known for great build quality. expect to pour about $5k into the hull before you...
  4. Scott Danforth

    NLA Mercruiser Parts

    for 8.1 parts, reach out to Reylar Engineering
  5. Scott Danforth

    1987 3.0L water in oil

    buy a rotten mid-late 90's bayliner and get the whole post 1991 3.0 with the upgraded 1992 and later Gen 2 drive. if you do it right, you buy the whole thing for $500, pull the motor/trans/controls and then sell the trailer and some parts for the $500. then you are only out the hull disposal fees.
  6. Scott Danforth

    Winterizing 3.7l mcm 224 165 hp mercruiser

    by a little hot, a 10 degree rise in temperature can cause the iron head on the open deck aluminum block to spit the head gasket. so keep on top of the cooling system, especially the raw water pump.
  7. Scott Danforth

    What oil should I use?

    I miss the old popcorn and oil thread emojis
  8. Scott Danforth

    mercruiser 888 383

    automotive EFI can not be used in a boat without the risk of you meeting Jesus
  9. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    the benefit of hydraulic jack plates is that you can adjust from the helm. used a lot on flats boats, etc. allows the motor to be lowered to bite on holeshot, and raised plane, and then really raised up to go in/out of skinny water at idle speed. by lock in place, that is what the check...
  10. Scott Danforth

    mercruiser 888 383

    If the 383 was built for a truck or boat (build for torque, with proper quench and a good low-overlap cam). No problem. Just swap the core plugs to brass, swap the head gaskets to marine swap the water pump to marine. Use a marine carb, ignition, front accessories and rotating electrics...
  11. Scott Danforth

    Winterizing 3.7l mcm 224 165 hp mercruiser

    Pull the drive, inspect the alignment, U-joints and bellows. If you didn't replace the raw water pump when you got the boat. Do it now
  12. Scott Danforth

    Milky gear oil

    Pull your drive (you have to anyway to check alignment and gimbal bearing). You're going to be replacing the raw water pump and it looks like at least a seal or two The hole is a drain for the exhaust cavity
  13. Scott Danforth

    Ford Mercruiser 188 Rehab and Cooling

    Drive shower won't keep the lower unit shaft seal cool.
  14. Scott Danforth

    1987 3.0L water in oil

    With block on stand, left hand side just above pan flange will have a crack on inside
  15. Scott Danforth

    Odyssey Battery

    Odyssey and any of the enersys brands are great.
  16. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    most of todays boats, especially the ones with 6 engines bolted to the transom are carbon fiber
  17. Scott Danforth

    Old Cobia?

    looks like the boat was derigged and left for scrap. for the cost to make the hull safe and usable, not to mention the 12-24 months you will spend, you can buy a running boat today that you can use immediately after registration
  18. Scott Danforth

    1987 3.0L water in oil

    no
  19. Scott Danforth

    Can't access iboats.com from Android, but okay from laptop

    you know that Verizon dropped the ball with Milton. their towers were overloaded the moment power went out.
  20. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    I would still look at hydraulic jack plates. that way you can get into skinny water as well as raise them out of the water.
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