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  1. Scott Danforth

    Outdrive question

    Did you read the tutorial on uploading pics? Try uploading from a PC as the forum pics have had issues for a while. On a phone you need to use the add files icon, then insert
  2. Scott Danforth

    1994 Mercrusier 4.3l engine compatability

    As of today there are 8-10 different generations of 4.3. Your current motor is a 93-95 vintage. Assume your intake manifold is trashed from the same lack of winterizing that killed the motor. Same for exhaust manifolds The next generation of motors are the 1996-2000, 2001-2007, 2008-201x...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Trying to determine proper engine/ trans/ prop pairing

    what pitch props are on the boat now? jumping 1000 RPM in props is about 4-6" in pitch you may not be able to prop that much since the motor is a replacement, is the throttle opening fully? right now there are a few million boats for sale as the marine market is stalled both new and used...
  4. Scott Danforth

    Trying to determine proper engine/ trans/ prop pairing

    only turned the motor 4000 RPM and stopped giving it throttle or did it only turn 4000 RPM with teh gear ratio and prop? Because the first scenario is someone too chicken to open the throttle, the second is over-propped scenario which kills motor. Until you @Will Steinbeck take the boat out...
  5. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    His Brother Ondarvr posted about a decade ago on the wherabouts of Oops, However Even he is not longer a member
  6. Scott Danforth

    Floor in houseboat

    a boat is a hole in the water you pour money into.
  7. Scott Danforth

    1999 Triton Tr19 open or closed cell foam?

    all flotation foam is closed cell until the cell walls break down
  8. Scott Danforth

    Possible purchase of 73 Chrysler cadet

    sub 300# for a balsa cored hull was common.
  9. Scott Danforth

    Curious, how are old boats disposed of that marinas refuse to haul out?

    a good buddy of mine is a diver that helps anchor boats and items to the sea bed for starting artificial reefs. yes, the boats are stripped completely of any contaminates, fuels, lubricants, etc. the sites are chosen, approved by the appropriate folk, the area is mapped, marked, etc long...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Close call, plus poaching

    its a cushion they sell for sitting in the stadium
  11. Scott Danforth

    To shallow?

    used to beach all the time on longboat pass's beercan beach with the searay. bow was up on shore, prop was in 11 feet of swift moving water. after 3 or 4 times, wore thru the gel, went to a keel guard. Now its no longer legal to pull up on that beach
  12. Scott Danforth

    5.0 carb on 4.3

    look up mikes carburetors.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Close call, plus poaching

    Nah, it catches wind...... I actually do not have a cheese head, I do have a bunch of packer hats. I had a cheese tie and a cheese butt, however never the giant wedge. My ex wife had one
  14. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    will the bracket be stepped? recessed for tabs? 2 or 3 motors? with or without hydraulic jack plates? Integral swim ladders? Folding swim stairs?
  15. Scott Danforth

    Close call, plus poaching

    for the record..... Im a cheesehead boating in florida for a reason..... I dont want to be known as a "florida man"
  16. Scott Danforth

    Merccarb 2 barrel rebuild

    you flip the assembly over, and with gravity pulling the float to the top, you measure between the top and the float. instructions will have a picture and a dimension.
  17. Scott Danforth

    No fuel in carb despite several attempts to crank

    Most likely dirt in the carb idle circuit. Nothing a good teardown, cleaning and re-assembly wouldn't cure
  18. Scott Danforth

    Floor in houseboat

    post pictures of the underside of the deck, the transom area from around the motor, the stringer grid. 1/2" floor should be more than adequate with a sound stringer system. I believe they are on 16" centers on the early 70's gibsons....unless the floor has had an improper repair/replacement in...
  19. Scott Danforth

    Possible purchase of 73 Chrysler cadet

    if the boat was in near perfect shape, all original, and rot free, at most $1500. however because the motor has no parts support, and the probability of the transom, stringers and deck to be in need of replacement is well over the 95% mark, it has zero value. if it was a long-lost family boat...
  20. Scott Danforth

    Possible purchase of 73 Chrysler cadet

    Welcome aboard. $6k for a 51 year old boat that may need a hull restoration.... Not a good deal For $6k, you can buy a boat that is 30 years younger
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