Search results

  1. Scott Danforth

    oil pressure sending units dual station SW gauges, exists any single station sender can work?

    Upper and lower station AND 2 motor s or just 2 motors You have 1 set of gauges for each motor Remote helm stations can be wired with special senders with custom resistance range (low volume so prices are higher) to drive two gauges, or two separate senders. Depends on how the boat was wired...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Boat age vs financing.

    Mod control and server administration are two separate items. We have been requesting admin service for months
  3. Scott Danforth

    Top speed

    If your hitting 6000 RPM, then you probably are getting full throttle If your motor is too low, you will plow and not perform If the motor is too high, you ventilate the prop
  4. Scott Danforth

    Wiring help

    The wiring diagram can be found in the factory service manual available only from Brunswick, or used on sites like Evilbay Due to copyright laws, you won't find it randomly online
  5. Scott Danforth

    Cheap floor and foam replacement for weekend.

    think of the hull as a beer can. the foam as the beer the hull as the aluminum a full unopened beer can can support about 800# an empty un-dented can can support about 250# an empty dented can can support about 20# the foam keeps the can from collapsing the deck/stringers/hull/transom all...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Cheap floor and foam replacement for weekend.

    Yes, the floor needs to be glassed in for strength
  7. Scott Danforth

    New Member and Lonestar Cabin Cruise Liner III Owner

    Before 1972, there is only the serial number After 1972 are HINs and it may have taken a year or two for all manufacturers to be compliant Your 1966 boat would only have a serial number plate located somewhere in the boat. However after 59 years, who knows what was done with the boat...
  8. Scott Danforth

    Automatic bilge pump, not being very automatic

    Verify there are 3 wires going to the pump. One black (ground) one brown, and one brown with a stripe. Then verify the auto side has power
  9. Scott Danforth

    Automatic bilge pump, not being very automatic

    does it have the capacitive sensor, or a separate float switch? if capacitive sensor, it wont kick on until there is 2-3" of water in the bilge. if its a float switch, it could be 4-5" before the switch comes on.
  10. Scott Danforth

    Exhaust hose

    shields and vetus are two names of hose manufacturers, and I believe Vetus is private labeled by shields. https://www.google.com/search?q=shields+exhaust+hose
  11. Scott Danforth

    Exhaust hose

    Any marine store selling hose should have it
  12. Scott Danforth

    Foam under floor deck

    Welcome aboard. suggest reading a bit. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/how-tos-and-other-great-information.283508/ specifically links 14, 15, 18, 2, 3, 4a, and 4b. the issue with pressure treated wood is you need to let it dry for about a year prior to being able to glass over it...
  13. Scott Danforth

    Which Lakes in Florida are Electric only?

    Each county has different requirements. Florida has about 7800 lakes Many are HP limited to 10 or 20hp. Few are electric only Look upp the county you are going to, look up the local FWC page for that county Also, a list of some non motorized lakes can be found on the national Forest service...
  14. Scott Danforth

    Engine hours

    Spammer....with links in the quote .....terminated
  15. Scott Danforth

    Old Mercruiser 120 3000rpms WOT rated for 3900-4300

    Check compression. All cylinders should be about 140 Go back to the distributor. Set the dwell to 32 degrees with a dwell meter Set the timing to 4-6 degrees BTDC
  16. Scott Danforth

    Boat age vs financing.

    put the parts boat on a junk trailer out at the road, put for sale $2500 and someone will steal it.....
  17. Scott Danforth

    OBD II scanner reader

    yamaha sells a diagnostic kit google yamaha YDS
  18. Scott Danforth

    When do you pull your freshwater boat?

    My buds boat is the first in on his lake in the spring usually a day or two after ice-out, and last off, usually deer hunting weekend
  19. Scott Danforth

    Hydraulic Steering for Sterndrive

    Plenty of boat salvage yards where you could get the bits you need for dirt cheap. let us know how it goes.
  20. Scott Danforth

    2002 5,7 Mercruiser exhaust manifold keeps cracking - 5 times this summer

    sporadic cooling water. manifold runs without water, gets to 900-1100 degrees, gets a slug of cold cooling water..... instant cracked casting you also burned up all the rubber bits in your exhaust as they are only rated to 250 degrees start at the inlet strainers and go thru every inch of...
Top