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  1. Scott Danforth

    Installing New OEM Egg Crate Foam for Engine Hatch?

    I would roll on the contact cement
  2. Scott Danforth

    Boat weight

    I would plan on digging a hole and turning it into a koi pond with the motor in it. the 153 cubic inch 120hp motor is nothing special or desirable and the 1991 and later 3.0 (181 cubic inch) motors are dirt cheap and 100000% better the boat isnt worth it. the boat probably weighted 1700# or...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Boat weight

    I would not even consider buying the boat unless you want a really expensive project. OMC has not been in business for decades, and the hull will need restoration before it can be used. that boat will cost you more than $8000+ and 2 years + of your time to get to a point to be safe and usable...
  4. Scott Danforth

    Adding hydronic cabin heat from a AQ140A engine

    You need to figure out how much extra volume you are adding. Determine what 8% of that is. Then determine if that extra 8% of expansion will cause an issue such as expelling too much coolant. If your motor utilizes a puke tank, you may need a bigger one.
  5. Scott Danforth

    Merc trim pump

    You could pull the switch apart and clean the contacts and reassemble
  6. Scott Danforth

    Adding hydronic cabin heat from a AQ140A engine

    Add the internal volume and see if the extra 8% will be a problem
  7. Scott Danforth

    Yamaha 150 ProV? Yay or Nay?

    Local shop near me charges about $2400 for a Yamaha 150 rebuild. About $1600 for a 70
  8. Scott Danforth

    Adding hydronic cabin heat from a AQ140A engine

    Factory expansion tank volume is designed for 6-8% expansion (from temp change) and 6% draw down
  9. Scott Danforth

    Installing New OEM Egg Crate Foam for Engine Hatch?

    Lowe's has all 3...3M 77, 3M 90 and dap weld wood. OEM boat carpet is held in with dap weld wood Florida heat is worse than Michigan cold
  10. Scott Danforth

    Installing New OEM Egg Crate Foam for Engine Hatch?

    Your local Lowe's has 3M spray adhesive for a out $14 a can. Dap weld wood contact cement is better, and one $20 can and a $4 roller will do your whole job
  11. Scott Danforth

    Adding hydronic cabin heat from a AQ140A engine

    As you add system volume, you may run out of expansion volume in the heat exchanger tank
  12. Scott Danforth

    Hydroplane fin

    ski boats have 3 fins, the center one is just forward of the Port/Starboard ones
  13. Scott Danforth

    Pontoon Transom

    coming from an industry that had all our products insured by Lloyds Registry and GL-DNV. 100% of the welds were made by AWS certified welders and inspected by LR. there is no standard that is too high
  14. Scott Danforth

    Selling Newer Boat For Older Larger?

    i sold a 10 year old SeaRay for a 23 year old Cruisers...... then spent $1700 in materials and 5 months of my life replacing the transom, aft stringers, bulkheads, engine mounting blocks, etc. and 6 years later I started redoing the remainder of the boat because the wood in the interior panels...
  15. Scott Danforth

    2011 Mercury four stroke 8HP upgrade?

    see post #10
  16. Scott Danforth

    Yazoo 1415

    your hull dry weight is 123#
  17. Scott Danforth

    Yazoo 1415

    total weight is probably 550-600#
  18. Scott Danforth

    Flush kit install

    flush kit depends on the type of drive you have Alpha or Bravo?
  19. Scott Danforth

    Yama carburetor 15 vs Tohastu EFI 15

    fuel sitting still turns to varnish even in a sealed container. if you use a carbed motor once a week and follow the maintenance schedule, it will run for decades. same goes for EFI motor. if you let them sit. things go awry
  20. Scott Danforth

    trailer surge

    Please start your own thread.
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