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  1. Scott Danforth

    Maybe my turn for new boat time

    its specmanship used to be your model length was from transom to bow, now they include the swim platform.
  2. Scott Danforth

    RE: Issues with Mercruiser 5.0 LX 4 Barrel Carb

    pull your drive, then try take a compression reading. a good motor is 150 psi in all 8 cylinders. a worn motor is 125psi or below shove a garden hose in the hole in the bellhousing for cooling water
  3. Scott Danforth

    Cylinder head anode??? Do I need one??

    are you in salt water? if so, yes you need it
  4. Scott Danforth

    forward drive/bravo 4

    I know a few people with VP IPS drives. They like everything except needing deeper water than a traditional drive. If you are going to wakesurf, sure beats planting your face into the props
  5. Scott Danforth

    Gas smell from 2013 1725 proguide

    if you smell fuel, you have a leak if the smell of fuel is overwhelming, make sure you do not have any source of ignition or.....
  6. Scott Danforth

    Retractable sun shade

    Did you reach out to Gary?
  7. Scott Danforth

    RE: Issues with Mercruiser 5.0 LX 4 Barrel Carb

    every year the maintenance schedule requires the drive to be pulled, the alignment checked and the gimbal bearing and u-joints inspected. doesnt matter if the boat is new or 2 million years old. additionally, since the boat sat is exactly why you need to do all the PMs the prior owner didnt...
  8. Scott Danforth

    Gas smell from 2013 1725 proguide

    find the leak
  9. Scott Danforth

    196 351W Flywheel

    the pattern is not symetrical, 1 or two bolts are off so the flywheel can only go on one way. additionally there are witness marks on the mounting face of the flywheel from the crank.
  10. Scott Danforth

    RE: Issues with Mercruiser 5.0 LX 4 Barrel Carb

    any new to you boat needs to have the raw water pump (whole pump) changed, the u-joints inspected and the gimbal bearing and bellows changed. the engine circulating pump hardly ever goes bad if this is a saltwater boat over 7 years old, time to inspect the exhaust manifolds and elbows as well.
  11. Scott Danforth

    Retractable sun shade

    I can reach out to a few people I know
  12. Scott Danforth

    Retractable sun shade

    You can probably have Chap add the sureshade
  13. Scott Danforth

    Making engine beds

    1.5 oz
  14. Scott Danforth

    Shift Cable Replacement

    every video one ever needs for properly servicing a mercruiser alpha drive. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/a-couple-of-new-videos.570843/
  15. Scott Danforth

    Will vehicle work?

    Highlander hybrid towing is only 3500# Highlander gas engine towing is 5000#. its not the chassis that is the weak link. its the EV/hybrid drive for the rear. its a FWD vehicle with electric rear drive.
  16. Scott Danforth

    Will vehicle work?

    boat is 2500# trailer is 1000# to 1200# fuel is 100# (assuming 12 gallon tank) gear is #200 (assuming PFD's, anchor, rode, radio, batteries, etc.) you are over capacity. additionally, your toyota may have a stipulation that any trailer over 1500# must have brakes.
  17. Scott Danforth

    Engine Bed Fabrication

    You should be looking in the forum stickies specifically 4th sticky down. Links 14, 15, and 18
  18. Scott Danforth

    Help with 88 Bomber Scout Restoration

    Haven't found a fiberglass boat from the 80s or 90s yet that didn't have rot
  19. Scott Danforth

    Help with 88 Bomber Scout Restoration

    You can't see it since it's got a layer of fiberglass. However the build quality in the 80 sucked and the wood rotted ..... most likely why the boat sat Suggest going thru the stickies at the top of the forums, 4th down is the DIY links. Go thru links 14, 15, 18, 2, 3, 4a and 4b in their entirety
  20. Scott Danforth

    Help with 88 Bomber Scout Restoration

    there usually is silicone between the cap and the hull before you get ready to glue the carpet down, do a few test drills. your fiberglass boat is half wood and foam covered in fiberglass. my guess is your wood transom and the stringers are rotten (as with 99% of all fiberglass boats from 1988)
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