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  1. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta 2.3L AQ131 runs better with timing advanced

    you would not hear pining I would not run that far advanced is your dwell set right?
  2. Scott Danforth

    First time winterizing 4.3 mercruiser, alpha one.

    thats how T-stats work
  3. Scott Danforth

    vintage boat id help

    Over 150,000 boat manufacturers have come and gone in the last 100 years, with many of them making less than a dozen hulls ( most making only 1 or 2). Best bet is to look through the fiberglassics library and post better pictures
  4. Scott Danforth

    Converting to carburetor from mpi 350 mag

    And the external TB ignition amplifier is where? All you have is the distributor with the ignition trigger ( hall effect sensor) The other half of the ignition system is usually bolted to the shift interupt bracket
  5. Scott Danforth

    Fuel Line handling?

    Some run conduit or PVC pipe to route wiring and plumbing
  6. Scott Danforth

    Mercury 150 not performing well under load and drinking gas.

    100 psi is low if your gauge is right 130 psi is normal
  7. Scott Danforth

    Blown head gasket / overheat

    Start with your water pump and the impeller that should be replaced every few years
  8. Scott Danforth

    Admiral's New shower

    Did the floating floor membrane under whole floor but the shower (schluter membrane). Did the walls in schluter membrane over cement board. Subway tiles on the walls. The listello matches the kitchen backsplash and the shower is river rock. Dont want to ever have to redo it
  9. Scott Danforth

    Admiral's New shower

    I built my own shower pan in the concrete and used a whole schluter system. They have semi-custom pans Also did a curbless shower pan thinking ahead when I get to the walker stage in life
  10. Scott Danforth

    Seaswirl 201 bowrider 1995

    What engine and drive is in the boat.
  11. Scott Danforth

    Converting to carburetor from mpi 350 mag

    Tach wire is gray
  12. Scott Danforth

    1983 OMC 5.7, I need help with the trim and tilt wires.

    look in the electrical stickies
  13. Scott Danforth

    1983 OMC 5.7, I need help with the trim and tilt wires.

    I dont need a pic. I can wire a boat in my sleep as I know the color codes
  14. Scott Danforth

    Maxum SR 1800 wandering at low speed

    Three ways to get around it first, counter-rotating props like a VP DuoProp or a Bravo 3 second, twins third, dont go slow as a single propeller spins, there is the forward thrust from the prop pitch and the side thrust from the rotary movement of the prop turning and pushing on the water...
  15. Scott Danforth

    Maxum SR 1800 wandering at low speed

    all V-hull boats with a single prop wander at slow speeds google v-hull wander. been covered a few hundred times on i-boats alone and there is nothing you can do except try not to correct. when you try to correct, it actually gets worse.
  16. Scott Danforth

    stackable boat storage

    how thick is your slab? if 8" thick, you can anchor a 2-post lift if only 4" thick, you will need a 4-post lift
  17. Scott Danforth

    Engine dies going into reverse

    requires pulling the drive which is part of the annual PM service
  18. Scott Danforth

    1983 OMC 5.7, I need help with the trim and tilt wires.

    yellow should have a red stripe if OMC followed the proper wiring color scheme
  19. Scott Danforth

    Can't Open this site

    iboats wouldnt open on the home 'puter this morning. Firefox update was being pushed. so I went to task manager, killed the process and once the updates were installed, good to go. may be same on your end.
  20. Scott Danforth

    Can't Open this site

    I'm running Firefox and chrome depending on which device
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