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  1. Scott Danforth

    Water in Yamaha outdrive!

    Stop and talk to your local Yamaha dealer
  2. Scott Danforth

    New to me boat

    Welcome aboard
  3. Scott Danforth

    Tube with 25hp on a 14' tinny

    Put the beer cooler in the bow to help you plane out
  4. Scott Danforth

    Happy birthday, Bob_VT!

    Happy Birthday Bob
  5. Scott Danforth

    rewiring cobia 256 with twin outboards

    Why not crimp the 1/4spades to keep them from coming off?
  6. Scott Danforth

    New Switch Panel

    Make your own
  7. Scott Danforth

    TWIN 1994 VOLVO PENTA 8.2 OVERHEATING

    ???
  8. Scott Danforth

    Fix gel coat or use keel guard

  9. Scott Danforth

    WINTERIZING: Full fuel tank vs Empty fuel tank

    Empty tank, then tape vent shut
  10. Scott Danforth

    Viibration

    A single cylinder engine shakes like a dog passing a peach pit
  11. Scott Danforth

    Random cutting out 4.3 mercruiser

    When your gauge goes to zero, your feed from the ignition switch is going to zero. When that happens, your ignition is effectively off. You still have a bad connection somewhere
  12. Scott Danforth

    Need help to identify Perko strainer basket replacement

    Buy two new seacock strainers. Parts have changed in the last 35 years
  13. Scott Danforth

    Random cutting out 4.3 mercruiser

    You have bad connections somewhere. Start at the battery and work your way to the helm cleaning every connection with 150 grit sandpaper until they are all clean and shiny enough your mother in law would eat off them
  14. Scott Danforth

    Fix gel coat or use keel guard

    Contact US composites or FGCI
  15. Scott Danforth

    Fix gel coat or use keel guard

    Skip the west system. way overpriced and too slow to cure Use either US composites or FGCI 1 gallon of resin 2 yards 1708 5 2" wide chip brushes 3 4" body putty spreaders (to move the resin 3 1 qt containers 1 qt gel MEKP Finishing wax 2 gallons acetone Some plastic sheet 40, 80, 150, 220...
  16. Scott Danforth

    Locking outboard while boat is on the trailer

    Locks only keep honest people honest Best would be pull the motor and take inside
  17. Scott Danforth

    Is there a combo Tach and Depth finder?

    VeeThree may have a 3" NMEA 2000 gauge that can work
  18. Scott Danforth

    Re-carpeting over old carpet.

    Fire up a grinder with a wire brush to remove the old carpet
  19. Scott Danforth

    Stalls out hot

    You should never have a 180 degree thermostat unless you have a heat exchanger. With tlyour carbureted 2.3 you should've running a 140 degree thermostat
  20. Scott Danforth

    Stalls out hot

    What troubleshooting did you do? It would never be a mechanical pump Are you loosing spark, or are you overheating? What is the the actual temp of the block and heads (not what the gauge reads, however what your diagnostic IR thermometer tells you) Have you serviced the points? Check the...
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