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  1. Scott Danforth

    Decals

    your local sign shop (anywhere in the world) can make decals. Most have a gerber cutter or similar just google "sign shop near me"
  2. Scott Danforth

    Waterproof Thread locker

    all the loc-tite thread lockers will work underwater. they just have to cure above water.
  3. Scott Danforth

    help picking a prop

    since this is the boat you damaged the prop/shaft/rudder on. I would simply talk to the prop shop that you will need to get your shaft from and get the same prop that was on there.
  4. Scott Danforth

    Potential project boat

    welcome aboard based on the pics, I would also assume a total tear-down and rebuild assume $3000-$4000 for the hull restoration (assuming you do the work yourself) assume $2500 for the interior restoration (assuming you do the work yourself) assume about $1000 in other incidentals, cables, etc...
  5. Scott Danforth

    rudders are rude

    you should have to remove the tiller arm from the rudder shaft and loosen or remove the gland nut from the packing gland and the rudder should drop out
  6. Scott Danforth

    Running boat on land with no prop?

    raw water pumps do not suck/draw. they only push water. to push water, you need either 8" of water over the pump (such as the boat in the water and the drive would be submerged), or you need a garden hose forcing water to the pump (such as muffs) running in a tub simply cooks your impeller...
  7. Scott Danforth

    Hole shot, or up easy?

    or a sailboat...
  8. Scott Danforth

    Fuses keep blowing at the battery

    welcome aboard you have a short somewhere grab a DVM and start troubleshooting.
  9. Scott Danforth

    1977 Carver santa Cruz 28' rudder question

    call a prop shop for prices on the shaft and strut ask them about a rudder, however you might find one used then you have the job of installing and aligning My guess, a bit over $5k total
  10. Scott Danforth

    Drive oil

    Not with cone clutch drives
  11. Scott Danforth

    OMC 5.0L Wiring Diagram

    Are you mixing 1985 and older 2-piece RMS motor parts with 1986 and newer 1-piece RMS parts? Because it won't work What years are the motors
  12. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 5.0 tks alpha one gen. 2

    Google causes of high blowby.
  13. Scott Danforth

    OMC 5.0L Wiring Diagram

    Take your 5 liter OMC and unbolt everything OMC bolted to the GM block and heads and throw away Now take all the Mercruiser stuff on your busted GM block and bolt onto the other block
  14. Scott Danforth

    Risers and manifolds at the same time?

    If you are in fresh water, they last forever If you are in salt water, they last until the mating surface gets rusted away Inspection will tell you if replacement is needed or not
  15. Scott Danforth

    WOT for 20min and engine bogs.

    Before you spend $400 on a Delco EST, go thru the troubleshooting guide. It could be the $50 trigger assembly
  16. Scott Danforth

    Sanger Quality & Tower parts identification.

    Being a 2022, have the upholstery done by Sanger and their warranty. That seat alone would be over a grand if you have to fix it
  17. Scott Danforth

    Mounting transducer near outdrive?

    Drive collision with transducer and bubbles from prop would be first issue
  18. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 5.0 tks alpha one gen. 2

    80 psi is fine with cold oil. Oil blowing out dipstick is excessive blowby Do a compression test
  19. Scott Danforth

    87 PCM Chevy inboard temp / water pump issue

    BTW, make sure you have the raw water pump plumbed correctly. If mounted to the crank, the upper port is the inlet. Follow the arrows on the front cover
  20. Scott Danforth

    1994 OMC Sunbird Cuddy 190

    Upholstery back then used studs or screws. Look between the colors for screws
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