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  1. Scott Danforth

    1998 Bayliner Capri floor.

    they are centeredish at best if no one chimes in, this is what I would do: at seat base height, go up another 5" and measure width of boat . then measure seats. you want a few inches between the seat and the coaming bolsters. then measure the distance between the seats. this is your walk...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Where can I buy parts for a 2006 Horizon 240

    first, welcome aboard the only thing supplied by Four Winns is the hull, and some of the upholstery. the windows come from Taylor Made Systems the motor and drive is either mercruiser or Volvo Penta items such as rub rail come from TACO Marine items such as lights, blowers, etc. come from any...
  3. Scott Danforth

    What is inside the toon?

    if you have water in the logs, most likely the weld where the M brackets are has a crack. to get the water out, normally feed a weighted section of tube to the bottom. you need something heavy enough to go to the bottom. most tubes have a natural curl and will not go vertically down from...
  4. Scott Danforth

    1987 4.3l 205 high oil pressure

    there is a pressure relief spring in the pump. this governs pump pressure the filter relief determines the pressure drop across the filter. that relief is usually either an 11 psi or a 30 psi relief.
  5. Scott Danforth

    Solar Power Installation . . .

    I never had luck with the plastic owl, they would perch on its head. My buddy has luck with the cheap windmills and streamers zip-tied to his outriggers and antennae. However a good bird will do a dive bomb run from 200 feet up.
  6. Scott Danforth

    AQ125 not going beyond 2000 RPM under load

    and what did you set the dwell to? (3rd time asking)
  7. Scott Danforth

    Cleaning gas tank?

    what is left in the tank is no longer fuel. pull the gauge sending unit and look in the hole. it will tell you if you need to clean the tank
  8. Scott Danforth

    1987 4.3l 205 high oil pressure

    what spring is in the pump? I agree that a high volume pump is not needed in a V6.
  9. Scott Danforth

    Pairing engine size with boat size

    reliability is the inverse proportion to complexity personal experience has the highest reliability (greatest MBTF) in a mechanically injected diesel motor with 378k on the clock, a 72 year old carbureted inline 6 in a truck with a 4-speed and 156k on the clock and carbureted 66 year old...
  10. Scott Danforth

    AQ125 not going beyond 2000 RPM under load

    what is your dwell set to? file points adjust point dwell then set timing, in that order
  11. Scott Danforth

    1991 carburated 4.3 fuel pump output.

    the same fuel pump that is there. most likely the M6973 https://www.summitracing.com/search/product-line/carter-marine-mechanical-fuel-pumps/part-type/fuel-pumps?fr=part-type&SortBy=Default&SortOrder=Ascending
  12. Scott Danforth

    Upgrade from prestolite to pertronix or replace dist. with delco voyager

    If you are dead set on replacing the mechanical switch (points) with an electronic switch for your coil. I would skip the pertronix and go straight to the voyager. In both cases that I went pertronix, they failed and had to go with points. However the points lasted about 10-15 years with a...
  13. Scott Danforth

    1991 carburated 4.3 fuel pump output.

    The same fuel pump is on the 5.0 and 5.7 and 7.4 The pump will support twice the HP you can make with the 4.3 Generally mechanical fuel pumps either work, or don't. If it doesn't work, $45 gets you a new Carter fuel pump
  14. Scott Danforth

    A1G1 Top gears

    SEI is new with a warranty $1855 Used Merc drives in the $1200 range Rebuild yours $2400
  15. Scott Danforth

    1985 SeaRay Mercruiser 165 no spark at the plugs

    Yellow with red stripe is the crank circuit. There will not be power there unless the key is turned to the start position. The purple wire is ignition
  16. Scott Danforth

    Pairing engine size with boat size

    Fuel is still the cheapest part of owning a boat.
  17. Scott Danforth

    A lot of water in the oil!

    You will most likely need to pressure test and look
  18. Scott Danforth

    A lot of water in the oil!

    Get it running ASAP. Then look to see what is broke
  19. Scott Danforth

    A1G1 Top gears

    Would be cheaper to buy a complete drive
  20. Scott Danforth

    Fiberglassing question

    You are building a boat. The cost of the correct materials vs the wrong materials is about $300 If you plan on beaching, you need significantly more high strength cloth. I suggest 7-8 layers of 1708 and vacuum bag it to remove excess resin If you want to use the 24 oz cloth, suggest minimum...
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