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  1. Scott Danforth

    Solar Power Installation . . .

    That sounds smart....
  2. Scott Danforth

    Fiberglassing question

    welcome aboard. I would be looking at 1 layer of CSM, and about 4-5 layers of 1708. then fairing and gel coat. No way I would trust bed liner, especially from harbor freight
  3. Scott Danforth

    4.3 Carb v 4.3MPI

    just a year before the 4.3 MPI, when there was a 4-barrel carb, the power was rated at 220hp as far as economy, no. as far as ability to make power, no. easier to start - somewhat. the only reason it shows slightly more power is you can take it slightly closer to the edge of the envelope...
  4. Scott Danforth

    Question on poly and Epoxy prices

    parts store resin is old by the time it hits their shelf. big box store resin is older by the time its on the truck to the store from sitting in the warehouse for a years only buy resins from fiberglass suppliers
  5. Scott Danforth

    Milky oil

    look up the right gasket by your serial number.
  6. Scott Danforth

    Volvo dp-sm outdrive lower stuck

    and when you hit the drive with your hammer and tear the threads out of the casting....... then what. remount the drive. you need leverage.
  7. Scott Danforth

    Deck repair - first time project

    First, welcome aboard second, read thru the stickies, specifically this one. https://forums.iboats.com/forum/boat-restoration-building-and-hull-repair.40/ and go thru links 14, 15, 18, 2, 3, 4a, and 4b in their entirety Third, the floor is always the last thing to rot. the order of rot is...
  8. Scott Danforth

    A lot of water in the oil!

    did you ever fix your rotten motor mounts? https://forums.iboats.com/threads/reinell-with-rotted-motor-mounts.705731/
  9. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 3.0 140 shakes at idle and bogs on acceleration. New Carb?

    you pull your distributor apart. you measure the shaft diameter, the bore diameter and the length of the bushings, and you go to NAPA and buy distributor bushings for the right shaft diameter and housing diameter
  10. Scott Danforth

    Power Outlet stopped working

    either fuses or a circuit breaker unless the power outlet was added by the prior owner, then who knows
  11. Scott Danforth

    Solar Power Installation . . .

    maybe a second panel for the inverter batteries
  12. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 5.7 won’t make power

    I made an a-frame from 2x10's, 2x6's and 4x4's. then when I was done, I used the lumber to make a mezzanine on the rented storage unit. using the engine hoist in the truck works. just be careful the cargo tie downs do not come loose. they are only welded in the sheet metal.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Trailer bearings wear out ultra quickly.

    if you can put some permatex#2 between the speedi sleeve and the rusty spindle, it may keep the water out to get you thru the season.
  14. Scott Danforth

    AQ125 not going beyond 2000 RPM under load

    It's never the coil However it could be the points. What did you set the dwell to? Did you adjust timing?
  15. Scott Danforth

    Mercury 6.2L Loss of Planning Power/ Top End

    Compression test results? Fuel pressure test results?
  16. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 5.7 won’t make power

    the cam I would suggest is the one that came in the suburban motor however if you want to buy one, look at this one: https://www.compcams.com/xtreme-marine-212-218-hydraulic-roller-cam-for-oe-roller-sbc.html lobe separation make sure that there is no reversion. profile of cam is a short base...
  17. Scott Danforth

    1984 28' pontoon I/O repower?

    a longtail is a complete motor and drive, complete from pulley to prop a bobtail is just the motor and transom shield, without the drive.
  18. Scott Danforth

    1984 28' pontoon I/O repower?

    Suggest a 1992 or newer 3.0/alpha1gen2 long tail Your pontoon is most likely 5052 aluminum sheet/plate
  19. Scott Danforth

    walk through window

    Taylor Made is most likely your only choice
  20. Scott Danforth

    1984 28' pontoon I/O repower?

    You will need to remake the transom to close up the transom hole from the OMC
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