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  1. Scott Danforth

    What Pipe is Best for Bilge/Livewell Plumbing?

    Get the right hose for below the water line. That is bilge pump hose that you bought, which is OK to use above the water line. FYI, the good stuff is about 4x the cost of the stuff you bought
  2. Scott Danforth

    68 tollycraft restore

    Then dig out the Bondo, take some resin/microspheres/cabosil and mix up some marine fairing, or buy pre-mixed. I would roll on gel, then 2 layers of barrier coat and 4 layers of ablative bottom paint
  3. Scott Danforth

    Building a '93 Caravelle 1750 Classic Bowrider

    Take boat out, run it Or siphon the gas and run in the lawnmower
  4. Scott Danforth

    1985 110 9.8 Gear Shifting Issues

    Lower gear box. Has 3 positions. Forward, Neutral, Reverse
  5. Scott Danforth

    Anyone Seen these?

    Dometic sells them direct to boat builders. Peltier junction technology
  6. Scott Danforth

    68 tollycraft restore

    I would, I would also check the transom and stringer system
  7. Scott Danforth

    4000ft Above Sea Level Carb Settings 4.3 Merc

    You are down 12% or more on power. From a jet standpoint, you will need to go smaller (leaner) the the 4000 elevation
  8. Scott Danforth

    2008 Chaparral Signature 310 Trailering

    Most have the radar arch removed for transport
  9. Scott Danforth

    Anyone Seen these?

    In this day of $5000 helm seats with heating and cooling, $3000 T-top mounted air conditioning for the driver, $500 cooled drink holders, $2500 on-board ice machines on the $300k 28 foot fishing boat. What is $5k for a prop
  10. Scott Danforth

    Need location on m#

    4.3 uses same oil filter on all years assuming block mounted filter
  11. Scott Danforth

    Surfing with Ski Boat

    That is correct. You can ski behind it, you can tube behind it, you can not wake surf behind it without risk of death
  12. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 4.3mpi Tach

    Trace the grey wire from the ignition coil to the tach. trace the tan wire from your temp gauge to the sender make sure ground wire on both gauges has continuity to ground. Make sure purple wire on both gauges has battery voltage when the key is on If grounding the tan wire makes your temp...
  13. Scott Danforth

    Surfing with Ski Boat

    It's an IO with a mercruiser out drive, not an Inboard
  14. Scott Danforth

    crawdad

    I say 6 plug
  15. Scott Danforth

    Surfing with Ski Boat

    Get a different boat. To surf, you need either an inboard or forward drive for safety reasons A sterndrive will simply grind your kits up when they wipe out forward and fall into the prop
  16. Scott Danforth

    68 tollycraft restore

    Bondo is talc based and while it could be used on interior cabin, do not use it on the hull. Use proper fairing compound. However a 55 year old boat may need more than cosmetic work
  17. Scott Danforth

    Going from surge brakes to no brakes

    its a UFP actuator, and it is pushed back inward - hence the reason you cant access the fluid. you are missing the plastic cover, and most likely the shock is bad and you need to bleed the system. you should be able to simply grab the actuator and pull it forward if you have to replace the...
  18. Scott Danforth

    OMC 5.0 no start

    first, do you have points, yes or no (you dont state what you actually have) if you have points, service them: file them gap them verify dwell with a meter then set timing
  19. Scott Danforth

    Starter not engaging

    clean all the connections including the pad on the block and the starter itself. 12.11 is almost dead. charge your battery
  20. Scott Danforth

    Please HELP! Am I being overcharged for Presale Inspection, Service, etc 2016 Cobalt R3?

    call a contract lawyer
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