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  1. Scott Danforth

    Fixing Nicks In Aluminum Hull

    you have to clean the aluminum just like you have to clean the fiberglass to allow the 3M VHB tape to stick. With 40 grit sand paper not all aluminum boats have a keel strip. for boats with a keel strip, some keel guards would go around it. Some do not (gator shield for example)
  2. Scott Danforth

    Wonder if I should go IO again or go OB?

    (y)(y)🍻I resemble that as well........
  3. Scott Danforth

    Wonder if I should go IO again or go OB?

    between a Merc 250 hp 4.5 liter and a VP 280 hp 4.3, I would do the VP as its a GM dervived motor with HX cooling. Also, not all the VP's get cat exhaust Between I/O and OB, that is a personal choice
  4. Scott Danforth

    Primer Bulb Recommendation?

    buy a moeller or OMC primer bulb. the Atwood ones suck
  5. Scott Danforth

    Fixing Nicks In Aluminum Hull

    get a keel guard if you intend to beach it
  6. Scott Danforth

    Searching for LOWE'S SEA NYMPH SC175BL Owners Manual Content

    other than maybe a dozen builders out of nearly 200,000 that have come and gone, as a rule, it generally doesnt exist in the marine or RV world. most boat builders could not provide a wiring schematic or plumbing schematic if their lives depended on it because most of those systems are...
  7. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 140 Points to Delco EST results in low RPM at WOT

    no need to have the engine running to read a dwell meter, you can read it while cranking the engine. no door is because the door is not J1971 comliant.
  8. Scott Danforth

    Next to No Maintenance

    get one of the litmus kits that test coolant for exhaust gases or something like this https://www.lislecorp.com/specialty-tools/combustion-leak-detector that will tell you right away.
  9. Scott Danforth

    Can anyone help electrical question

    if the on-board charger is only 12 volts, adding another battery will only add the weight of the other battery, then you would be undercharging the batteries and that is not good for battery life. if the motor controller is only good for 24 volts and you introduce 36 volts, you may let out the...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Livewell

    pump could have been run without water and burned it up
  11. Scott Danforth

    Next to No Maintenance

    snow blowers are not intended to be in the rain. all that covers the carb is a heat box.
  12. Scott Danforth

    corroded posts in distributor cap

    Change the cap every few years
  13. Scott Danforth

    corroded posts in distributor cap

    Moisture under the cap
  14. Scott Danforth

    Next to No Maintenance

    That looks like more water than condensation
  15. Scott Danforth

    1988 searay Seville cuddy cabin. Is it a good boat?

    go to the links I shared in post #5. and go thru the entire thread in link #14
  16. Scott Danforth

    Water in oil Lower unit

    welcome aboard annual maintenance is to inspect the bellows, check the drive oil and inspect the u-joints and gimbal bearing. what happens when the u-joint bellows is compromised is the u-joint shaft gets rusty and takes out the input shaft seal and the gimbal bearing. prolonged exposure and...
  17. Scott Danforth

    simrad circuit board

    call Simrad. this isnt a buy/sell/swap forum
  18. Scott Danforth

    Hi all, newbie here sharing my fresh project

    and the love bugs are coming out..... if you spray white gel during April, plan on making a tent to keep them things off the fresh gel....
  19. Scott Danforth

    Extended Warranty

    Here is how warranty works. a manufacturer puts 10-15% of its material and labor cost into an account. this is to cover manufacturing defects during a standard warranty the extended warranty is just a slightly higher percentage (usually 25%) of the material and labor costs of things that may...
  20. Scott Danforth

    Osco? Ever wonder what happened?

    agreed, copes and risers may need to change with a process, however the molds should be usable. my guess is they are selling off the older molds as the volume dropped. Osco does have 3 plants. could not find any information on them closing.
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