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  1. Scott Danforth

    2007 Bennington 2275RLi

    15 years is the life expectancy of vinyl and soft surfaces
  2. Scott Danforth

    Water in 280 dp lower unit but pressure test is good?

    Did you do a vacuum test as well?
  3. Scott Danforth

    3.0 mercrusier stalling

    Pull the carb and clean it
  4. Scott Danforth

    How to know what model StarCraft

    rules 11 and 12 you posted in a long dead thread, and you have multiple posts on the same topic that were combined. 11. Please do not post multiple threads in multiple forums about a single problem. This is confusing to those trying to help you. Multiple threads in the same forum about the...
  5. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    still waiting on parts...... emailed customer service a few times. no real answer. asked to cancel the order, went to ebay, now I have lots of parts coming. literally.... a lot of 8 shims (need 1), a lot of 4 o-rings, need 2, a lot of 4 gaskets, need 2.....
  6. Scott Danforth

    Hey Newbies

    Hey New Guys... we dont know if your 30 year old boat is any good, we are not there to inspect it. brand still means nothing other than the name on the side of the boat. all brands have good and bad issues. we also have a hard time identifying the unknown make and model of a grainy photo...
  7. Scott Danforth

    How to know what model StarCraft

    most covered in the rules you agreed to when you signed up. also covered here: https://forums.iboats.com/forum/forum-rules-and-guidelines.5/
  8. Scott Danforth

    Rebound clip

    dont know where "here" is this is my local trailer place. https://www.sturdybuiltonline.com/ there is also the iboats website. https://www.iboats.com/shop/trailering/boat-trailer-hardware/boat-trailer-springs-and-shackles.html and other trailer specific web sites out there.
  9. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta 230 AQ131 Inboard 1986

    if a mechanical gauge is saying you have oil pressure. trust the gauge. if your $3 electric gauge and $3 sending unit are not reading close to the mechanical gauge, replace them. if you are worrying that an engine has good oil pressure but its higher than you want....... stop. you may as...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Rebound clip

    check your local trailer shop
  11. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser bellows

    the easiest way...... drop boat off at mechanic, get call job is done, pay mechanic, go boating the easy frugal way..... open the manual to the drive service section
  12. Scott Danforth

    Engine Status Panel

    your tech needs to plug in and either have the manual handy while looking at live data, or the experience needed while looking at live data. 95% of the time there are no fault codes additionally, alarms are for low oil pressure, high water temperature, low gear oil level, low battery voltage...
  13. Scott Danforth

    Questionable Customer Service

    with todays supply chain shortage, be lucky. many parts that normally came from china and abroad originally had a 25 day lead time and 35 day on the water. are now 180 day lead time and 84 days travel time. yes, 264 day lead time. however I do agree that iBoats customer service should do a...
  14. Scott Danforth

    How do I change engine rotation direction?

    same pistons, however thrust side is swapped. same crank casting, however the knurled oil control grooves go the opposite way gear drive for cam so the cam spins the same way which drives the oil pump depending on year, cam may have different grind for cylinder balance if the BBC is going into...
  15. Scott Danforth

    2004 5.7 Thunderbolt turns over but won't start

    Its almost never a head gasket issue
  16. Scott Danforth

    2004 5.7 Thunderbolt turns over but won't start

    anything over 150 is suspect. the 190 either has water in the cylinder (leaking manifolds) or oil in the cylinders. is this a salt water boat? have you inspected your manifolds
  17. Scott Danforth

    What would cause this loss of colour in the gel coat?

    If you see the glass thru the gel, its a quality issue. Take it to the dealer
  18. Scott Danforth

    2004 5.7 Thunderbolt turns over but won't start

    Assuming carb induction What is the battery voltage? What RPM are you getting during cranking? With a bad battery connection or a weak battery, if you do not get to the minimum cranking speed, it wont fire Test your fuel in a clear container. A blue bucket wont allow you to see if your tank...
  19. Scott Danforth

    What would cause this loss of colour in the gel coat?

    Brand new boat with a warranty, or a use older new to you boat? Hard to tell in the grainy photo what is going on. Looks like a water spot
  20. Scott Danforth

    Little white tube... 92 suntracker

    welcome aboard. the speedometer pitot tube. my guess is your speedo doesnt work. also, the front speedo pickup hole in the lower unit appears to be caulked shut. speedometer pitot tube hose is $20 per 100 feet.
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