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  1. Scott Danforth

    UFP Trailer Buddy retaining ring

    Most you can press in would be a 0.002" diameter difference. No way to drive in a 0.055" oversized bearing protector without dynamite
  2. Scott Danforth

    Vessel view or gauge

    Water pressure gauge is better than water temp for health of cooling system
  3. Scott Danforth

    470 Risers. Where can I find new ones?

    Have a bud with a brick and mortar facility in China that is now building in Columbia
  4. Scott Danforth

    why is this a GOOD idea to paint the hull where the flotation is

    only benefit I can think of is if I was selling paint
  5. Scott Danforth

    2021 Splash of the Year Voting

    Hey @Reserector_ , @todhunter , @bunker108 , @Meames1 , @gazza2007au , make sure to vote for your own boat, reach out to bud's here on the site.
  6. Scott Danforth

    Purchasing 2nd Boat: Jet or Stern Drive?

    when I was in process to buy a SeaDoo speedster to replace the Avanti in 1999, the insurance and in-efficiency is what changed my mind (while at the dealer with bank check in hand) and I stayed with a prop boat. Something didnt sit right with me paying same for insurance and fuel in a month that...
  7. Scott Danforth

    Purchasing 2nd Boat: Jet or Stern Drive?

    Jet boats like the Yamaha are the left-overs from the jet boat craze of the 90's. the pros/cons listed above are accurate. some of the pros/cons not listed above: no prop strikes with a jet No impeller replacements with an I/O skinny water with sand bottom means the Jet drafts much less...
  8. Scott Danforth

    Can you search DMV records for a particular car

    found this one in 2 seconds on searchtempest https://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/d/orlando-1991-honda-crx-hf/7426452492.html
  9. Scott Danforth

    Can you search DMV records for a particular car

    post a wanted add on facetube marketplace use search tempest to search all of craigslist in the US
  10. Scott Danforth

    Need help deciding!! Wakeboard boat vs bow rider!?!

    wakeboard boats, unlike ski boats are designed to give you a big wake. ski boats are designed for a flat wake bow riders have what ever wake comes from the back of them wakeboard boats are either inboards or use the VP forward drive which drafts a whole lot more water. this is to keep you...
  11. Scott Danforth

    Cleaning Manifolds & Risers

    20:1 mix of water to muriatic acid for removing rust. or mix up oxalic acid or wire brush and use as is.
  12. Scott Danforth

    Air don't freeze... RV antifreeze DOES!

    Ted did a freeze test about 8 years ago. yes it does freeze and expand
  13. Scott Danforth

    228 oil pan/timing cover leak

    for an oilpan, how does the gasket know if its in a boat or a car? marine gaskets are needed for the headgaskets. all else is same across cars, trucks, boats, stump grinders, generators and fork lifts
  14. Scott Danforth

    4.3 engine mounted raw water pump inquiry

    if the passages were opened up maybe. otherwise the added inlet restriction may be problematic.
  15. Scott Danforth

    Attaching T-Top Tower to floor

    boats from the factory with T-tops, upper helms, etc have aluminum plates glassed in under the deck for the T-tops to anchor to. I would suggest you add a deck hatch to get a backing plate in the area you want to mount. toggle bolts may work for a while, however if they rip out, they will pull...
  16. Scott Danforth

    4.3 engine mounted raw water pump inquiry

    but you are not moving from an alpha to a bravo. so your premise is flawed. if you stick with an alpha and add the crank driven raw water pump, you still need to maintain the raw water pump in the leg.
  17. Scott Danforth

    Invalid hin

    Ask the folks at the DNR. The offices that I had the best luck with are Green Bay, Oshkosh, and Waukesha
  18. Scott Danforth

    Order delays on new LS4

    Seat foam and vinyl are 3 months late Audio and electronics are 3-4 months late Motors and drives are up to 12 months late
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