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  1. Scott Danforth

    Old Outboards ????

    LMAO....
  2. Scott Danforth

    Four Winns SL262 - 2008 Bimini repair help

    four winns buys the bimini from companies like dowco or great lakes boat top. they would not have a parts break down
  3. Scott Danforth

    Four Winns SL262 - 2008 Bimini repair help

    go here. https://www.mcmaster.com/stainless-detent/button-pins-for-telescoping-tubing/ buy what you need. Make sure its the 301 stainless. the zinc and the 410 will rust
  4. Scott Danforth

    Random

    she stuck her finger in the cage and was bit. she thought they were cats.
  5. Scott Danforth

    Old Outboards ????

    price is subject to location and condition. assuming perfectly running motors that have been maintained in the midwest, about 100-200 for the 9.9 and about $300 for the 25 here in FL could be $50 to $400 for the 9.9 (buyer dependent) and about $800 for the 25. in Canada, the price would be...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Push rod cover gasket replacement and distributor

    if you have a pushrod cover, you either have an inline 4 or inline 6. however there were 6 different engine displacements in the family. as @achris asked. what are you working on? pulling the distributor, you will mess up timing. however you then re-set the timing. adjusting timing is not...
  7. Scott Danforth

    j1171 distributor points?

    SAE is Society of Automotive Engineers. they write the standards SAE J1171 - External Ignition Protection of Marine Devices is the standard that defines electrics in a bilge and fuel tank space that wont blow you up because there is no external spark potential.
  8. Scott Danforth

    Inboard replacing

    or just order the parts, build the motor in the garage or living room (depending on marital status) and when complete, swap motors
  9. Scott Danforth

    Inboard replacing

    Chris, you cant use the 5.0 heads on a 5.7 or 6.2 as the valves and combustion chambers are too small. You also cant put the heads from a 5.7 onto a 5.0 as the valves get shrouded by the cylinder walls and breathing suffers
  10. Scott Danforth

    Used boat I might buy

    There is less wood in the glastron only because its 21 years newer. however condition is still king
  11. Scott Danforth

    How to Switch to Antifreeze Cooled Engine

    if it was properly winterized, there would be air in the water passages. that doesnt tell you anything of the condition of the motor/drive/stringers/transom/etc.
  12. Scott Danforth

    How to Switch to Antifreeze Cooled Engine

    What Chris said ^ + 10000 read this https://forums.iboats.com/threads/for-new-members-needing-help-buying-a-boat-a-buyers-checklist.612841/ check everything take boat for a sea trial.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Intake port cc question for 5.7l sbc

    best bang for the dollar is to call machine shops near dirt tracks and oval tracks. a used set of heads, ready to go with screw in rockers studs modified valve guides, etc. all set up for about $400 a set. any machine shop that serviced the track would have had a few dozen sets on the shelf...
  14. Scott Danforth

    Surge brakes lasted 1200 miles of highway, whats wrong

    good point
  15. Scott Danforth

    How to Switch to Antifreeze Cooled Engine

    look at it from our confusion post #1, you are calling it a 1960's something SeaRay with a 301 Then in post number 22 its a 1982 boat with a 5.7 since the owner is deaf, my guess also original owner making him well above retirement age. that new motor with only 50 hours on it could have...
  16. Scott Danforth

    Just 3 Words

    Screw in tire Big #14 one missed my meeting its cold here
  17. Scott Danforth

    Surge brakes lasted 1200 miles of highway, whats wrong

    what brand of calipers? what brand of master cylinder? at highway speeds, there is enough air flow that if you are draging your calipers slightly, you wont heat the hubs a loose damper may cause the brakes to come on and release a bit. however only if the trailer is bucking where in florida are...
  18. Scott Danforth

    How to Switch to Antifreeze Cooled Engine

    if the block is fresh water only, then yes, you can clean the debris (rocks, sand, small fish, seaweed, etc) if the block has been run in salt, no.
  19. Scott Danforth

    Holley Dual Feed Fuel Rail/Log Question

    if you didnt kink the tube, you are fine. its glorified brake line with chrome plating
  20. Scott Danforth

    Longer steering cable

    the rack doesnt care how it sits, however many are horizontal-ish I agree with Bondo that a rotary may be better for the narrow center console
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