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  1. Scott Danforth

    Sharkhide retailer in Canada?

    yet I can find it in under .00001 seconds on Amazon.ca https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=sharkshide&ref=nb_sb_noss and if I add a random CA postal code such as S4N 0A3, it gives me a delivery price and date
  2. Scott Danforth

    Will carport help mold/mildew issues?

    No. you basically need to put your toys in a garage. and if you live in an area of high humidity, have a fan at a minimum moving air. mold and mildew are from moisture that is in the air that collects on your car/boat/etc in the cool hours. however where a car surface takes a lot longer to...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Finishing before gelcoat

    If you added wax, you now get to resand befor the next coat
  4. Scott Danforth

    Spare wheel hub... usefull?

    Bought one for the shoreland'r under the searay and never needed it. Didn have one for current trailer, lost a dust cap and toasted a hub. Suggest following Bruce's lead
  5. Scott Danforth

    79 Crestliner Norseman 22 Cuddy in need of repower

    OMG stringers have a hole big enough to crawl thru Only way to change is to replace the transom and rebuild
  6. Scott Danforth

    Overheat on 5.0 with SX outdrive

    Unless someone installed plastic gears, they are cast iron.
  7. Scott Danforth

    Old ford 302 no spark

    Properly set timing
  8. Scott Danforth

    Overheat on 5.0 with SX outdrive

    I would pull the rubber exhaust hoses and inspect the inside. normally they delaminate from the heat and plug the exhaust
  9. Scott Danforth

    Overheat on 5.0 with SX outdrive

    did you find the missing parts? if not, start looking. also, once you smoked the impeller from lack of flow, you also took out the rubber exhaust hoses as your exhaust went from a typical 220F (water and exhaust) to over 950F (just exhaust) depending on how hot your motor got, you may want to...
  10. Scott Danforth

    1982 90 hp evinrude will not remain trimmed out under power

    First, welcome aboard on to the questions 1 - dont know. in addition to seals, there is the piston seal, the cylinder barrel bore and some check valves that all hold load. if any of them leak anything as much as a drop or two, it will not hold load. that is hydraulics 101 2 - scoring is...
  11. Scott Danforth

    Old ford 302 no spark

    what did you set your dwell to? what is your timing set to?
  12. Scott Danforth

    Acculift MQ 347 PJ 24037Q engine hatch lift motor

    any linear actuator can be replaced by other brands need pin to pin length closed need stroke length need force However the best thing. Call Chaparral and talk to their customer service. Chap is still in business making boats every day. Chap switched to Linak a while back. they probably have...
  13. Scott Danforth

    Need a Winter Project.

    The Gen 1 is 1954 to 1985 the Gen 2 is the LT1 (1992 - 1996 with reverse water flow) the Vortec is just a Gen 1 head with the Gen 2 combustion chamber the Gen 3 is the LS's (1997 - 2007) the Gen 4 is the LS's (2007-2013) the Gen 5 is the LT's (2014 - )
  14. Scott Danforth

    Need a Winter Project.

    Gen 1
  15. Scott Danforth

    Happiest Day of Ownership !!!

    New or used or in the middle of a restoration......... boats always seam to have lists dont they.
  16. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 350 ignition timing, and speed / RPM

    arent you closer to China than we are? :D :D :p
  17. Scott Danforth

    Need a Winter Project.

    fiberglass or steel? Gen III or LT1 or LT3? inquiring minds would like to know
  18. Scott Danforth

    Installed trim tabs this year.. noticed some moisture in wood.. Help!

    any penetration into the transom wood from the inside or outside can leak water into the wood. typical places: garboard plug thru-hull fittings screws pitot tube mounting screws wet foam (wicking from other places)
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