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  1. Scott Danforth

    Sea Ray tow

    Towing capacity and full towed weight?
  2. Scott Danforth

    Great time to sell a used boat.

    new boat builds have supply chain issues as well. resin on allocation seat foam and vinyl on allocation plastics on allocation hardware on allocation terminals for wiring harnesses on allocation cost of a 20' ISO container shot up from $2500 to well over $7000 incoming tariffs on parts from...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Low pressure fuel pump is screaming after a few seconds of running 1996 5.0Fi.

    did you check the strainer in the pickup tube? what is your fuel pressure?
  4. Scott Danforth

    Newbie Fuel line questions

    Just so we are all clear. 3/8 hose works for motors up to 500hp. A little 5hp came with 5/16" @nick1982 yes, the fitting size must match the hose size.
  5. Scott Danforth

    In Search of a nice used inboard style boat hull without engine or blown engine

    Vinyl is only guaranteed to last 5 years max. Any boat over 15 years old should be considered a project Agreed, a new interior on your existing boat is the cheapest project
  6. Scott Danforth

    1993 Volvo Penta 570A New Distributor Issues

    Your 570 should never have had points. VP engines quit using points on the V8s and V6s back in the early 80s. Prior to the 570s were the 260s and 271s which used prestolite electronic distributors Kenny has you covered on the pertronix trigger
  7. Scott Danforth

    88 Capri Restoration (Splashed 08/2022)

    dont know, I always added a layer or two of glass, then hit that with 40 grit on the DA, followed by some good fairing compound. then I textured the floor with thickened gel
  8. Scott Danforth

    Low pressure fuel pump is screaming after a few seconds of running 1996 5.0Fi.

    check for a restriction in the anti-siphon valve
  9. Scott Danforth

    88 Capri Restoration (Splashed 08/2022)

    yes
  10. Scott Danforth

    Plating, not the eating type

    Hey GM, @mickyryan may want a carpenter bee trap or at least the plans
  11. Scott Danforth

    Need help finding a HEI conversion distributor cap for prestolite

    Mallory makes a marine ford dizzy, however since Sierra bought the rights to sell Mallory marine dizzys a few years, the price went from $300 to $600. Summit , jegs, etc, can no longer sell the marine dizzys (they are listed on the sites as out of stock) it would be a YLM-6XX something if you...
  12. Scott Danforth

    1979 omc sterndrive oil type

    the T15-W40 has zinc in it. OEM manual for your 3.0 says SAE 30 just run the T15-W40
  13. Scott Danforth

    Prepping Diamond Tread for Refinish Gelcoat

    it was in the 80's for temp. so after I globbed it on the tapped off area, I used a notched trowel to mush it around, then climbed off the boat, put the notched trowel in the bucket of acetone, went back on the boat, and used the roller to make the pattern. the roller flattened and pulled...
  14. Scott Danforth

    NEED HELP QUICK PLS: Replacement Engine choices for 350 MPI

    chris, its still a LH motor with switched cables, no mater if they changed the thrust washer in the lower or not.
  15. Scott Danforth

    NEED HELP QUICK PLS: Replacement Engine choices for 350 MPI

    since the motor is a salt water motor and was neglected. consider that the only thing salvagable will be the carburetor, front accessories, ignition, and rotating electrics. the block, heads, intake and exhaust manifolds are toast the other will not be far behind. however you will need to...
  16. Scott Danforth

    NEED HELP QUICK PLS: Replacement Engine choices for 350 MPI

    its actually true. every motor in front of any sterndrive is standard left-hand rotation. right hand rotation motors were used on inboard applications only, and that requirement went away over 40 years ago. dont believe me, or @achris who is a trained mercruiser tech. maybe you should call...
  17. Scott Danforth

    Engine starts to sputter/breakup/lose power after warm 3.0 ‘98

    i agree, most likely plugged anti siphon valve, or plugged pickup strainer, or plugged tank vent, or crud in the tank, or water in the tank, etc. all leading to the engine running horribly lean. when it does that, that detonation you hear is the pistons being eaten by pre-ignition detonation.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Boat seat cushion parts Question

    call searay. those are searay seat retainers, the upholstry was made either in-house in the searay factory upholstry shop, or by a sister division of Brunswick back then. they may have been made by Garelick (no longer in the seating business - in fact sold to attwood many years ago) or by...
  19. Scott Danforth

    Need help finding a HEI conversion distributor cap for prestolite

    there may only be one style of distributor cap available. that is it. you get what is available. you most likely do not get to change style of lead connections.
  20. Scott Danforth

    Prepping Diamond Tread for Refinish Gelcoat

    I would sand it down and do your own non-skid. I used fumed silica to thicken the gel, rolled it on thick, then used a bed liner roller to make the texture. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/1988-rogue-2420.486013/page-9#post-3435737
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