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  1. Scott Danforth

    How long for water in an I/O to freeze?

    No such thing as freeze plugs. They are core plugs to get the core sand out at the foudry during the casting process
  2. Scott Danforth

    Home security

    neighbor has 6 cameras and their car was stolen 5x. took over 3 months of detectives investigating, then the neighbors oldest just sat up and watched, then followed the perps.
  3. Scott Danforth

    Concrete finish ideas

    They make a drip attachment for the guards on larger size, it would probably help but will be messy as hell
  4. Scott Danforth

    Concrete finish ideas

    Then shoot the contractor
  5. Scott Danforth

    Concrete finish ideas

    4.5" grinder and diamond blades...... Wear a facemask, respirator, earplugs and lether gloves
  6. Scott Danforth

    Best Way to get a title

    Have the second owner get a title in their name and then you are good. Without the second owner doing the proper paperwork, he NEVER legally owned it in the eyes of Iowa, Wisconsin or Illinois. so legally he cant sell it to you. He will probably have to pay arrears as well
  7. Scott Danforth

    1996 mercruiser 4.3lx electric fuel pump only works when cranking

    clean your terminals. you probably have a few dirty terminals causing the voltage drop.
  8. Scott Danforth

    4.3 volvo penta exhaust and risers

    first, welcome aboard second, no need to play with the font. we all could see it fine before you started playing with the font. third, slow down, do you have pics? water on the exhaust passage of the manifolds comes from a few places: leaking manifold to riser joint low riser to SWL height...
  9. Scott Danforth

    Landlocked salmon fishing questions

    if you have the right bait and if there are other bait fish in the area you may catch from shore. best if you are on a long pier along the mouth of a river, especially if it goes out to a lighthouse or similar structure. Grew up on lake Michigan fishing from the two piers at the mouth of the...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Can you start these in cold temperatures out of water?

    then dont worry about the boat and motor until spring. you have other issues structurally with the boat than to worry about the motor right now. you will be needing to pull the drive and motor anyway to fix the rot.
  11. Scott Danforth

    Best Anchor light setup?

    unless they are USCG approved and visible for a minimum of 2NM, dont even bother. you are being foolish and cheap.
  12. Scott Danforth

    Best Anchor light setup?

    Attwood makes an 8 foot long folding anchor light for pontoons if you are too lazy to run two wires
  13. Scott Danforth

    No Start, but should

    you dont need the shop to look at it. you need to look at post #8
  14. Scott Danforth

    Best Anchor light setup?

    International law and USCG col regs trump anything from the corrupt state of Illinois. Look up the navigation requirements for lighting and follow them. If you have a bimini, your anchor light must be higher
  15. Scott Danforth

    Can you start these in cold temperatures out of water?

    first, you bought a 43 year old boat. assume the transom and stringers are rotten second, what is a "blow out diagram" ? prior to starting that inliner, you will need to make sure the points are serviced. you will also need a good flow of water from your garden hose
  16. Scott Danforth

    Milky madness

    you incorrectly assumed that did absolutely nothing to remove water all that did was melt your raw water pump housing because you ran the pump without water and it burned the exhaust flappers out of the y-pipe and burned the inside of the exhaust hoses. the ONLY way to get water out of the...
  17. Scott Danforth

    The world has lost the appreciation for hard work

    Because nothing made in offshore factories has soul.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Milky madness

    as in pull the 4 plugs, probe the ports and pull the hoses?
  19. Scott Danforth

    Engine replacement

    pulling your motor without pulling the drive first is like trying to remove your underwear without removing your pants. can you do it....... yes, however it takes 10X as long and you break things to do it.
  20. Scott Danforth

    Milky madness

    do you live where it got freezing cold a few weeks back? if so, did you winterize?
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