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  1. Scott Danforth

    1955

    as mentioned prior. Ash for the gunwales the clamp plate on the outside is just that, something that the motor clamps into. my bud's '58 tinny restoration used mahogany for the exterior clamp plate and ash for the transom. bow was done with mahogany strips
  2. Scott Danforth

    Installing new decking question

    Good luck. just screwing in plywood and not tabing it will have the plywood fail within a few years. using paint vs resin is a fools errand if you dont have the cash to do it right, you wont have the cash to do it over. a typical floor/stringer/transom job is about $3k in materials and...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta 5.7Gi Closed Cooling Question

    the outdrive the raw water fitting under the upper transmission where the raw water hose is. look at the manual. item #9 in the image below
  4. Scott Danforth

    Serial number question

    power head has been swapped. serial number on the power head is much older than the transom bracket.
  5. Scott Danforth

    New Boat Bummer

    I have a 14' tinny you could borrow
  6. Scott Danforth

    Remember the year 2009

    and you buy a kit like this to convert them to the vented style https://www.amazon.com/Super-Spout-Universal-Replacement-Scepter/dp/B082JY6Q23
  7. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta 5.7Gi Closed Cooling Question

    If it only gets warm when on plane, look at the fitting on the drive where the raw water hose connects to.
  8. Scott Danforth

    Whats the gap on the spark plug for a 83 omc 3.8 gm

    first, welcome aboard. since you already bought the boat, we cant talk you out of the purchase being a 1983, its a stringer 800 drive. they were obsolete when the drive was new. just in drive service, plan $1000. you most likely need ball gears, raw water pump with housing and you need to...
  9. Scott Danforth

    New DIY Learning Curve

    looking good I grew up knocking tin since my grandfather owned a business and dad had been working in the business since he was a tween. I dont miss the big jobs. 2 years ago when the A/C went out. two guys and a truck came with a new unit and worked in the 120 degree attic until we had A/C
  10. Scott Danforth

    2007 Larson 370 Cabrio

    being on the hard is a good thing for half the inspection. you can inspect the bottom for blisters and cracks, the drives, the compression of the motors, pull the manifolds and inspect the manifolds and risers, check for residual moisture, etc. get a full survey since the boat is bottom...
  11. Scott Danforth

    70's(?) Savage Avalon(?) Stringer and Floor Replacement

    First, make a cradle for the hull. or your hull will warp and flex as you cut the structure out of it. if you dont know how to make a cradle, check the stickies, in fact, you should check the stickies on restoring the hull. read links 14, 15, 18, 2, 3, 4a and 4b prior to doing any work. that...
  12. Scott Danforth

    Installing new decking question

    epoxy and 1708 dont mix. you need 1700 with epoxy (1708 minus the csm) CSM requires the styrene in poly to dissolve the binder epoxy is not uv stable and is a helluvva lot stronger with cloth than without cloth
  13. Scott Danforth

    Rub Rail Restoration??

    check Ebay. some on-line suppliers buy the 250 foot roll and then cut it into two 75' and two 50' and double their money.
  14. Scott Danforth

    Rub Rail Restoration??

    what I did on my 33 year old boat pull vinyl out of rub rail. roll up into a bucket and soak with 303 protectant pull aluminum extrusions off, sand and paint them with imron gel the exterior re-install aluminum extrusions and seal with 3M UV-4000 re-install vinyl
  15. Scott Danforth

    470 Merc Fuel Pump

    a mechanical fuel pump is $49 plus plumbing an electric fuel pump is $89 plus oil pressure switch at $15 plus relay at $5, plus relay socket and terminals at $6 plus wiring harness at about $15 plus the plumbing not to mention the mechanical pump will last 3-5 decades, the electrical pump may...
  16. Scott Danforth

    aquasport 175 osprey

    Boat was built to last 15 years......and it did....lol
  17. Scott Danforth

    Stroker engine build

    Get a complete SCAT rotating assembly with KB D-dish pistons and stick with iron heads Dont overthink the proven kits
  18. Scott Danforth

    aquasport 175 osprey

    Oooh..... Build in livewell........LOL You seriously are not considering trusting old foam are you
  19. Scott Danforth

    Unresolved threds or so called

    Yes we can
  20. Scott Danforth

    2015 Sun Tracker 22 party barge trailer tire size

    First, welcome aboard Second, as AD indicated, there may be about a dozen or so options. you could try and call a tracker dealer and ask them the typical trailer wheels that went on a 2015 Tracker 22 'toon
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