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  1. Scott Danforth

    Need a floor fastener for fiberglass, screws all stripped

    I did riv-nuts and had to cut 8 of the 15 out when i was simply test-fitting the bolsters.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Overhauling my 1988 MerCruiser 4.3 ltr. engine

    buy new mounts vs old ones. if you upgrade to a balance shaft motor, you dont need the squishy mounts and can use the cheep mounts
  3. Scott Danforth

    Need a floor fastener for fiberglass, screws all stripped

    the problem with threaded inserts is they are the same material as the screws..... which means they gall. BTDT own a pile of galled hardware just from the Salt Shaker restoration.
  4. Scott Danforth

    Deck repair looks like might need new stringers and any other advice.

    Floors are the last thing to rot. Stri gers and transom are the first. You have a full gut-n-rehab project
  5. Scott Danforth

    Need a floor fastener for fiberglass, screws all stripped

    you can epoxy fill the holes or you can embed aluminum backing plates in the floor and drill and tap
  6. Scott Danforth

    120hp OMC model number

    if the drive is white - hydro-mechanical if the drive is silver - pure mechanical
  7. Scott Danforth

    Reseal cabin door frame

    depends on how the unit is bedded to the boat. my boat, everything was bedded with butyl tape and the seams caulked. it lasted 31 years prior to tear down
  8. Scott Danforth

    Reseal cabin door frame

    pull the whole door assembly service any seals by replacing them with original re-bed the door assembly with butyl tape and UV4000
  9. Scott Danforth

    How to Remove Several Coats of Bottom Paint?

    What I did on the Rogue. 2 rolls of 40 grit and a DA. Then 2 rolls of 80 grit. Then sprayed gel. What my budy did every year on his sailboat. 40 grit on a 8" grinder. A fast pull and grind. Use VE putty to fix divits. Use 80 grit in the DA to smoot the hull 2 coats of barrior coat, 4...
  10. Scott Danforth

    350/5.7 Exhaust valve seal leak + low compression

    Or order a new set of heads for $850 and ship from the US (about $125)
  11. Scott Danforth

    2001 wellcraft 24 WA 5 inch rise in outboard and storage captain seat

    many of us add electronics or increase the number of beer coolers.
  12. Scott Danforth

    Just Purchased used 175 Yamaha Outboard (Are theses good engines)

    no, there isnt any indicator. just check over everything only reason I mention it....co-worker had newly rebuilt 2005 60hp 2-stroke (new power head and new lower unit) linkage popped off sometime in the last two outings....... motor started making lots of noise this past weekend (sounds like...
  13. Scott Danforth

    2001 wellcraft 24 WA 5 inch rise in outboard and storage captain seat

    first, welcome aboard second, you should have bought the boat you want. however as dingbat stated, your worried about nothing
  14. Scott Danforth

    "Lettering+Kit" for registration numbers

    are you just looking for letters? https://www.amazon.com/s?k=boat+lettering&crid=13I48KKPKM5GK&sprefix=boat+le%2Caps%2C210&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-a-p_1_7 or are you looking for a custom decal? (your local sign shop)
  15. Scott Danforth

    Just Purchased used 175 Yamaha Outboard (Are theses good engines)

    if its 2-stroke...... good up until the little linkage on the throttle that actuates the oil pump comes off..... as Racerone indicated. a 16 year old boat motor is only as good as the care and maintenance it has received
  16. Scott Danforth

    Best sharpener for my Kabar?

    if it rusts........ it will keep an edge kind of partial to tru-hone sharpeners. https://www.truhone.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=1 mainly because we make the parts for it at work.
  17. Scott Danforth

    Should I buy a boat that has been sitting in storage for 15 years?

    guys, without the backstory, we are talking about a 2005 boat with 18 hours which was in a storage unit since 2006. (all details in post #1) My guess that the boat was used first year, put in storage and someone died. you guys are assuming/speculating that the boat is toast/damaged/etc. all...
  18. Scott Danforth

    Best manual for boats

    no
  19. Scott Danforth

    Best manual for boats

    the factory manual is best. and they are relatively cheap. you can get them thru http://publications.brunswick.com/ you will need the engine manual, the drive manual, and the controls manual.
  20. Scott Danforth

    Anyone ever shipped an outboard

    get with your shipping broker. I just shipped a bunch of car parts from Haggerstown MD to Sarasota FL for $300 with yellow and the crate will be here Friday. if I went estes it would have been $450 or if I went fed-ex it would have been $625 and taken 4 days it would have been less, however...
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