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  1. Scott Danforth

    Stringer repair

    looks like an oildyne clone
  2. Scott Danforth

    Beware of Shorelander/Midwest Industries Trailers

    its 2020 and you are posting about an issue you had in 2017? you are outside the warranty period. I suppose you will be upset when you find the motor in your 2017 boat was most likely made in 2015? BTW, the dealer or searay is the ones that install the tires. trailers are shipped without the...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Exhaust manifold port corroded (Merc 470)

    those flanges are not cooled, only the main body. get it welded.
  4. Scott Danforth

    Exhaust manifold port corroded (Merc 470)

    You need to get it welded, or buy a new manifold. Exhast gassed are up to 1300F....no way JB weld will hold. Your local radiator shop welds aluminum every day
  5. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    got the replacement Holley carb coming. and yes, @achris, its a holley and it will be a franken carb very specifically built when I am done.
  6. Scott Danforth

    Stringer repair

    what kind of pump? if its a parker/oildyne 108, pull the reservoir off and turn the PRV's in to reduce pressure. look up the Parker/oildyne 108 manual to get number of turns
  7. Scott Danforth

    Stringer repair

    there are basically 6 PRV's for the sagninaw "can-o-ham" pump. ranging from 750 psi to 1500 psi. if it came off a GM truck or a marine motor its set for 1200 psi, if it came off a ford or jag, its set for 900 psi pressure has minimal to do with flow. the geroter is flow limited. however you...
  8. Scott Danforth

    Yamaha stern drive raw water pump making noise

    since the motor that Yamaha used is a GM motor, the only difference on the circulating pump is about $10 between automotive and marine from GM. cant help that people charge 10x because the GM motor is attached to a yamaha outdrive. however the raw water pump is what the OP is having problems...
  9. Scott Danforth

    Another winterize question

    5 only on the V6 pull the hoses on a V6 or V8
  10. Scott Danforth

    Another winterize question

    pull all 5 drain plugs and probe the drain plugs. then pull the hoses.
  11. Scott Danforth

    Yamaha stern drive raw water pump making noise

    I think you are confusing the raw water pump and the engine circulating pump. never us an automotive circulating pump in a marine application. the difference is marein has brass impeller and stainless back cover vs the automotive pump having a stamped steel impeller and a stamped steel back cover
  12. Scott Danforth

    1988 Starcraft-221 Offshore-Replacing engine mount stringers

    plans may not have existed when the boat was new. 99% of us simply measure and duplicate what was there.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Pontoon guide ons

    you are assuming you know what type of trailer the OP has.
  14. Scott Danforth

    Has anyone seen one of these before

    that small boat would have been built the end of the 60's, early 70's Chris Craft would have been bought and sold about 8 times since that boat was made that was made during the micro boat glory days (same time frame as my old Wooster was made) OMC owned Chris Craft in the 90's, and most of...
  15. Scott Danforth

    Rigging boat for dry dock lift.

    to be lifted with people on board, you need to have HOP compliance (which requires Lloyds registry witness testing) and since there were many changes to LAME for the HOP rules, I do it for a living, and I wouldnt do it on my own.
  16. Scott Danforth

    Pontoon guide ons

    Help us help you.......answer our questions and we can provide guidance. so what kind of boat, what kind of trailer, got pics? we do not read minds.
  17. Scott Danforth

    Rigging boat for dry dock lift.

    HOP (Handling of Personnel) is a whole other class of product.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Rigging boat for dry dock lift.

    they lift thousands of boas per day with straps, why do you not want straps? you wont be able to lift it from the gunwales give you a hint, the transom tie downs go thru the transom and have reinforcing plates start with that thickness...... and tie it all the way down to the...
  19. Scott Danforth

    1988 Starcraft-221 Offshore-Replacing engine mount stringers

    I agree with Chuck..... youre going to find lots of rot, you will end up un-capping the hull and then doing a full restoration. so start making a cradle for the hull now.
  20. Scott Danforth

    Identification of Boat

    many times boats without paperwork are yard planters
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