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  1. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta AQ series 290 water inlet casting - permanent fix

    Volvo casting 854031 as used on the 290, 280, DPA, etc is a known weak link on the AQ series drives try as I might, I never had one last more than 3 years and that is even with epoxy coating the new ones. they just dissolve in brine and last about 5 years in fresh water. so I think I found a...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Greatings from Matlacha Florida

    The Admiral and I are taking a few days for our anniversary. We are at the Anglers Inn. Highly recommended little boatel in a great little fishing and artisan community. May not be back on iboats for a while.
  3. Scott Danforth

    BBC build- Don't tell the Admiral

    Just thought I would update the thread spent the past few weeks re-doing the guest bathroom. The Admiral stated that it needed to be done and the boat can wait :mad-new::facepalm: so here is the result: bust up old ceramic tiles, replace with new travertine tiles remove old vanity and formica...
  4. Scott Danforth

    PDS shaft issues

    Replacing the bearings on my PDS shaft i discovered a few things... At some point, there was water in with the bearings. Cleaning the shaft, i found a crack Now to find another PDS shaft. VP pn 853809 or the earlier one 853081 (same shafts, different suppliers)
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    BBC build- Don't tell the Admiral

    Well, here is the valentines head bolts - Wife got off of ebay (was $110) Here are the main studs and pistons - Ebay as well off to run parts to the machine shop
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    BBC build- Don't tell the Admiral

    The Admiral got me ARP head bolts for Valentines day.... now thats love.
  7. Scott Danforth

    BBC build- Don't tell the Admiral

    So while im waiting for the machine shop. I need to work on a gew other things. Built this mobile workbench today to work on the heads and PDS housing.
  8. Scott Danforth

    Cheap fuel cells on Ebay

    Both the low pressure pump and high pressure pump were carter (airtex). The housing and fuel heat exchanger was made by alfa laval
  9. Scott Danforth

    Cool little tinny

    spent last week in Page AZ on Lake Powell... OK, spent last week in the aft end of a boat at Wahweap marina and only got let out to eat. since there is slim pickings this time of year for food, especially after 9pm, we ate at the Dam Bar and Grill most of the time. this little tinny will soon...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Want to act like a trawler

    you are correct, the highest fuel economy point is below planing speed, just off idle (most peak at 5mpg), the next best is on plane just above planing speed (just about 3mpg). however if you have to go 100 miles, do you want to take 33 hours (or more with a head wind) to get there or 5 hours to...
  11. Scott Danforth

    Twas The Night Before A Sailor's Christmas

    Twas The Night Before A Sailor's Christmas T?was the night before Christmas, I swung on the hook With snowflakes a?landing, asleep with my book When up on the deck I heard footsteps and stuff ?I?ve been boarded!? I thought, and I tried to be tough Then down the companionway hatch came a...
  12. Scott Danforth

    Happy Festivus

  13. Scott Danforth

    BBC build- Don't tell the Admiral

    Spent last two weeks looking for a local machine shop that isnt booked for 12 weeks. the ones with machine time available have filthy shops and when I asked about sonic testing, magnaflux texting or cleaning the block, I got a "we dont got a sonic tester, used to, however it broke" Right now...
  14. Scott Danforth

    Hot Rodding ..... Modifying a Mark 4 BBC Oil Pan For a Gen V/VI BBC

    Thought I would close this out. took a bit of time yesterday to finish the oil pan. I had all the welding done a while back. Clearance each bolt location. will be using polished stainless button heads had two pin-holes in a weld along the flange, used some JB weld to fill those in and smooth...
  15. Scott Danforth

    BBC build- Don't tell the Admiral

    Status update on the project. Sold the stock L29 heads. 2.06 / 1.72 valves and 100cc chambers would have made a nice torqey 454 with a lot of throttle response. Picked up a set of Merlin 269CC heads, 119cc chambers, 2.3 Stainless intake / 1.88 Inconel exhaust valves for just a few $ more...
  16. Scott Danforth

    BBC build- Don't tell the Admiral

    So, this project has been pushed to the back burner again. Wife wanted a distressed farm table since she watches too much HG TV. So after selling the perfectly good dining table, we picked up a used farm house table with 4 chairs and no extra leaf. Built a leaf, repaired the 2 dog chewed chairs...
  17. Scott Danforth

    Dogs......

    working from home this afternoon. the dogs decide to lay about the office. one of them just passed gas and peeled the paint off the walls. my eyes are tearing up as I type this......dang......
  18. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    Paint scheme Snow White Brilliant Black Legendary Red
  19. Scott Danforth

    BBC build- Don't tell the Admiral

    thinking about exhaust layout in my head. thought I would sketch it out with the long elbows, I have a much greater resistance to reversion based on everything I have learned in the past few weeks. the down side is the long risers are intended to go straight into the exhaust tips and out the...
  20. Scott Danforth

    Perspective of Fiberglass Boat design life

    Having been a member on this wonderful forum for a few years, I thought I would share some perspectives Design Life..... that magic duration of time that your product is designed to survive until being replaced. Lawn and Garden equipment has a design life of about 7 years for the average...
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