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  1. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

  2. Scott Danforth

    No Center Attachment for Hauling onto the Trailer

    a mid 90's crest would not have a center bow eye. most were sold with scissor trailers
  3. Scott Danforth

    No Center Attachment for Hauling onto the Trailer

    got a pic? on most V-bunk setups, there is a goal-post arrangement for the bump stops with a single winch in the middle, or two winches, one in front of each toon log. your crest is most likely a 2-log pontoon with a single winch, usually a bridle is used which one do you have? most 2-log...
  4. Scott Danforth

    Catalina sailboats may be a memory

    the cost of materials going into all boats in the last 5 years has pushed pricing up 45-50% from where it was in 2020. I do not believe that any new boat today can be purchased by the common man short of a plastic canoe most people today are struggling to make ends meet even with what was once...
  5. Scott Danforth

    No Center Attachment for Hauling onto the Trailer

    yes, that is normal. do you have a v-bunk trailer or a scissor trailer?
  6. Scott Danforth

    Impeller replacement glycerin and grease

    KY jelly works (water soluble). bacon grease works (water soluble), hand lotion from your wifes purse works.... WD40 works.... can also use soap. dont overthink it.
  7. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

  8. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    I would grind the gel off where you want the adhesive
  9. Scott Danforth

    1962 Chris Craft Holiday 20’ bucket list resto

    Sam, I made aluminum vent plenums for my boat out of thin aluminum sheet that I folded on the bench, riveted together and then sealed with aluminum HVAC duct to make a sharp turn. maybe you can do something like that with one of the standard cobra style 90 degree elbows.
  10. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Humanity is doomed LOL
  11. Scott Danforth

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    My first metallurgy class in college was when programmable graphing calculators first came out. I knew everyone with them had programmed all the formulas that we were to derive for mid terms. On the bottom of the mid term, I wrote "everyone with a graphing calculator will have aced this test...
  12. Scott Danforth

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    AI will be the downfall of civilization, people will stop the think for themselves
  13. Scott Danforth

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Yet when I ask any of the AI search engines a question, the answer is inaccurate, or doesn't pertain to the question asked. Yes AI is coming No I'm not impressed James Cameron had it right....On August 29th Skynet became aware
  14. Scott Danforth

    Brake based limited slip differentials

    Limited slip diffs use a spring pack and clutches in the diff. Some clutches such as the getrag units are internal and external discs. Some are just plates against the spider gears. The Eaton unit uses two flyweights that fling out and catch a pawl when one side starts to slip (they often...
  15. Scott Danforth

    Thermostat Orientation

    Spring goes down
  16. Scott Danforth

    Winterizing, use E-0 stabilized gas or install shut off valve and run carb out of fuel?

    Im a cheap guy. I run E10 pump swill, no stabilizer in pretty much everything I do not fog. I quit fogging nearly 30 years ago. I get about a year before the fuel goes bad. I just took the last of the fuel out of the boat and ran it in the daily whip, truck and lawn mower this past month as...
  17. Scott Danforth

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Don't airplane motors still need 2 ignition systems?
  18. Scott Danforth

    Gonna need to pull my Alpha outdrive, no water flow.Thinking its clogged

    if the tube clogged, it most likely took out the water pump impeller
  19. Scott Danforth

    Question about paint chips in fuel system

    standard socket with OD turned down.
  20. Scott Danforth

    Bench/Sunpad vs Doghouse for Engine Servicing (pic included)

    the sunpad material is ripping because the vinyl is past its life expectancy a remote oil filter head will help with filter access. Plugs are a once every 10 years sort of thing winterizing drain plugs and filters are the yearly service items.
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