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  1. Scott Danforth

    Wood stove install

    I heated a shop and shed with a small 24" square boiler converted to run waste oil. the boiler itself heated the shed as thats where the oil tank and boiler were. the water pump pushed the heating water to the shop where the base board heaters and a few fan units were. I ran a short section...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Water Intrusion

    good catch, didnt zoom in on the phone. still need to pressure test the water jacket.
  3. Scott Danforth

    starter concern

    pull all the plugs and crank it over last Monday. if you wait more than a week, you risk loosing the motor.
  4. Scott Danforth

    starter concern

    Yep, never turn a Chevy motor from the crank bolt. The usually strip out the threads in the crank
  5. Scott Danforth

    Water Intrusion

    Just make sure to match generations of 3.0 The 1990 and below is slightly different than the 1991-2014
  6. Scott Danforth

    Starcraft Holiday windshield advice?

    All the rubber parts are available from Taylor made https://www.taylormadeproducts.com/hardware/glazing-assembly-vinyls/ They may still have the aluminum channel as well
  7. Scott Danforth

    Starting engines with jump box & dead house batteries

    if the batteries sat for a long time in a discharged state, they may never take a charge. best is to pull them and put a charger on them. alternators at idle do not really put out much current. most require the engine to hit well above 1000 RPM to even start to put out power. if the boat...
  8. Scott Danforth

    Water Intrusion

    first, welcome aboard the pictures call in doubt how much of a stand-up guy the prior owner is the exhaust ports show that the exhaust manifold is either cracked from freezing or the manifold to elbow gasket had failed. Rust in the exhaust ports is bad...... PERIOD is this a salt water boat...
  9. Scott Danforth

    RV build quality - Rant

    We did not buy cheap, as the NoBo was $42k - MSRP was higher because it had every option available - solar, a cold weather package, the bush kitchen, the roof racks, and a bunch of other options, then I added dual batteries, and a few other items. a 20 foot Airstream was about $80k at the time...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Help - Boat Accident and Insurance

    You dont Bondo a dent. You metal work the dent out
  11. Scott Danforth

    RV build quality - Rant

    Aluminum stampings would have been lighter and about the same price, with a higher load capacity.... I know they make them because you can buy the replacements. and you can find them with a google search. (this one is aluminum tube weldment) I also have found fiberglass and injection...
  12. Scott Danforth

    2001 Volvo Penta 5.0 GL cracked block

    those block-buster 2000 kits where you attempt to draw up cold anti-freeze are not recommended. light reading in the stickies on winterizing. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/winterizing-inboard-and-i-o.770207/
  13. Scott Danforth

    RV build quality - Rant

    Frame will never be an issue again. The frame mounting where the axle is attached has been addressed, along with adding the 2x2 The axle is a planned swap when this one dies
  14. Scott Danforth

    [SPLASHED] I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    is the paint coming of the mounting brackets?
  15. Scott Danforth

    RV build quality - Rant

    here is a view of the stock rhino rack that took out the roof joists. and the area that was rotten. (note, this is not my camper, however same model found on the internet)
  16. Scott Danforth

    Maybe my turn for new boat time

    can always add this to the bow to aid in docking and add this to the single engine. :p:p:p:p
  17. Scott Danforth

    starter concern

    post a pic of the wiring pull the plugs to see if you have water in the cylinders
  18. Scott Danforth

    RV build quality - Rant

    I really hate Forrest River RV right now The cheesy roof joists that all busted apart The cheesy reinforcement for a cabinet Sistered glued and screwed . Required jacking up from underneath while repairing in between rain storms Working on some aluminum angle and a layer of plywood...
  19. Scott Danforth

    What's the word on the street about current Mercury models?

    Mercury buys 60 HP and below from Tohatsu
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