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    Sportcraft tri-hull rebuild

    Re: Sportcraft tri-hull rebuild Well was working on the removal of the deck today and ran into a snag using a little oscillating tool I put a 3 inch slice in the bottom hope it is not a problem, second thing where the stringers are in the back shouldn't there be a hole or holes so that water...
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    Sportcraft tri-hull rebuild

    Started working on replacing the deck and transom I am going to add some other stuff will be needing some help to make sure I do it right.I bought her 4 years ago did some work to get her on the water but now it is time for the rebuild,deck is rotten foam is wet transom is shot been reading a...
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    Little Rant

    So I had to go get a fuse circuit breaker type of thing for my wife's van it was a little bigger than a normal fuse go to the first store whey were helpful just didn't have the part.Went to the second store pull up and one of the clerks was outside he goes in when I pull up,I put the part on the...
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    30 years and counting

    Mrseagle and I are celebrating 30 years of marriage on this day,I am not much into cards and stuff but I did have the tears flowing this morning but are real fun starts Wednesday when we head to the lake to do 4 days of boating and resting.
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    First time in 32 years

    Well for the first time in 32 years I am not working for anyone:mad:as a self employed paint contractor I am used to having a day or two off every once in a while but I am also used to giving two estimates a night I have giving two in two weeks,well maybe it is time to look into other...
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    Moved on in cell phone land

    After 8 years with a certain phone carrier I have moved on now I or anybody in the family doesn't have to go out to the mailbox to talk on the cell phone :D and so far no drop calls and of course the family likes the texting I am old school if I want or need them I call:D
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    Busy Day

    Woke up this morning and decided I was going to take down a 40+ foot tree that got struck by lighting last year,I climb tall ladders for a living so the plan was to start at the bottom always leaving a 2 to 3 foot limb so I would have the trunk and the limb,a neighbor loaned me a bow saw so I...
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    Goal hit

    In the beginning of winter I set a goal to get down to a weight of 170 by the beginning of the "10" boat season,well all week I have been 167-168 so now I have reset the goal to 164-165 just so I don't exceed the 170 mark :D.That is one way to make the boat go faster:D:D
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    Overheating with trailer on

    I have a "99" Astro van runs well no overheating until I put on me 6x10 box trailer,on the gauge it stays below 210 which is good but when I hook up the trailer it shoots well past 210 and in a hurry,I don't know the weight of the trailer but I am a paint contractor so their could be at any...
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    2001 Yukon sticky gas pedal

    A friend of mine has a Yukon and on occasions the gas pedal is sticking,I have not been over to take a look at it yet(he just called and asked me about it) has anyone out there had or fixed this problem? Thanks Jim
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    I seem to have forgotten

    Well after a deer ran out and totaled my "94"Astro(work van).I have seem to have forgotten how much effort there is to find another,first off the insurance company,need I say more than going around looking at different vans that look good on sites like CL,call the people ask certain questions...
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    "95" Astro question

    I have a "95" Astro here is my problem,It started with after I turned it off and I tried to start it again it would be like it was not getting gas after talking to several people all thought it was a fuel pump but one guy said it could be a relay(after it sits a couple of hours it starts like...
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    30 gifts for 30 years

    Well my wife and I are working on 30 years of marriage I am not very conventional so I have decide to give her 30 gifts for the soon to be 30 years that she has put up with me.There will be one very nice gift all the rest will most likely be something we can all have a good chuckle over :D I...
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    So close

    Went to my buddies lake house (working weekend) I take care of all paint related stuff on the house this time it was pressure washing boat house,walkway,decks,and house thought I would put the boat in but I kept finding stuff to do so by the time I got done it was time to go:(.On the flip side...
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    A weekend at lake sinclair

    Well after a long winter mrseagle and I took the boat out this weekend she ran well (the boat),from all the storms we have had lake Sinclair was a little muddy but 80+ degrees was good with us,coming back to the house we saw a boat in trouble it was a canoe that had 2 guys and 2 girls in it I...
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