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    Usernames....... the weird ones

    Re: Usernames....... the weird ones Mine stands for et (estamated time) racer (drag racing) 68 (I race an 1968 Camaro). Alot of people think it stands for e tracer, and im 68 yrs old. Im 56, and name is Steve.
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    What do you prefer the sound of big outboard or thru hull exhaust?

    Re: What do you prefer the sound of big outboard or thru hull exhaust? I,ve drag raced most of my life, so, I have to say theres nothing like a Big V8. I also like the sound of V8,s ideling in big cruisers. I also like the my time on the water to be peaceful, and not hearing anything, about 5...
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    Small boat outboard kicker bracket

    Re: Small boat outboard kicker bracket Tim, I would say your ok, as far as transom weight, the thing I would be concerned with would be, the splash well, and how far it would be from over flowing with water,(stern weight). I have put up a few pics of my setup. Right chick on them, and open...
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    327 Chevy interchangeable with 350?

    Re: 327 Chevy interchangeable with 350? This is my pastime when Im not riding my HD FatBoy or out boating. I have been racing for over 20 years, and find that the bike or boat are alot more less stressful. I hate wasting a weekend siting in the lanes waiting for the track to get there crap...
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    Almost a real stupid one

    This past week we were at Green Lake, WI, and I almost put the boat on the concreat. I have a shorelander roller trailer, with the better rollers. I have Always made sure the boat was over water before I undid the bow safety chain and winch hook. I have been on very steep landings, and the boat...
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    What size trolling motor?

    Re: What size trolling motor? Wired in parallel is, positive to positive, and negitive to negitive. I was just saying, if you have the room for two batterys, thats what I would do. If you have a 24 volt motor, you must have two batterys, but you need to wire them in series, positive to...
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    Favorite boating moment

    Re: Favorite boating moment Thats a hard one to beat. We like it, when we find that beach, that you can only get to by boat. All yours to explore, well maybe one free-loader. This is on Lake Michigan, about 4 weeks ago.
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    Kicker bracket location

    Re: Kicker bracket location Heres a pic of my setup. When the motor bracket is all the way down the AV plate is a few (about 2) inchs below the bottom of the hull directly in front of the kicker. I also attatch, and quick disconect, to the main for steering. Its works good for my setup. It can...
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    What a great day

    We got a late start, about 1pm, Joanne had to work till noon. But its never to late when its 92deg, and needed some R&R on the lake. So we took the boat to Bender Park (Lake Michigan) to launch. Air temp 90deg, SW wind, about 10 mph. Less then 1 footers. Got to our place on the beach, did...
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    Tongue Jack Down

    So How many of you all, have started to pull out of your driveway with the tongue jack still in the down position? I seem to do it about once a year. I start pulling out of the driveway, and hear the sound, yup! did it again. I get out of the truck, look around, to see how many people where...
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    Cartoons?

    Did they move them? What happened to them?
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    Kicker Horsepower

    Re: Kicker Horsepower I have used this 4HP on my 16ft glass boat without any issues, even in 2 footers on lake Michigan. I dont tow (trailer) the boat with it on though.
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    1971 7.5HP Merc Insulator Blocks

    I looked on IBoats, and could not find the insulator blocks for the points. Does anyone now where I can get a set. My parts motor has cracked ones also.
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    1971 7.5HP Merc Flywheel

    I went through the CDI procedure, and found that I need to check the points, and or wire too. I grounded the coils and did get spark. I need to remove the flywheel to get at the points. First I have to remove the recoil, and then the flywheel? Is there anything that may unwind when removing the...
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    Thank you, All at IBoats

    I have drag raced cars for over 25 years, and we did 95% of all are motor,and car work. I have had boats for over 30 years, and always IO's. Last year I bought a boat with a 1987 90HP Johnson Crossflow (first large OB), and it ran fine last year, except it wouldnt charge the batt, and tech would...
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