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    How do you find a decent mechanic?

    I live in North Alabama (not far from Huntsville). I can do a few things mechanically, but my Mercruiser 470 needs a cam seal, and I'm afraid to tackle it. The marinas around here all seem to say "we don't work on anything that old." What should a cam seal cost? Anybody know a good mechanic...
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    Colin Powell resigns

    I agree that it's too bad, but I think we'll see him again, perhaps in that national intelligence position, maybe somewhere else. I don't think he's through being a player, but I think he wants off the traveling team.
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    My 9:00 am election day prediction

    I predict that George W. Bush will win re-election as convincingly today as Ronald Reagan did in 1984. I further predict that what this will show is that our national media has been lying to us about the closeness of the election in order to create the belief that Kerry is a viable candidate...
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    Democratic Party likened to Brown Shirted party of another era

    I was listening to a radio show tonight on my way home from my sons high school football game. A caller on the show likened the tactics of the Democratic party to those of another political party that existed before I was born. They shot up their competitions offices, beat up those who didn't...
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    New seats

    The prior owner of my boat took out the driver and passenger "lounge seats." He replaced the original seats with an ice chest on the passenger side, and a pole seat on the drivers side. I'd like to go back to the originals, any advice on where to find the seats I'll need?
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    Correct me if I'm wrong

    I know a lot of people don't like George Bush, but one thing that seems hard to deny to me is that he has the most gender inclusive most race inclusive cabinet and staff any President has ever had. <br /><br />I know, they're all conservatives though. Does that make the blacks less black and...
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    Making Trailer Drive On

    My Boat Trailer needs new bunks, and one new roller. I'd like to make it easier to drive the boat on the trailer. Are there any online instructions that show how to set a trailer up to make it as easy as possible to get the boat on and off?
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    Headed for Hurricane zone

    I wondered how I could help with hurricane relief. One thing I have is hay (the name really means something). I told a friend who has some connections that I'd be willing to take down 100 bales of hay, if it was needed. Turned out they really need it. Displaced large animals are actually...
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    Best dial up ISP???

    We use a high speed connection at home, but at work and on the road I've been using AOL for dial up. I can't afford AOL anymore. I'm thinking about Net Zero, any other suggestions about good providers? Who do you use? Do you like them?
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    Best dial up ISP???

    We use a high speed connection at home, but at work and on the road I've been using AOL for dial up. I can't afford AOL anymore. I'm thinking about Net Zero, any other suggestions about good providers? Who do you use? Do you like them?
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    Mercruiser 470 fans

    I have a mercruiser 470. Almost everything I've heard about it has been bad, but it also seems to have its supporters. I haven't had enough experience with it to have an opinion. My first thought was to replace it with something else, but I'd rather not if it can be a good servicable motor...
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    I hate my I/O, is it possible to switch to Seadrive or OB

    Recently bought a nice boat, with a Mercruiser 470. I don't think I'm going to be happy with the motor. I'm keeping it as long as it doesn't cost me an arm and a leg. Do they still make a Seadrive?, or some other way to put an outboard on a boat that wasn't made for one?
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    Mercruiser doesn't shift right

    Recently bought a Chaparral with a Mercruiser 470, year 1982. Motor seems to run good. The first time I went out on the boat it ran pretty good, and it shifted into both forward and reverse alright, but didn't shift into neutral at the neutrual detent. If you were in forward, you had to go...
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