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    American engineers....

    Dont know if this has circulated here yet, but I found it funny nonetheless... :) <br /><br /><br />Three guys -- a Canadian farmer, Osama bin Laden, and an American <br />engineer -- are working together one day. They come across a lantern <br />and a Genie pops out of it. "I will give...
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    So...Ryan T....What's the Latest?

    Ryan T,<br />So whats the latest on your Love Life? Last we heard you were sort of playing Joe cool and blowing her off...yet not blowing her off.<br /><br />Sorry, its kind of quiet around here this time of year. Your Saga was like a good soap opera :) <br /><br />Nav :cool:
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    Navy SEALs

    Just a little Joke that says it all :cool: <br /><br />Two things Navy SEALS are always taught: Keep your priorities in order... Know when to act without hesitation.<br /><br />A college professor, an avowed atheist and active in the ACLU, was teaching his class. He shocked several of his...
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    Honda 40 with Burnt Plugs

    I have a strange question...<br /><br />My current setup allows the engine to run right at the redline when the boat is lightly loaded. (normal load drops the rpms about 100 or so) We put in a new set of plugs the other day as routine maintenance and have since put about 10 or so hours on them...
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    Pontoon Design change

    Just a dumb question, but why dont Pontoon boat makers make the bottom of the pontoons flat so the boat can plane like a catamaran instead of like a canoe? I see a lot of toons running around with 90+ hp engines that are just begging to run flat out, but the displacement style of the pontoon is...
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    You just got to Love Real Estate

    My wife and I decided last year that it was time to bite the bullet and finally build our first house. To make a real long story short, it should be done in about 8 more weeks. We are all real excited.<br /><br />The great news is that we went to sell our house "for sale by owner" (4/2.5/2car...
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    BF40 Carb Removal

    Hi All,<br />Got a question. I'm having a cylinder drop out when I back off the throttle quickly, then it stumbles a bit and usually kicks back in. It definitely fuel related. I've checked everything and I've narrowed it down to a carb problem. <br /><br />My question, (yes I have the manual)...
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    Carb rebuild Kit for merc 5hp

    Greetings,<br />Does anyone know the part number for a carb rebuild kit for a 1989 Merc 5 hp (tohatsu head).<br /><br />I'd like to buy it here on Iboats, but I'm not sure what part number it is.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Nav :cool:
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    Comments on an early 90's Mercury 5 hp

    Hi All,<br />I have a chance to pick up an early 90's Merc 5 hp for a really good price. (Not sure of the exact year but the cowl color pattern in early 90's) Does anyone out there have any experience with them? Any known problems I should be aware of?<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Nav :cool:
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    Question on 1982 Mercury Product Line

    My brother has an '82 70hp mercury. does anyone know if the block of the 70 is a de-tuned 90 or a suped up 50? He's considering repowering, but if he can do a simple carb upgrade and get more power, he might not have to.<br /><br />Even a website that has the specs for the product line would...
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    BF40 Low speed jets

    Hi all,<br />I have a '00 BF40, tiller thats recents begun to sputter and kick at idle. At higher RPM its pretty smooth, but when I back it down to idle, it jumps around and occasionally stalls out. Running on the muffs, it's smoooth at idle, but when in the water, it gets rough. When I give...
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    Best type of Wood for a new Transom

    Greetings..<br />I have a 14ft Sylvan "tinny" and the top interior transom board is split and starting to rot. It appears to only be a 1x4 that stretched the width of the boat. (There is another piece on the wood on the exterior of the transom that supports the thrust of the outboard)<br /><br...
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    Engine RPM seems to be pulsing

    Hi all,<br />Got a strange one thats been happening for the last month or so. It a Honda 40, Tiller. Between 1000 and 3000rpm, doesn't matter where, If I hold the throttle at any given position, I'm getting a slight pulse in the RPM, Kind of at the rate of "one-and-and-two-and-three-and..."...
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    Honda 40 Waterpump stopped pumping

    Hi All,<br /><br />I was out last night and got into some murky water (organic bottom debris cloud) and all of a sudden the water pump tell-tail went from clear, to brown, to sputtering, then stopped altogether. ('00 Honda 40hp) I immediately shutdown the engine, and pushed myself back out to...
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    Change in Engine height

    Currently my captivation plate is flush with the bottom of my hull (Welded Aluminum Modified V john boat w/ 40hp Honda). I know this is the recommended position. But here is my question:<br /><br />In most boats, when you run full throttle, the captivation is right at the surface. When I run...
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