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    Back in the saddle

    Well it's been some time since I was on here, I had a 1980 Four Winns 180 marquise with the infamous mercruiser 470, I eventually got it running pretty good, the floor was rotten and the interior was in bad shape, was planning on fixing it all up, then I got devorced, didn't touch the boat for 2...
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    Back again

    I'm baacccckkk!!! Haven't been on here in a few years, got divorced, fell in love and remarried, life is much better this time around! My boat on the other had hasn't been in the water since 2009, worse than that it has been out side in the winter for the last 3 years. Took my dads boat out this...
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    I'm back maybe

    Not sure how well this is going 2 work for me, my computer still has a junk mother board, but I just got this handy new iPhone4 and it let me log in. I had tried on my old crackberry with out much success, now if I can just get used 2 the keyboard lol
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    Going through the big "D" and I dont mean Dallas

    This July 8th would have been our 10th anniversary. About 6 weeks ago she says "we need to talk" it was nothing major just some stuff that was bothering her so i said ok, as long as we are talking about stuff that is bothering us! Our talking led in to arguing that led in to fighting that led...
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    R.I.P. Lily you were a good dog

    For about a week my dog Lily (princess Lily as we some times called her) was really timid when we called her in the house, this was not that unusual we suspect that she was abused as a puppy we got her at around a year old. Then on monday night she only ate half of her food witch is very unusual...
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    Happy Birthday to me!!!!

    I turned 31 today:eek:, got a E-mail from iboats at 2 am lol, and my phone has been going off all day long with text messages. Funny thing is in my mind i still feel like i'm 18:D.
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    ?'s about prop size and top/cruising speeds

    Ok i hope i have all the info i need. Boat is a 1980 Four Winns 180 Marquise with a mercruiser 470 170 hp (I know I know lol)and a alpha 1. Weight of boat from what i can find is around 2500 lbs most of the time it is just me (235 lbs) the wife (115 lbs don't tell her i told:eek:) and our...
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    470 alternator conversion

    Is There any reason i can't make my own alternator converion kit? Insteat of spending almost $400 for one.
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    Are they blind or just stupid?

    Ok this story starts on wednesday. I took my camper to the camp ground for the weekend, after i got set up i decide to go down be the ramp to check things out and I see a couple of ladies trying to launch a 21' bowrider. This boat sits quite hi on the trailer, and the ramp is kinda shallow. They...
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    Another ramp story

    Ok so this one isn't as bad as some i have read here but it aggravated me. We took the boat out for it's maiden voyage of the year, we pull in to the parking lot for the launch i stop and prepare mine, my dad already had his ready to go so he just backs down the ramp to launch. This is a smaller...
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    Could look nicer but it's named

    It took almost a year to decide on a name but here it is, I probably get a decal later and remove this one i painted And here she is hooked up to the new tow rig
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    Is this name inappropriate?

    I have worked for the United States Postal Service for 5 years. I love my job and I like most of the people I work with. That being said I thought it would be kinda cool to name my boat "Gone Postal", i told my post master this and she thinks it is a bad idea as it give a bad reputation to the...
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    Dad bought a "hole in water"

    My dad gave me a hard time when I bought my boat (even though ha had boats when i was growing up) said a boat is just a hole in the water you throw money into. On monday i showed him a boat on craigs list that was for sale near us ....... well long story short, he bought it. It's a 1987 Four...
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    Still a non smoker!!!!

    Well it's been 34 days and i will admit that i have cheated a few times but over all it's going well i feel better, have a lot more cash, lol and have now convinced my wife to try to quit as well, she yeaterday so hopfuly soon we will be a smoke free family.
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    Learning not to be cheap

    My wife always says I "Cheap out" on things because I am always looking for the cheapest possible way to do things. About 3 years ago we decided to put a 6' privacy fence around our back yard. Of course I found the cheapest way :eek: now I am slowly replacing the fence panels with quality ones...
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