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    Dock-and-dine location around Long Beach harbor?

    Any recommendations for a mid-level, good quality restaurant that we can dock at? I'm familiar with the harbor in general but not intimately, so coordinates or a Google link or something would be helpful, if you have it.
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    Prop choices for a 28' aft cabin cruiser

    I have a 28' aft cabin with dual 350s (around 270 HP) and Alpha one drives, not counter-rotating. The boat spec weight is 7200 dry. I currently have four-blade aluminum props, but I recently repowered and need to go with a higher pitch. I like how the four-blades handle, so I will probably...
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    Mercruiser hard shifting, is it the switches?

    I've got twin 305 Mercs with Alpha One drives. I've tested both shift switches and they do work (kill the engine). However, shifting continues to be stiff, often very hard, especially when hot (seems to be much easier when we first start the boat). The cables seem to function normally, and...
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    You can die for your country, but you can't get what you want on your tombstone

    The government has decreed that a dead Marine who practiced the Wiccan religion cannot have its symbol placed on his tombstone. You can get a cross of course, but not "unapproved" symbols. Makes me want to feed a few christians to the lions.
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    Good English is important to boating safety!

    http://www.cbr1100xx.org/temp/mar/english.mpg
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    Proof that dogs are smart

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    Democratic party vs. veterans

    http://www.military.com/opinion/0,15202,88800,00.html
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    Mall ninjas

    http://lonelymachines.org/mall_ninja.html
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    You know you spend too much time talking to your boat mechanic when...

    You recognize all the employees' voices on the phone. Sheesh.<br /><br />While we're on the subject, anybody got a good idea for a "thank you" token for mechanics that have gone way out of their way to be helpful, flexible and save me cash? I don't know if they boat themselves, or drink, so...
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    Sperm count

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    Are sharks intelligent?

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    Great new police recruiting system

    http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/02/17/se....ap/index.html <br /><br />There a video at the link as well.<br /><br /><br />Sheriff takes the sex out of stings<br />Reacts to outcry over $1,200 paid for sex, including tips<br /><br />SPOTSYLVANIA, Virginia (AP) -- A Virginia sheriff said Friday he...
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    Minimum wage enforcement

    A man owned a small farm outside the city limits of Advance, MO.<br />Wage & Hour officials claimed he was not paying proper wages to his help and sent an<br />agent out to interview him.<br /><br />"I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them," demanded the agent.<br /><br...
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    Hoist to swap a motor in a large boat

    I have a questionable motor in my 28' express cruiser, and am planning ahead for when it blows and I need to replace it. Being so high, I don't know what I could use to hoist the motors in and out. Any ideas? I'm comfortable with the engine work itself, just don't know how to physically move...
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    What's the big secret at the local marina??? (Blocked satellite image)

    A big piece of it is whited out in Google satellite images. Now, this is a mid-size local lake. Not like there's gonna be a nuclear sub being fitted there or something. Weird.<br /><br />
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