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    Faulty Equiptment and Operator inexperience take top spots

    Here is the 2008 report on boating accidents in Maryland published by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Faulty equipment (13%) and Operator inexperience (12%) are citied as the leading causes of accidents accounting for 25% of all accidents. Accidents caused by wakes (10%), weather...
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    Brake caliper bleed screws

    My brake calipers came with the bleed screws mounted in 1/8? NPT brass adaptors. The problem is that the bleed screws leak so bad around the threads that I can't get the brakes bled completely. If I used the tubing method you can see air being drawn into the tube from around the threads. If I...
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    Beaching your boat

    I take it this isn't the normal way y'all beach your boats. :D:D
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    See anything wrong with this picture?

    Moments later, both where thown from the boat. The drive survied but the guy on the bow, wtihout a life jacket, was found dead a later that afternoon Crews finds body of missing boater North Jetty at Rudee Inlet Updated: Friday, 28 Aug 2009, 2:58 PM EDT Published : Friday, 28 Aug 2009, 9:44...
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    3 minutes for a page to load. Just me?

    ?????
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    Another case of why you should wear your life vest at all times

    Off-duty Maryland Natural Resources Police Officer rescues capsize Boaters Chesapeake Bay Bridge ? On June 20, 2009, at approximately 8:00 pm, an Off-duty Natural Resources Police Officer was east bound on the Chesapeake Bay bridge with his family when he noticed two people clinging to a...
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    Number of ball bearing in a reel?

    Lots of reel manufactures coming out with reels with a large number of ball bearing in their design. Some think that ball bearing are beneficial and increase the performance. Others think it?s nothing more than a marketing ploy and that that the large numbers of ?unneeded? bearings create...
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    How accurate is your marine forecast?

    We where sitting around over the weekend laughing about how awful the marine forecast are for our area. I've been out in small craft warning when it was smooth as glass and have been out on "glass" days where you couldn't stand up in the boat. How accruate are yours? Here is the forecast for...
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    Chipped Gelcoat - Marinetex or Gelcoat

    I dropped a 24oz sinker and it took a pretty good chip out of the corner of the hatch on the live well. The chip is about the size of a quarter on top and extends over the side of the hatch. I'm guessing I need to build the surface back up an 1/8" or so. My questions is should I use Marinetex...
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    Outboard Control Cables

    I need to replace the shift cable on my 200HP Evinrude. Should I stick with OEM cable or will 3rd party cables suffice? I run strictly SW so a quality cable is a must. Any manufacturers cables better than another?
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    Chronic float valve problems

    Replaced everything from the tank to the carbs and rebuilt the carbs two years ago. Since that time I have had 3 different float valves hang up and cause problems. The only thing I can think is that alcohol is causing problems. Noticed when I bought the rebuild kits some kits came with brown...
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    50 channels for GPS /WAAS?

    What the heck? Saw an ad where a Fishfinder/Chartplotter combo was advertised as having 50-channel GPS/ WAAS. I didn't think there was even that many birds in the sky?
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    Tachometer issue

    I have an issue with a tachometer with System Check. 1997 Ocean Pro It seems to work OK, but when I shut down the motor the tachometer stays in place until I turn the ignition back on. Then it goes back to zero. I assume it?s a wring issue but not sure where to look first. I noticed it...
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    Trim gauges. Are they practical or just fill a hole in the dash?

    The most efficient trim changes on a daily basis and is typically set by feel so setting the trim to position X wouldn?t necessarily mean much tomorrow. On top of it I've never seen a gauge with enough resolution to make them useful. You can trim up and down an inch or two and the needle...
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    Flexible brake line kits

    I need to replace the brake line on my front axle. I was going to replace with stainless brake tubing but I come to find that you can now purchase flexible brakes line that run from the coupler on back. From my Engineering days, I know there is some nylon tubing systems around that would work...
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    To fog or not to fog. That is the question

    The boat is being pulled at the end of the month for winter layover and may not be used again until the first of March. I?ve always changed the lower unit oil and added stabilizer to the fuel but that never felt the need to fog the cylinders for such a short layover. I was out fishing with a...
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    New V6 head gasket - sealer or no sealer?

    I picked up the new heads gasket for my 97 200hp Ocean Pro. The gasket is shiny on one side and has some sort of a grey sealing "band" around the perimeter of the bolt holes on the ?block side?. The head has been machined but the block sealing surface is much to be desired. I got the block back...
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    97 200 HP Ocean Pro head gasket

    In the fall of 2006 my shop found evidence of water in the lower cylinder on the port side and changed out the head gasket. At the time I was told there was considerable corrosion and that leakage in the future may become an issue. Since that time there has been no evidence of water and the...
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    How many hours do you have on your outboard?

    Lots of longevity claims based on age but very few with actual hours of use. As with anything mechanical it?s the amount of useage and not the age of the equiptment that's important. How many hours do you have on your motor? Me: 1997 200HP Evinrude Ocean Pro = 2112 hours for a 192 hours a...
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    Radial or Bias tire for a tandem trailer

    I have my ideas and experiances but what are yours and why?
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