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    Trailer Axle Machined Stepped Surfaces

    Are both race installed in the right direction? Perhaps one got flipped and is upside down. May sound like a dumb question but I did that once years ago but caught it before I tried to assemble.
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    Trailer Axle Machined Stepped Surfaces

    Are the bearing races fully seated in the hubs? If it didn't look like that before it was serviced and the washer fit on the spindle before something isn't right. Were both races removed and replaced?
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    Depends first what sect they are and what rules set by their district bishops. Most of my neighbors are fairly liberal and thanks to batteries and led lights they have driving lights, marker lights and turn signals. There is a small group of "Old Schoolers" also in the area and as the name...
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    14 foot jon boat with 8 hp motor almost plane.

    You are in that maybe it will do it range. Experiment with one person and moving some weight around. Might try setting the gas tank as far forward as the hose will let you. A big if is it propped right. Almost need to have a tach to check that out. Do you have any friends with a lot of...
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    DD Inboard Pulls Hard Left When Letting Off Throttle

    https://www.bornagainboating.com/boat-pulls-to-the-right/
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    What size motor to get for my boat?

    I will guess 40 would be the max as I had friends with jon boats that size. You will find the 25 will be more than adequate. Many packages were sold with the economy version having the 25 and the option of a 35 or 40 depending on the brand.
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    As a former Navy shipboard firefighter this makes sense to me!
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    Weight distribution hitch didn't fit trailer rails

    I rent a trailer a couple of times a year to haul my skid steer which is a total weight of about 9k including the trailer. Now and then all the electric brake trailers are rented out and I have to take one with surge brakes. I have not noticed any difference in my ability to stop between them...
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    tilt wires getting hot during lift?

    I had a 1968 with the stringer drive and never knew about that. Never used it that much and it still is in the back of one of my garages. If I ever decide to use it again I will keep that in mind.
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    No Power Master power switch Lund Boat

    Look around the battery and make certain that a smaller gauge red wire than the motor feed is not hanging loose or connected to the negative terminal. Usually there will be a least two wires connected to each battery terminal or possibly three if you are wired for a trolling motor off the...
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    Boat identification

    Yes, most every country requires HINs. But is very complicated as the MIC is an ISO standard so duplicates numbers may be on two different boats. Importing boats from any other country than Canada can be complicated. I once a while back helped a lady trace a boat she bought in Dubai, last...
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    Asking alot of a little outboard. best prop pitch?

    I would invest 10 or 15 bucks into one of the "tiny tachs" to just check out what rpms you get with the present prop, When I got my present boat I installed one primarily as an engine hour meter but checking it out I found that is was surprisingly close to my shop tach and more expensive tach...
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    No matter how many times you will never be totally dead. The first lesson in differential calculus.
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    Fish Finders

    I just recently upgraded. Before I did I went to various makers websites and youtube and brought up simulations on my computer and changed sizes so they would match the actual size. Found out that even my 84 year old eyes could read a 7" screen at the distance I would be away from the unit in...
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    Adding temperature sender to '97 Merc 40

    I would use the tan wire to install a warning buzzer and add a water pressure gauge. Both have their good points. The pressure gauge will let you know the general condition of the cooling system. If you notice the gauge is consistently reading lower than when the impeller was new you will...
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    Precious Cargo??

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    '80 Chrysler 45hp Pivot Tube Seized

    I use this tool on equipment fittings with hardened grease in them. Fill with mineral spirits or other solvent and tap with hammer. There are cheaper versions. If you have a friend that is a farm implement mechanic, farmer or into construction equipment borrow theirs...
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    Topping off a compass, what to use?

    Don't know what the fluid is but if it is a Navy gimbal compass this is what was used on all the pivots. Only kept in stock on one ship in the whole base so every time we needed some we would have to send the new guy across the base to get it.
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