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    Riddle me this Batman.....

    Once you decide what percentage of old to new is reasonable it would be a rather simple solution using differential calculus. Since it has been 63 years since I took that course I can't give you the how to off the top of my head. The last I and only time I ever solved a problem using it was...
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    Medically dependent on electricity?

    My mother had a power chair lift to get up and down the stairs when she was in her 90's. It did have a battery backup so she would not get stranded halfway up or down if the power failed. It was a small battery. I don't remember how many amp hours so I don't know how many complete trips it...
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    1990 175 HP Jonhson Oil Reservoir bypass question

    I ran my 1990 175 for 10 years on 50/1 mix when the vro went South. I don't remember for sure but I think I just unplugged the sensor wires on the pump, I am sure someone on here with a better memory than me can fill in the details.
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    Any Archers, archery hunters here?

    My idea of the ideal deer now at my age is one that will drop where my drag will be short and downhill to my house or the truck depending on where I hunt.
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    Re-carpeting over old carpet.

    Problem solved !! He tried a wallpaper steamer a couple of hours ago and that softens the old glue enough to peel it.
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    Re-carpeting over old carpet.

    Asking for a friend of mine? I do not believe it is a good idea but maybe someone on here may prove me wrong. It is a bassboat. "While I'm beached I thought I'd recarpet the boat. Two years ago I replaced the deck and like an idiot, used the old carpet. Now its tighter than tight. Can't...
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    1977?? Bumblebee boat seems like a lot of water pours out of it

    Agree, it is probably the live well. Many bass boats of that vintage did not have valves for the live well drain. If the drain inside the live well did not have a drain plug in there would be free communication between the live well and the lake level. As said find the live well and pour some...
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    Model of early 80s IO StarCraft?

    I have found it quite common for the HIN and the state registration to be off like that. A boat hull could easily be laid up in 1982 and then sold by the dealer during the following calendar year and the year registration would show the boat as new in 1983. Also bare hulls that would be used...
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    Nobody fishing?

    Yep, a fun time but I noticed the aspeck used the collective term we. Actually I let him fish from the lucky side of the boat. He caught all the fish, I almost caught one but it was a sunken branch.
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    prop depth on mini pontoon

    Looks like a fun boat to tool around in. Nice job.
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    Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II Dies at 96

    John Adams and John Quincy Adams (father and son) William Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison (grandfather and grandson) George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush (father and son) Benjamin Harrison (the 23rd president) was the grandson of William Henry Harrison (the 9th president). James Madison...
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    Hull ID Number Location on pre-1972 boat - Pacemaker

    •Prior to Nov. 1,1972 there were no requirements for a “HIN” to be assigned to recreational boats. Manufacturers used mostly serial numbers. The serial number assigned to the vessel by the manufacturer was unique to that manufacturer, but had no prescribed format beyond that specific...
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    Spindle

    If it was mine I would slide the bearing to where it normally would be and see if the fit is ok without any wiggle. If so I would run it.
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    Spindle

    That's a better view. Probably from when the spindle was welded to the axle tube.
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    Spindle

    Maybe it is just the lighting or the color rendition of my computer screen but that axle appears to have been subject to high heat in the area of the inner bearing.
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    Need help identifying 69 fiberglass boat

    Unusual but not rare. Used to see that a couple of times a year back when I was working the lake. I do remember seeing a Ranger bassboat with a port side helm. The only Ranger I ever saw configured that way.
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    Help with Boat Info

    Depending on what state or province you are in be certain you have all the paperwork needed to show you are the owner of the boat. It could be a real shame to put hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars fixing it up and find you can not get it registered for use.
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