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  1. Bob_VT

    Typical Pre-season blues

    Stored my BMW K1100LT motorcycle in a friends garage over the LONG winter and kept the battery maintainer connected. Went to start it up and the battery did not have the guts. I ordered the new battery and installed it ....... started right up! Had the old battery tested and it had a bad cell...
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    Holes in Hull

    Re: Holes in Hull Okay here is a quickie way that will work...... Get a Marine epoxy stick OR some PC-11 OR some fiberglass resin and cloth or some JB Water Weld . Any of those will fill those holes and be waterproof. You might want to run a drill bit in slightly to clean up the inside of...
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    Cordless Hedge Trimmers for medium trimming duty?

    Re: Cordless Hedge Trimmers for medium trimming duty? How about an environmentally accepted and approved model ? actually it might be easier to take the proper husband route......the easy solution...... answer your wife with a polite "Yes Dear" and go ahead and buy her what she wants...
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    Sidewinder (Cobra) 16 SS

    Re: Sidewinder (Cobra) 16 SS Took the Sidewinder out of storage and getting ready to dive back in. The hull had been painted before but the bottom of the hull has the old metal flake........ feels like 100 grit paper if you run your hand over it. Now to dig out the sander.
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    Flight Briefing

    Really good stuff! :D
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    How should i go about trading my motor for something smaller?

    Re: How should i go about trading my motor for something smaller? Well I would suggest keeping the motor and raising it up a bit. You have two options........ rebuild the transom to accommodate a 20" shaft motor (which is the "common" size) or use a lift bracket similar to what one of our...
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    Buddy R's Jetstream Restoration

    Re: Buddy R's Jetstream Restoration WOW Do I know the PERFECT place for those seats in exactly that color!!!
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    2014 Smoker Craft - lots of hook in the hull?

    Re: 2014 Smoker Craft - lots of hook in the hull? A hook is fairly easy to check for. You can do it with a string attached tightly to the transom and stretched along the bottom of the hull Here is a picture I found on the net to show a hook Have you spoken to the dealer about the...
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    Little Tuesday Fun

    So my friend is a tool nut. Over the past 25 years he has been through about 4 different mills, tool grinders, industrial size equipment and most recently he got rid of his 2 older lathes and put a lowball bid on one that was listed on ebay....... and won. The winning bid was a total surprise...
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    Whats my boat really worth

    Re: Whats my boat really worth Does it look like this one? ;)
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    What Causes Arthritis?

    A drunk man smelling of beer sat down on a subway next to a priest. The man's tie was stained, his face smeared with red lipstick, and a half empty bottle of beer was sticking out of his torn coat pocket. He opened his newspaper and began reading. After a few minutes the man turned to the priest...
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    Interesting Dilemma - Kind of funny

    So a close friend of mine is a K9 handler with a doberman named Otto. Otto is a great dog and stays with my friend and his family every night. This week my friends lovely wife slipped and fell on the ice ......... broke her wrist/arm and subsequently it was placed in a fiberglass cast. Not a...
  13. Bob_VT

    Attention Forum will be closed 29 Feb - 31 Feb

    Will be closed February 29 thru February 31. We will return on March 1st.
  14. Bob_VT

    Sidewinder (really wanted to avoid a) Rebuild

    Re: Sidewinder (really wanted to avoid a) Rebuild Yes water can and will get under the decking. The drain holes that were leading to the tiny bilge area were located 1" above the bottom of the hull and allowed water to be trapped under the deck. I added in two new ones as marked.
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    Happy Birthday, WIMUSKY

    Re: Happy Birthday, WIMUSKY Happy Birthday!!
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    Leg....

    A patient went to the Doctor and asked him to check his leg "Something's wrong. Just put your ear up to my thigh, you'll hear it!" The doctor cautiously places his ear to the man's thigh only to hear, "Give me $10! I'm desperate! I need $10!" "I've never seen or heard anything like this...
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    84 winner z880 transom replacement

    Re: 84 winner z880 transom replacement That is entirely too much cutting. It will disturb your rubrails and more. That transom wood is only in that center section and only a portion of the splash well needs to be removed. I went through that thought process while doing my restore and only...
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    Read this spark plug

    This plug stopped firing when it blew out of the head of my K2500........ WOW!!!!! what a racket it made .......... it only had about 10K miles on the plug but of course the winter does take it's toll on plow trucks. Had 4 of the 8 just disintegrate from the rust. There was a WHOLE lot of...
  19. Bob_VT

    To all of our friends Down Under

    Happy Australia Day ;)
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    Happy Birthday Admin5

    Happy Birthday Admin5!!!! Have a great day!! Thank you for a great forum!! Admin5 is the first forum member!
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