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    Don't know what I got

    Another popular saying is....the boat you get for free will cost you the most !
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    100+ outboards

    Find a flea market around the great lakes area, load up a trailer with small out boards and spend a long weekend there. Small out boards are hot sellers as trolling motors on larger boats and typically move quickly if in good condition. If they look junky or don't run, you can't give them...
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    Random

    Another example is when a woman has a baby, it is normally not to long after when she considers having another baby. I don't ever recall a man asking for another kick in his nuts after the last one.....child birth must be easier !
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    Questions about purchasing a 1982 75 HP 3 cylinder Johnson

    This is why we run tests on things before we purchase them....without testing all we are doing is guessing. Next question is cost.....is it priced to allow normal replacement of wear and maintenance items ? We can't see, feel or touch, so anyone's guess.
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    Wild Finish at Daytona

    Side by side ads are even a bigger joke, no sound and smaller, harder to see. Worse part about all the ads, is they are the same ad over and over and over ! Anyone else notice how many if these repeating ads are for prescription medications ? We can't buy it without a script from a...
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    Wild Finish at Daytona

    With all the "equal" cars on the track, the races have become extremely boring ! Glad we have a hopper, we record most everything we watch just to eliminate the advertising which is horrible ! Average TV show is now 50% ads, sports games and news reports are 65-75% ads. Hardly worth watching...
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    battery volts

    When I was a young lad, my father charged our batteries in the basement. At one of the windows he built a shelf and made a box for the batteries to set in that had an open vent to the window that was cracked open. It appeared to work well, but over time you would see some type of crud building...
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    Required Safety Course

    My boat has always been fitted with correct requirements, never failed a safety inspection in my 60 plus years. When I change boats, one of the first things I do is look for a safety inspection. In my area they are generally around, especially on weekends. The Aux typically posts the launch...
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    Required Safety Course

    Hmmm....in my 60 plus years of operating power boats in a variety of states here in the midwest, never been ask about a boating safety course or any type of safety course. Been pulled over many times for boat inspections and fishing license checks but never ask about any type of safety course...
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    Outboard ran without water for about five minutes

    I think he is referring to those that don't pay close attention to what they are doing. Folks get busy and don't realize the water level in the can has dropped to low or it runs to long and the water gets to hot. I use to use a trash can until I got some good muffs. Still use a can for small...
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    Turbo tax

    Used most all the home tax programs over the years, Turbo Tax seems easiest for us to use. Retired so not complicated, but does a good job with our retirement accounts.
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    74 Evinrude 9.9 recoil

    NOT a fun job....but doable with extreme caution and care !!
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    gregor

    If you have seats that go all the way across then suspend your floor from those seats. When I have added floors to small tinney skiffs, I created a 90 degree angle from aluminum and attached it to the seat side letting it hang down to where I wanted the floor. Then used 5/8" 5 ply plywood...
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    Alpha outdrive stud came off with nut. Never saw this before???

    Better off just replacing them with new ones, why invite more trouble ?
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    Alpha outdrive stud came off with nut. Never saw this before???

    Not sure the red is rated as wateroroof....I know the blue stuff is... If properly used, have never had the blue stuff release unless I wanted it to and been using it for close to 40 years. Proper install means everything !
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    Alpha outdrive stud came off with nut. Never saw this before???

    If it were me......cleanup all the threads, including running a tap into the casting, loctite does not work well in a crappy enviornment, get the crud out ! Use blue loctite and reassemble.
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    Rotate Impeller on Occasion

    I am guessing they are referring to turning the motor over every month to reposition the impellor ? Do that myself on all my toys.
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    Evinrude 9.9 lower shift rod

    Forget the Clymers book, they are pretty worthless unless you run low on TP. Get a real factory service manual, well worth the cost !
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    Got Ripped Off

    Most anyone in business can show a loss, been in a couple and the system is setup to make it look like you lost money, especially in small businesses..
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    Outboard ran without water for about five minutes

    Big motors yes, but have used trash cans for little motors for over 50 years. You must leave the garden hose in the can or be standing watch closely !! Small motors, especially those that have no gear shift will empty a trash can quickly. Unless you have a really large or specially built tub...
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