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  1. BWR1953

    Win for me today!

    Nice! (y)
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    Replacing old 2 stroke with newer 4 stroke advice?

    :LOL::ROFLMAO:(y)
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    Replacing old 2 stroke with newer 4 stroke advice?

    I'll clarify something I said earlier in Post #13. If I could afford a brand new boat, which was designed to handle the weight of a brand new 4-stroke outboard. I'd do that in a heartbeat. But, I can't. So, I'm stuck with rebuilding/restoring old boats with "ancient engines." To the best...
  4. BWR1953

    Crazy sighting.

    Awesome video! (y)
  5. BWR1953

    Crazy sighting.

    Agreed. I worked in the space biz for several decades and "flew" some of those satellites. 📡 They've been over our country and around the planet since the late 1950s and early 1960s. Terrific stuff! 🛰️
  6. BWR1953

    Mini Excavators

    It's a canine print of some kind. Not a cat. Need scale to estimate. Depending on where you are, it could be a wolf, a dog or a coyote. Got this from the internet. And I took these pix while scouting over a dozen years ago. Coyote track. Black bear track. Estimated size of 300 - 400...
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    Crazy sighting.

    Nice! (y)
  8. BWR1953

    Replacing old 2 stroke with newer 4 stroke advice?

    Yup! I spoke with my Mercury mechanic and he told me that it simply wasn't cost effective to repair a 2005 150 4-stroke that he had at his shop because of lack of parts. So he scraps them when they come into the shop. Sad. 🙁 He calls my old 2-strokes "ancient" but I'll keep them for awhile...
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    Russian spacecraft crashes into moon

    Crater found. https://www.businessinsider.com/nasa-moon-crater-could-be-russia-luna-25-crash-site-2023-9?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tech-sf&fbclid=IwAR1GPvx2R4JGqCmtmHUr5M9Kwpd4XfeXLEBOmv6dCL8NYLji0QY_hzFmaS4
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    Sitting in a hotel room when I don't wanna... Hurricane Idalia

    We did. It was all pre-fab food. 🤮
  11. BWR1953

    Out on the Lake Pictures

    Nice, Joe! (y)
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    Sitting in a hotel room when I don't wanna... Hurricane Idalia

    (y)
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    Sitting in a hotel room when I don't wanna... Hurricane Idalia

    And we're home. All good. The hotel breakfast was disappointing. :sneaky:
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    Sitting in a hotel room when I don't wanna... Hurricane Idalia

    We made it through the night. Still dark out, so we can't see anything. I definitely wouldn't leave our place if we had a concrete home. I chose the location very carefully, but being in a mobile is the deciding factor. Better forecasting would help. :sneaky:
  15. BWR1953

    Carburetor's

    My official Mercury manual for my 1980s 50 and 70hp 2-stroke outboards sets timing using the starter only and the engine isn't started. Yeah, WOT and running would definitely be scary.
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    Sitting in a hotel room when I don't wanna... Hurricane Idalia

    Ouch! In 2004, with hurricane Charlie, we evacuated 85 miles across the state to a nice motel in Kissimmee. Charlie took a shortcut and went right over us. On the opposite side of the hotel, he ripped the roof right off! All the folks inside those rooms were okay but ended up having to share...
  17. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    Just a quick update. This project is still alive... in my mind! 🤪 The carb stuff and impeller arrived a couple weeks ago, but we didn't get any boat work done because we were cramming for the boy's driving test. Got that done 5 days ago and he passed. Yay! (y) But his new license made our...
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    Sitting in a hotel room when I don't wanna... Hurricane Idalia

    Had that before we left home. ;)
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    Sitting in a hotel room when I don't wanna... Hurricane Idalia

    We've seen lightning and some light rain so far. :sneaky: But, we're really looking forward to breakfast tomorrow morning. They have Continental, a buffet, grab 'n' go and hot breakfast! Whoo-wee! 😋
  20. BWR1953

    Sitting in a hotel room when I don't wanna... Hurricane Idalia

    Right? 🤪
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