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    Hot Wheels

    Hot tires actually. So the tires on my trailer get pretty hot. I thought this was just normal. But recently I went for a fairly short drive, and happened to touch one of the tires, and was surprised how hot the tires were. Are hot tires normal or do I have something else going on? I have not yet...
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    Strange Engine Behavior

    I went for a boat ride tonight and my engine was acting very strange. It's an '89 Merc 3cylinder 2 cycle. Carbureted of course. So the engine was kind of sputtering. But instead of sputters of a lack of power, when it sputtered, it would have these little bursts of power. It felt like, instead...
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    Anchors Away! (Anchor Questions)

    I had an anchor thread a year or two back, but I have new specific info that will hopefully help you help me better this time around. First, what I have is a 15' V hull bowrider, a ~1985 thundercraft. I don't fish, and I don't expect to do very much anchoring, except for one thing. I want to...
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    Funny Thing Happened Recently

    So the other day I was looking out my window, staring at my boat in my driveway (you know you do it too). And I quickly noticed something was missing. The zinc trim tab on back of my motor was gone. It wasn't corroded away, I mean I trailer my boat. It was just not there any more, after ~15...
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    How Much Gear Oil

    I have a 90 HP 1989 3cyl 2 cycle Mercury outboard. I'm pretty sure I was told in here that my engine takes about a quart and a half of gear oil. The guy at West Marine told me the same thing, which is why he sold me two quarts (this was last year). So I just changed the oil for the first time...
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    Any Ideas for a Cargo Rack?

    So, my new floor has two long 2" by 12" planks that the pedestals are bolted too. See photo: So I was looking at Blazers and one had a cargo roof rack that looked just like this: And it got me thinking! Something like that, but MUCH smaller, like maybe 12" by 18", would be PERFECT to screw...
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    Mobile Accessability

    Im posting this thread from my iPhone. I also replied to one of my other threads before I started this one. This is not easy to do. It would be great if you implemented a theme/template/style sheet into this forum that would make it easily usable from mobile devices. That would be great.
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    Glueing Wooden Blocks to Vertical Fiberglass

    I've been using 5200 to glue various pieces of wood to my boat for years, over all it works great. I have had a few small 1.5" x 1.5" blocks pop off, but I think that was simply because they ended up getting glued to rug-glue residue more than fiberglass. So I'm fine with that, I just re-glue to...
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    Fiberglass Hole Saws

    I just spend a little time researching, and it's clear to me that I need a "grit" style hole slaw. Diamond or carbide, either will cut through fiberglass no problem. Grit style hole saws smoothly grind their way through, instead of toothed hole saws, which tear their way through the cutting...
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    Name That Part...

    Anyone know what this metal bar is all about? As far as I can tell, there is nothing attatched to it. There hasn't been anything attached to it for as long as we've had this boat. The metal is worn a little, like it has been used for something, once. I'm just going to yank it out and fill in the...
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    2nd Bilge Pump?

    I'm thinking of putting a second bilge pump in my boat. It's a small boat big I figure it can't hurt. I had a situation where it was really windy and lots of spray was coming on boat. I turned the bilge pump on but it wasn't pumping out any water. Turns out the screen had gotten clogged so even...
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    Anyone Use Chartings Apps for iPhone/iPad?

    This started because I saw a handheld marine GPS on sale at West Marine for $150. It had a color screen to view charts, but it was absurdly small. I look at it and thought, my iphone screen is WAY bigger than that. Duh. My iPhone screen is bigger, and has super high resolution. It also has GPS...
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    View Order History

    When I log into my iBoats account and click on "View Order History", I see some results, but not many. And I think I know why. I think that sometimes, I am not prompted to log in when I'm checking out. But I'm still able to checkout using my account's email address. So I can still check an...
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    Painting (?) A New Floor...

    I have a new fiberglass floor in my boat. Soon, I will have many more questions, but first I wanted to start at the very beginning. After sanding my fiberglass floor nice and smoother, what should I use to clean it? When normally cleaning my floor, I use this stuff: http://ipsite.org/17pa And...
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    Cushion Parts & Assembly

    After reading around the forum, I've decided that I don't want to do my own vynil work, making new bow seats & cushions. But I think I'm fully capable of making my own bases, cutting the foam, installing the hardware, and stuff like that. Then I can just bring them somewhere to get the vinyl...
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    Jeep Wrangler as a Tow Vehicle

    When my ****ty S10 finally dies (which will probably happen when the transmission ****s the bed and my truck rolls back to a watery grave), I've been thinking about getting a used Jeep instead. Here's the two most important points: 1) My boat is only a 15' with a 90HP outboard, i've never...
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    Boat Cushion Velcro?

    So I'm making new front seats for my boat. I was at the miami boat show today, specifically looking at how all of the new boats keep there cushions down. The one I saw that was interested, was like this velcro-like stuff. But it wasn't velcro, it was the same on both sides, kind of a hard...
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    2WD + Limited Slip Differential Enough for Pulling?

    This is really an informational/hypothetical thread because it will probably never happen. But I was thinking about what I could do to replace my sports car and my pickup with a single vehicle. There is a modern day El Camino made in Australia, that GM is rumored to be thinking about importing...
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    Anodes

    I like to have an image on my threads to be extra clear what I'm talking about. But I don't have a great picture of what this thread is about. So instead, here is a picture of a trashbag I caught in the Mystic River that stalled my motor :D On to my question. My anode trim tab is looking a...
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    Small Deck Plates

    I've looked online, and the smallest deck plates I can find are 4" plates. But I'm looking for something even smaller. Really small. Maybe 2.5". I haven't measured, I'm just eyeballing off the photo. That photo is my splash well. That giant hole with the bilge pump hose coming out of it, is...
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