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  1. rolmops

    What if Kerry wins??

    Just for a moment imagine that we are after the election and the new President is Kerry.<br />How would that effect your life?Would you break out the guns and head for the hills?.Or would you march on Washington and set matters straight?Would you go out and party? Or would you just plain ignore...
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    On Israel

    I just wanted to share this.<br />On Israel:<br />"It's not filled with your typical Jews that you know,the let-me-fill-out-your-tax-form Jews.It's more the will-you-hold-my-machine-gun-while-I-take-a-leak Jews.It's a different breed.<br />-Jon Steward
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    How much should one be allowed to squeeze?

    I looked at all the pictures of the Irakis.I did not see open wounds or bruises.<br />I just wonder how far we should go with these guys if pressuring them can produce information that can save the lives of hostages or soldiers.<br />Your opinion please.
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    boating safety course.

    I just sat through an 8 hour course for boating safety with my 12 year old so he can take the boat out by himself.<br />Is this course a common practice in the entire USA or is it just in New York state?
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    ducktwin

    Hello.<br />Does anybody know what the proper compression on a 3 horse 2 cylinder 1962 ducktwin (3044B) is supposed to be? Mine shows 50# on both cylinders and I wonder if this is a bit low.Also how much does this engine weigh? Are they rare or quite common?<br />Thank you for your comments,Rolmops
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    Yankee Patriot

    Did any of you good people ever go on a daytrip out of Gloucester with this wide wooden party boat?<br />If so,what is a better place for fishing ,the stern or the bow?
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    How about the draft??

    Looking at all the soldiers that volunteered for militairy service it occurs to me that most soldiers come from the financially weaker part of out nation.They come from the poorer part of our society ,yet when called upon,they pay the highest price.<br />If there was a drafted army where all...
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    Now the shiites are joining the fray

    I just read this article in the New York Times about Shi-ites in the south of Iraq hitting the streets armed and ready to chase the occupation forces out of Iraq.<br />It much reminded me of lebanon in the early eighties,when everybody, for their own reasons wanted to chase israeli and american...
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    Hailing Flyrod.

    Hello Flyrod.<br />Any sign of herring or mackerel in your neck of the ocean yet??
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    Oil for food scandal.

    I just read my first article on the subject.<br />Could you please post some articles, so I can educate myself on the subject? Thank you.
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    Can a fallen soldier be honoured enough?

    When a soldier is sent abroad he is not asked whether he agrees or not,nor does he ask himself.He does what he swore he would do.<br />All of us here have the luxury of discussing the politics of it and can get angry and upset at each other because of politics.<br />The soldier does not have...
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    Admiral Dane

    Last I read one of his posts it was over a thousand.We should make him the viking admiral or the long ships(whatever viking ships were called) admiral.
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    weight of engine

    Hello guys.<br />Can one of you please tell me how much a 70EL78,that is a 1978 70 horse longshaft Johnson outboard weighs?Also how is its fuel consumption compared to the sixties engines?<br />Thank you.
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    Engine flush attachment.

    Hello guys.<br />A couple of months ago I read that i-boats sells the engine flush attachment for the fifties 35 and 40 horse engines.I just called i-boats and they said that they probably do but had no inkling about the part #.Can any of you good people help me on the number?<br />Thanks,Rolmops
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    Static electric field of boats.

    Lately I read more and more about the sensitivity of fish,especially shark,in connection to the static electric field that is spread by boats,downriggers and even bait.<br />Sometimes fish are attracted to this field and at other times they are repulsed by the same field.Does anybody on this...
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    Hydro electric lower unit

    Hello Guys.<br />Is the 1972 65 horse 3 cylinder Johnson still outfitted with the problametic hydro electric shift unit? Or is there in these models an improved unit? If so,how much of a problem is it really?Are these units replacable by manual lower units?Are replacement parts for the hydro...
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    Rochester/Toronto Ferry

    Do you think anybody will come to Rochester?????
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    GPS maps.

    I have been looking into buying a GPS unit and I took it for granted that all the lakes and rivers in the USA would be on GPS companies provided maps.I did some homework and as it turned out,non of the lakes I usually fish shows up on Gps maps with contours on them.Is there a source that...
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    Penn reel for cod fishing.

    Penn reel for cod fishing. Hello.<br />I will be going out cod fishing in April and I started buying some gear.One of the things I have always really wanted is a good Penn reel.What reel can hold over six hundred feet of 50 pound mono test and is tough enough to winch these cod up from 200...
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    clemency.

    Do you think we should ask the moderators for a pardon for our by now really cast away ray???<br />I did like some of his antics,although I am afraid he might return with a vengeance. Still, every chatroom needs its clown.
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