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    I'm sure everyone's seen this by now.....

    Yeah , thats not good, but we got them here too, and it usually turns out that the guy has lots of history ,mostly facilitated by the justice dept , probly damn lucky the kid didnt have his guns with him ,😉😁 You can easily tell he is a genuine arsehole by the way he drags the veterans into it...
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    VP drive failed again ... 3rd replacement

    I use CRC Long life spray now ( used to use crc 6-66 marine) ,I spray it on after the post fishing washdown . I also use the long life on all my stored ( mothballed and not used .303's) rifles and shotguns . I leaves a goopy coating after a few applications. I like it because it works and it...
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    Stubborn To Start 1979 9.8

    Sure does sound like fuel starvation 🙂
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    VP drive failed again ... 3rd replacement

    What a bloody shame , that is an awesome looking piece of kit......even standing still. I think that there must be issues with the surface prep. I hope you get it sorted 🙂
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    Quadrajet Replacement Options

    The Q jet is a good carb ,its biggest problem is that there are precious few who know how to fettle them . I do recall Holley We're offering plug and play for certain cars ,it may be worth a look at their wares being that the 4.3 is firstly a car engine . A vac sec Holley could be the go . If...
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    1973 Gibson houseboat oil cap

    Hydraulic trim tabs ?🤔🙂
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    Mercruiser 4.3 starter issue

    Well my guess is that you have an inertia starter. ,starter engages as normal ....engine fires once or twice which spins pinion back down the bendix and then dies which leaves the starter still spinning but disengaged. Does the engine fire at all , or just before starter starts spinning...
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    Yeah ,I can see your thinkin but I got my right leg chopped off mid thigh 6 years ago(motorbike crash june 09 ) and even land based ladders are out let alone one thats moving all over the place on the back of a boat .😀 I do have a tin leg (with bluetooth FFS ! ) but it doesnt like gettin wet .
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    I always wear one on the move but take it off to fish if the water is calm . My biggest issue is weight , theres no way I could get back in the boat in deep water and the Mrs wouldnt be able to lift me (I do get out for shellfish in the shallow ). No **** we have a plan in place where she tows...
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    Black scuff marks on cylinder walls

    😁yeah well dont look at nothing else aye ....just put it back together and go boating , 😂😂
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    Black scuff marks on cylinder walls

    They are bubbles in the ally casting that have been exposed by the machining and as said above dont worry about them ............and dont think about all the big ones you cant see😈 😂😂
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    old pictures

    Me ,must have been about 6-7......late 60's
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    My next table project

    Older ones are just wood but newer ones are coated/dunked in creosote but they are a softer local wood ( they burn real well in my log burner ). To be fair All the older ones I have seen have been taken out of service within the last 10 years ,most around here were new from about 1947 so I...
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    My next table project

    Yep ,I did that when I dressed up a few hardwood ( I think its Australian ironwood ) railway sleepers (I think you guys call them ties ) for an outdoor tabletop .
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    My next table project

    Im impressed Joe , some nice looking stuff. I am dismantling 2 sheds at my house , partly coz the roof is knackered but also because someone used a whole bunch of old native timber to build them .....and I need new bench tops in my kitchen . Woodwork was def not one of my skills but Im going to...
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    😁Not something you will forget in a hurry I bet . Did you have witnesses , ah I mean passengers 😀 on board ?
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    🙂 Yeah I figured you probly would .😁 I was wondering how that could happen , musta had a good whack from the side, mmmmmm🤔
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    Black scuff marks on cylinder walls

    Yeah , I could go for that but I think the pistons and rings are in to good a condition to have been involved in a serious damage to a cylinder wall event , who knows ?🤔🙂
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    After the motor had melted another piston ( long story ) evidenced by melted ally stuck to the spark plug , I slammed the cover back on the motor ( pissing blood🤬😠 )jumped in the car and headed home ,after a few k's I realised I couldn't see outboard cover in rear view mirror. In my haste to...
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    Has nobody else noticed ½ the skeg missing ?😁. Not a.biggie but ...... Definitely an overall win tho 😊 good skills Jimdirt .
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