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  1. Bob_VT

    An open apology

    Everytime I open iboats I glace at our Total Members and Total Posts. Wow! A fantastic growth rate and the wealth of knowledge is endless. I want to extend an open apology to any member of iboats that has been offended, insulted, or attacked directly or indirectly from topics that we discuss...
  2. Bob_VT

    We need some humor today!!

    A big shot executive had to spend a couple of days in the hospital. He was a royal pain to the nurses because he bossed them around just like he did his staff. None of the hospital staff wanted to have anything to do with him. The head nurse was the only one who could stand up to him. She came...
  3. Bob_VT

    F N R on my lower unit? REVISED

    Okay, changed the impellar and housing all is/was going okay. Now I am stumped. Mariner inline 6 1989 115hp I can not find neutral at all. I have turned the driveshaft clockwise and played with the shifting gear shaft and no neutral. I did notice that the differance between FNR is very...
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    115 inline mariner lower unit nevermind

    Okay this is not my first impeller change but the first on a Mariner. I pulled all the bolts and the lower unit will not drop?? Am I missing something or is there a trick? Is there any linkage to disconnect if so where? NOTE TO SELF: EMIAL previous owner and ask who the mechanic was that...
  5. Bob_VT

    Stacking the deck Wildcard 20

    A friend of mine is in a competition for a Wildcard Spot as a race car driver. I guess you can stack this deck because you can vote more than once. http://www.racinforalivin.com/index.html I'll be fair but he is the only driver from Vermont in the Wildcard 20. I would like to see him make...
  6. Bob_VT

    I'm looking at this

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Fisher-SV-18GT-dual-console-bass-boat_W0QQitemZ230006403337QQihZ013QQcategoryZ63724QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Any opinions? I am going to see it in person tomorrow. Any advice?
  7. Bob_VT

    Need old experienced Mariner I-6 Advice

    Looking at a 1988 I-6 Mariner. I will check the compression and it has not been started this season. I will be checking for old gas. Lower unit oil. Tilt and Trim Any advice? What else should I check?
  8. Bob_VT

    Got bored today

    Got bored today and painted the interior of my 14' Starcraft. Wow talk about nooks and crannies! I used my leftover brightside that I tinted to a light grey and my leftover chromate primer. Came out okay. Before After Actually I was waiting for a motor part and needed to be occupied.
  9. Bob_VT

    Nissan/Tohatsu 4 stroke opinions

    I am curious ... how are they in the <20hp range? They seem cheap in price. Has anyone run the death out of one? How's the torque/power?
  10. Bob_VT

    Hailing JB

    JB, could you please do me a favor? Post the "theoratical speed formula" and then move this to the proper forum or maybe in the FAQ. Thanks, Bob
  11. Bob_VT

    67 18hp Fastwin Saga ? (greatest update 7/8)

    My new impellar self desructed today. I have never seen one completely destroyed like this? It went from being 6 vanes brand new (2 days ago) to a powder form with 3 pieces I can recognize as vanes. The remains!! Inside the aluminum pump housing I know it will be over a week before I can...
  12. Bob_VT

    Ladyfish

    Hope the NY home is okay (or will be) I have family and friends spread though the state and people in Binghamton were hammered but not as bad as Port Jervis river area along the PA, NY, NJ boarder. I had friends trapped in Herkimer who could not get back to VT. Yesterday I was at Lake...
  13. Bob_VT

    Time for an update

    Okay the outside is near finished and my plan was to just be ready for fishing. The '67 motor just got a workover from me.... de-carbed (which raised the compression back up), points, coils, condensors, tonight it got a new impellar, new intake gasket, even a new thermostat. It's fishing ready...
  14. Bob_VT

    Time to Slowwwwwww down

    Great find!!
  15. Bob_VT

    89-90 Force Tilt trim problems

    Need a good source of t & t parts for this Force 120. The motor works fine all else is trash...... Any leads? It's a needed ASAP item. Bob_VT
  16. Bob_VT

    Stop the rain PLEASE!!!

    Okay, in January it stopped snowing. It killed the snowmobile season. We anticipated a good Spring and then we set new RAINFALL RECORDS in April, May and now June is moving up fast. It is killing the motorcycle, ATV and boating season!!! We are getting flooded (not in a Katrina way) and it is...
  17. Bob_VT

    Am I on the right track? 1967 18hp Fastwin

    Evinrude 1967 Fastwin 18, new coils, condensor, points, and rebuilt carb (carb not done by me). Starts fine. great high speed. Low speed, shakes and sputters badly. Will not idle to speak of. I suspect an air leak. When I returned from the lake today I tightened the carb bolts almost 3/4 of...
  18. Bob_VT

    DerwoodJr AKA Sloopy and JB

    Sloopy, Wow I was thinking of Derwood recently and we have not seen him in a long time. (I wonder what happened to him and his shade tree special?) I agree you should be Dockboy .... I remember when you were awarded that prestigious title. What about my Stupid Human Trick .... remember when...
  19. Bob_VT

    Internet Explorer 7

    I upgraded to IE 7 and it has a few bugs but, a few great perks. With this new forum the text is small (tiny) and I am forced to the reading glasses..... NO MORE!!! IE 7 has a good enlargement button in the bottom right corner that zooms the page to !25, 150, 200 up to 400% It is a real...
  20. Bob_VT

    Sponson Idea - Input?

    I have a 14' Starcraft. The hull has rounded chines in the rear. (A jon boat has squared off rear corners) I was looking at a jet ski today and realized it has sponsons. Tick tick tick the brain is thinking.... would the addition of these sponsons on my hull have any effect? <br /><br />I...
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