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    . . . and I Thought Hi-tech Boat Engines Were Bad . . .

    On my 2015 Jeep Cherokee, you can't check the trans fluid. Dealer only, recomended every 100k miles, the cost was 140 bucks to check the trans fluid !! No dipstick, requires a special tool to read the fluid condition and level.... Progress at it finest. !!
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    Rechargeable coin Bats

    Rechargeable will never last as long as a non- rechargable...
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    Cuddy crusier

    The decking is the least of your problems, old glass boats rot from the bottom up ! Under your floors you will find rotten stringers and the rest of your boats skeleton. Doable but lots of really messy work !
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    1982 omc stern drive wont go up or down

    Check the battery with a volt meter....needs to be 12.6 volts to be full, 12 volts is almost dead. Many bew batteries often need charged to start out...
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    New project.

    Awesome job....sure makes me glad I have an aluminum boat though !! I am way to old for all that work....
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    Tracker

    Gonna be a tough one to find...not going to be many in junk yards and new replacements are not availiable as mfgr date is to old. Most are cast aluminum, if you have a local foundry, one can be replicated, or if you have acess to a local machine shop, one could be CNC machined. Some folks have...
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    1970-1971 seabird 19

    In most states it is not yours without proper paperwork. Being an old glass boat, it will need extensive repair/ rebuild, so get all the ownership papers in order before you put any money into it.
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    any tire preference for vans at the boat ramp?

    I was a van owner for over 30 years, towed many boats with it. Add a front hitch, even just a reciever in case you might need help getting up a ramp, I never did, but that front reciever was a " piece of mind just in case"...Having tried many different tires, I found the Michelin brand made a...
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    Camper enclosure

    In my many years of boating, I find the custom made covers to be the best....not cheap, but they look better, work better and last longer. Now is the time/ season to get it done, you may have to leave your boat with the canvass maker. Don't be afraid to look outside your neighborhood, with...
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    Did you ever wonder?

    That is why you need to make a game of it, now, both of us make fun of these callers, even tobthe point of being nasty just to laugh at their response....we end up getting a good laugh, making the day better....
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    1976 Montego 16- The "Free" Puppy

    Ski lockers are very prone to rotting, gotta get down under the floor closer to the bottom. Not trying to be difficult here, but would not want to see you put time and money into a boat then have a major failure out on the water. Unfortunately their are many horror stories about folks that...
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    Can't decide who's the most annoying

    Me either, but it stopped them from comming back. Even had the police called one time, I told the police I ask them numerous times to leave and got tired of holding the towel so it dropped. Even rhe cop got a chuckle !!
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    Concerns with exhaust

    12 years is way past the bellows life expectancy....especially if the boat sits in the water!
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    Outboard conversion w/out a bracket??

    Would never attempt that changeover on a fiberglass boat, way to much messy work and expense and you would never get a return on your time and effort. Now if it were an aluminum boat, that might be a different story as their resale is far greater, but...you will never recoup your expenses...
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    1976 Montego 16- The "Free" Puppy

    If there are soft spots in the floor that is a bad sign ! Glass boats rot from the very bottom up. You definetly need to dig deeper into the structure !! That wood is the skeleton of the boat, if it has rotted, the fiberglass will fail. Wish I has better news, but your safety needs you to...
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    '00 Mercury 90hp, oil injection still works, time to replace it with premix or replace worn parts?

    That was a motor I never questioned my mechanic on, I had bought a 40 classic with oil injection, so our discussion was primarily smaller motors. I made the assumption the great reputation was for all Merc outboards. Just goes to show...never assume !!
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    Can't decide who's the most annoying

    Your retired and need something to do, so have fun with it....I do...have even answered the door with just a towel and let it fall a few times especially when women are there !! When they call I go into a real tirade and they hang up, after a coupke times they don't call back. Don't be afraid...
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    yamaha fourstroke crank bearings

    Whew.......glad I am still a big two stroke fan, these four strokes are gonna be big headaches when it comes tine for overhaul or repair. Still a big fan of KISS....
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    1984 75hp L4 with unique problem? I'm baffled!

    I am no mechanic but have serviced different types of engines for many, many years. The cold vs warm compression numbers don' t look right....in all my years of engine work, never saw a gain of 25 lbs from cold to running. If the engine hasn't run in months then mabey but a 25 lb jump in...
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    3.0 Mercruiser

    When hises fail it is from the inside even with the outside looking great. My own fuel line was just replaced less than 3 years back, but after my inspection before retiring the boat for the winter, I removed a couple fittings and found the inside of the fuel line beginning to come apart...
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