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    Must Have items!!!

    Did the same thing when I was a kid, but we didn't have the chemicals that we have today, back then !! I could care less about brown or water with algea, I have a large pond that I can swim in. But all the chemicals that are dumped into our water. Just look at all the seriously deformed...
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    Must Have items!!!

    Glad I am 72 and long past my swimming days, water today has to much unkown's in it. I have learned to not trust the gov't when they say it is safe !!
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    Why Oil Injection?

    Yes, I remember those small cans, but I remember (barely) those comming out in mid 60's. I believe it was about 64 when the 50 to one oil mix came about and those smaller cans came out. '59 I had my first outboard, yep, I was 9 yrs old, 3 hp Sea King, with a wrap around rope pull start, think...
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    Battery question

    You never get two good ones in a row !!!
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    Battery question

    Yes, heat is worse on a battery than cold !! But...keeping them charged and on a maintainer when not in use will help greatly no matter what the weather...
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    Boat with Engine $500 Hmm..

    " The most expensive boat a person will ever own is the one they got for free". Truer words were never spoken !! Many people do enjoy spending money and working on things just as a hobby....
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    Why Oil Injection?

    Hate to admit it but can remember using a can opener, the type with the pointed end that punched a triangle hole into the lid of a quart oil can of straight 30 wt oil for my old outboard motor of a whopping 5 hp. Added that whole quart to a six gallon fuel tank. You added a gallon or two of...
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    TRS sterndrive maintenance

    Better check that transom or you might leave more than an outdrive on that sandbar !! At that age, good chance it is weak !!
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    Looking to buy a new Jetski

    I would reconsider and buy a boat, much more versatile!
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    Why Oil Injection?

    Learn your fuel gage reading, depending on what you gagevreads, say you estimate it will take 75 gallons to fill it up....add enough oil for 50 gallons then fill with 50 gallons of fuel. So what if you tank is not perfectly full ? Each time you add fuel you will soon learn how accurate your gage...
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    Crack found in the block

    Find a replacement boat....or just get a whole new motor !! Some years back, I had a 3.0 that I thought might have an issue. Checked on remans, long blocks etc. Actually could buy a brand new engine from Mercury with everything, ready to run so to speak, for only a couple hundred over a reman...
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    Stott craft 142

    Wow....that looks like a bunch of messy work !!! Ever consider updating an aluminum boat ?? Much cheaper and less work....if you go thru with this, please keep us posted...
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    Must Have items!!!

    Great idea on the ice cream !!! In our area, many restaurants/ bars have opened along the waterway in town. Not cheap places to go, and not that family friendly after happy hour. Always thought it would be a grest olacevto open something like a Dairy Queen or such for not only the treats, but...
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    Explosion and Fire Danger

    When I had my I/O, tried to sniff the vents before starting to check for gas fumes, if thst was good then the blowers.
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    Why Oil Injection?

    With oil injected motors, the oil use is much less for the enviorment. Injected motors use a 100 to 1 ratio at idle, less smoke and smell then go up to a 50 to 1 or richer for high speed running. All about getting two stroke emisions lowered. I have recently moved into an oil injection...
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    Which fuel to use?

    Thanks for the explanation, sounds a lot like government hoopla to make it sound important..lol..
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    Explosion and Fire Danger

    Lots of folks are finding insurance companies are getting real picky when it comes to batteries!! A family friend just bought an electric vehicle for his wife for running around town. Boy did his insurance skyrocket! Then they had the charge station added in the garage, the insurance on the...
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    Which fuel to use?

    Good point, but I havent saw anything except the R+M/2 method. How are the others used...metric ??
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    Explosion and Fire Danger

    With folks moving to lithium batteries, I would be concerned about fires from those. Your regular dry chemical fire extinguisher will NOT put out a fire from a lithium battery !! If you choose to use them, find a suitable extinguishing system just in case. These batteries burn hot and burn...
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    Must Have items!!!

    My boat akways has on board the necessary safety items required along with minimal tools, spare prop, first aid kit, spare fuses, spare bulbs, spare batteries for TM remote. I keep large cloth bags like the ladies carry for there summer activities. One bag has all the stuff I need to carry...
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