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  1. mike64

    Going to take a look at a '87 Renken bowrider

    Going to look at this boat: http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/boa/2342067477.html ...that is, if it's still there. Decent boats have been selling on Craigslist the same day they're listed. Economy must finally be improving around here. Does this sound like a good deal, assuming of course it's...
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    If I buy a newer boat wife says I have to get rid of my old one

    I'm sure a lot of iboaters have been through this one-- been dropping hints to my wife that I'd like to get a newer, little bit more power boat. She says fine, get another boat if you have to, but you have to get rid of the old one. Well, my current boat, the first powerboat I've owned, has...
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    Maple wood is too tough to split

    I picked up a bunch of maple wood pieces from a tree that was cut down last fall. I've always managed to split up wood so far, up to around 1 1/2 ft diameter, using a cone wedge & sledge, plus a a splitter axe. But this maple was impossible to split. Left it over the winter thinking it's too...
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    72 evinrude 65hp blowing fuses

    I was starting my boat at the dock and it turned over and almost caught on the first try. Figured a little more throttle and the second turn of the key would start the motor right up, but I turned the key again and nothing-- no crank. Turned out the 20 amp fuse was blown. When I replaced it, the...
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    Bad Bearing Buddies letting water in

    I repacked my bearings not long ago, and after the very next dunk in the lake the bearing grease is milky-looking & emulsified from water. I have fake bearing buddy knockoffs that are clear plastic, so I could see the grease was a lighter color, and removing one confirmed it. So I took off both...
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    Brining a turkey for BBQ questions

    I know there's a lot of iboaters with excellent bbq skills... We're having some people over for a bbq on Sunday and I had an extra turkey we got from work at Thanksgiving, so I took it out to defrost. I've brined turkey for bbqs before and it turned out great, but I've used Amish style turkeys...
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    Are these mushrooms I found in my backyard morels?

    Had family over for Mother's Day. My sister-in-law brings a mushroom over to me and says "this looks like a morel" I took a look where she found it and found two more. Taking a look online, they sure look like yellow morels-- they are completely hollow, like true morels should be. I've had...
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    Questions about leaf spring hardware

    Trying to replace leaf springs on a 1971 trailer (boat and trailer together=1500 lbs), after posting this: http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=389370 So I removed a leaf spring and the hardware... and two trailer parts stores later, I can't believe how frikkin hard it is to find the right...
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    Axle spindle question

    So in the process of replacing my leaf springs, I check my bearings and races. They look fine, I replaced them last year...but the spindle is badly pitted, which I don't remember it looking like last year. Is this a problem?
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    Best way to keep a boat and trailer jacked up without a wheel for several days?

    I need to replace the leaf springs on my trailer. But suprisingly I'm having a hard time finding the right springs & hardware beforehand. I have another post about it here: http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=389370 I'm thinking now I'll just jack up the boat & trailer, take the spring &...
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    How do these leaf springs look?

    Are they shot? I'm thinking they should have more "bow" to them.
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    I may be a marrow donor match

    20 years ago I was part of a circle of friends who joined the national bone marrow donor list, on behalf of a friend of a friend who had leukemia. Yesterday I get a Fedexed letter saying I may be a match for a 32 yo man with acute leukemia. I called them up, and they're sending me a cheek swab...
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    Question about bunk replacement

    I did some work on my bunks last season-- I replaced the front, triangle-shaped bunks with pressure-treated wood I cut out using an old one for a guide. But the back bunks, although they look like they're cut from simple 2x4s, I noticed they have an s-shaped metal reinforcement running through...
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    Finally got to take the boat out...

    ...and fortunately I don't have to post the result in the SHT forum! :cool: Sneaked out of work early yesterday since it was 80's and sunny-- put in the plug, hooked up the boat, checked the plug, drove out to my favorite lake, checked the plug, got her ready for the water, checked the plug...
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    I got a new job!!

    Been working at the same place 16 years. we're primarily an auto supplier, so times got really tough after the big meltdown in late 2008-- everybody's pay was cut 25%. Through the tough times I believed in my company, and worked hard doing my part to get the company back on its feet. In that...
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    "Knot" your favorite?

    Of course there's a lot of different knots depending on the application, but do you have a favorite, general purpose "go-to" knot when you need to tie and untie a rope a lot? Does everybody just use the old bowline hitch? When I bought my boat a couple years ago I practiced the bowline hitch...
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    Snapped a bolt installing lower unit. Now what?

    1972 65HP evinrude-- The rearmost bolt snapped when I was tightening it installing the LU. It's the bolt that goes in underneath the trim tab. Am I OK with the remaining bolts? I made sure the big bolt that goes in just in front of the trim tab was nice and tight. If I periodically check the...
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    Brand new LED trailer lights-- Driver's side diving me nuts

    I had problems last season with my old driver's side trailer light working intermittently. Figured the wiring was bad, because when I messed with the wires the light would come back on. So I decided to get a brand new trailer light kit w/LED lights. New wires, new everything. Installed...
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    LED Lights vs. "over 80 submersible"

    Planning on replacing my trailer lights. So I'm looking on iboats and this "over 80 submersible" kit has a very nice price: http://www.iboats.com/Seasense-Over-80-Submersible-Tail-Light-Kit/dm/*******.766290344--**********.167496778--view_id.341448 But I keep hearing about how LED lights are...
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    Which of these 2 LUs would you bid on for a '72 'rude 65HP motor?

    I have a 1972 Evinrude Triumph 65HP. Looking at 2 lower units on ebay. In another post where I asked about a different LU, rayodunne said this LU on ebay would work for my motor: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270541528118&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT Not...
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