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  1. JustJason

    Dumb Dumb eska/sears cooling question

    K.... here's the story. I recieved a sears/ted williams/eska 5hp for nothing. It's complete. It's a bit rusty, but nothing a couple coats of rustoleum won't fix. It's got 80psi in the hole. Good spark on the board. Looks like its a 71. I would like to fix it up, clean it up, paint it up, and...
  2. JustJason

    Anybody make their own lure scent???

    I see the berkely gulps... the van damm scented stuff on the shelves. Anybody make their own that they swear by? I've been thinking about blending up a bunch of cocktail shrimp and mixing it with a light vegtable oil and letting it sit. Anybody else try anything crazy like that with any sucess?
  3. JustJason

    Marine Flat Rate.

    http://jacksonville.craigslist.org/trd/1170947503.html So does MarineMax have a special flat rate book that nobody else has or is this their way of expecting mechanics to work for "warranty work" pay for 40 hours a week? Warranty work being working for next to nothing....
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    Driving range... Hitting the long ball.

    So I like to go once a week to whack the crap out of some golf balls with my 7 dollar sports authority special Ram brand driver. Just for fun. I maybe play a round of 18 once or twice a year.... i'm terrible. But my drive has always been.... decent but needing work. I consistantly drive 250...
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    Any Cape Coral, FM people here??

    Heading down in about 2 weeks. Going to be looking at housing, for a job or possibly some commercial property. How is the local economy down there as far as the marine world goes? Are all the shops grasping at straws or is the repair business fairly steady. Can anybody recomend shops to look...
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    From self employment to working for somebody else

    I've been self employed for the last 5 years fixing boats on the run, but I need to move for better work and need to find a, and i hate to say it.... a J O B. As employers, managers, HR people out there. What conversations should a tastefully avoid/dance around when on interviews. I know the...
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    Marine Mechanic Work... Best places for work.

    Last year was bad with 4 dollar gas, but this year is almost even worse with the economy this and the economy that. I live in Mass and am tired with this 7 months on, 5 months off seasonal schedule. I have some cash and I need to move. Right now I have my eyes on the Cape Coral/Ft Meyers...
  8. JustJason

    Marine Mechanics pay, for the commission guys

    Okay, this if for the commission guys. This poll is private. Please check off if you recieve a base pay or not, then check the closest percentage
  9. JustJason

    Marine Mechanic pay. What are you making

    3rd of the polls. This poll is private, your answers can not be seen. This is for the hourly guys only. What is your total base pay per hour, not your total compensation package which includes benefits, bonus's etc etc.
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    Marine Mechanics pay. What would you want.

    Second of a few polls.... If you could pick your own pay schedule, what would you pick. After voting if you wouldn't mind, chime in and post why you would pick what you picked.
  11. JustJason

    Marine mechanics pay

    1rst of a few new polls to come, i'm trying to figure some stuff out.
  12. JustJason

    Show us your box!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Another guy aspiring to be a tech posted his first box. Lets all show our box's... I've been drooling over the Snap On war wagon for years... anyone got it? Don S, Bond-o, Rodbolt?????? I'm still looking for another heavy gauge steel locker if anybodys got one (that 1 in the pic is from the 40's...
  13. JustJason

    Hit the mini lotto at walmart today....

    Woot woot.... bout time. What's the real deal anyways????
  14. JustJason

    Oil....

    Where did my oil thread go and why?
  15. JustJason

    Contracters, Carpenters... Bid this Job!!!

    I been doing some work on a buddys house the last couple of day for free. Not a huge deal but I definitely have some hours into it. He (or rather his wife) is now insisting on paying me?? She wants to know how much I want for my work. So I have to give her a number. I don't want to soak them...
  16. JustJason

    The wittlest outboard that could... My $43 special :)

    I was talking with my parts guy a couple weeks ago and I happened to mention that i was looking for a small 1 horse just to push a canoe. He tells me that he actually just took 1 in trade. He said he wasn't sure if it ran or not because he never tested it, but since he got it for 20 bucks, he...
  17. JustJason

    Scary Stuff... Pig flu has mutated!!!!!!!!!!! Get your shotguns!!

    http://bouncewith.me.uk/europe/8027043.htm From the BBC.
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    What ever happened to....

    Cheifalen.... Where's that hot air balloon been? :)
  19. JustJason

    Canoe Outboards...

    Not sure if this is the best area to post this but here it goes. I've been wanting a 1hp outboard for my canoe for a while. My parts guy just took in one the other day in trade, he hadn't looked at it yet but said it was complete and was told it runs. For 20 bucks it was mine... With a money...
  20. JustJason

    Tanaka 3HP service manual....

    Anybody got one? I found the owners and parts guide on Tanaka's website. Now i'd like to find a service manual if i can. I just picked up one of these relics for 20 bucks. It's complete, the recoil works, and it's got compression so I'm going to clean it up and try and use it. Thanks all, JJ
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