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  1. oldjeep

    Wanted - picture of 460 with PS and alternator

    Trying to find a picture of the front of an OMC 460 that has Power steering and alternator so I can see the brackets. (What I really need is the brackets, but I'll settle for a picture for now) Thanks
  2. oldjeep

    Swing in bracket mod

    The board rack on the left side of the boat has always had some issues clearing the garage frame. Tried to buy an Arial hinge bracket to go with the arial rack that I've got but they were backordered for a while. Wound up buying a pyramid bracket (DIY wake) nice bracket but apparently their...
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    What to do with your old skis in the summer?

    Decided to clean out some of the ancient skis in my collection and always wanted a ski chair for around the fire pit. Might have to consider making a matching set, I've got enough old snow skis for one more chair, could make a snowboard bench and a waterski chair ;)
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    iboats sale

    Pretty decent deal, better than the big text would indicate. $5 off for every $30 you spend. Just got $65 off a new boat cover. They might get more action if they change the ad text to read simply $5 off every $30 spent rather than the $5-$10-$30 off any order text - which makes no sense at...
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    Brand new cert holder

    The kids have been driving the boat since they were little - we're always in it. Told the kids that there will be a jetski at the lake place this year and they were going to need their watercraft operator permits if they wanted to drive it. The 14 year old got his finished today. 12 year old...
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    Redneck waterskiing

    Best use of a track hoe ever ;) There is a show called Burt the Conqueror - basic man does stupid stunts show. Take a mud/waterhole with 3ft of water, put a trackhoe in the middle of it, attach ski rope to bucket and spin in circles. Genius http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSkWiOYuro8
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    New toy - pressure bleeder adapter

    I've always hated bleeding trailer brakes, for cars I use a power bleeder. Was looking at Motives website a couple days ago and noticed that they had started selling marine adapters. Sweet, ordered one right away!
  8. oldjeep

    Bridle for towing

    Anyone know of a bridle that is longer than 12 feet. My dad has a Suntracker fishin barge 21 and because the motors are mounted so far back the 12 foot is still too short. Could make one pretty easily, but he's looking for something off the shelf and I'm a few hours away from his lake place...
  9. oldjeep

    ELPTO 50 starting procedure

    Any special starting procedure for a ELPTO 50 2 stroke? Dad says his is hard to start, he pushes the key to choke while starting. Last time I ran the boat I had to give it a little more gas by slipping it into neutral.
  10. oldjeep

    Lucked out last night

    Went to pull my boat out of the lake, backed the truck down the ramp and set the parking brake. Loaded the boat and went to pull out and noticed -- the truck was in DRIVE. I've got no idea what I was thinking when I put it in drive instead of park, but I'm sure glad I had set the parking brake.
  11. oldjeep

    What to check - used 2007 Merc 50HP

    I'm looking at a pontoon on saturday and taking it for a water test. It's got a 2007 Mercury 50 HP 2 stroke on it. Supposedly the boat and motor have been used 3 times since new. Aside from actually taking the boat for a spin, what else can I check on the motor? Is there a dipstick on this...
  12. oldjeep

    Summer must be here

    Boat launch ahs been pretty un eventfull and efficient until today. Wow, it was like it was free boat day somewhere and they all decided to drop into Minnetonka. Big line to get in, couple people removing straps and loading junk into the boat at the launch. One lady parks diagonally accross...
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    Cover recomendation

    I need to pick up a new cover for my 195 classic now that I've added a tower. I'd prefer a trailerable cover. It's got the typical bayliner issue with universal covers - the swim platform rails. I found the Westland Tower-All covers, which deal with the tower issue, but I'm not sure if it...
  14. oldjeep

    Why all the tubing posts?

    Why in the world are half the posts in this forum about tubing?
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    Mounting tires on rims

    UPS guy showed up with my replacement trailer tire today, so I grabbed the 5 gallon pail, a long screwdriver and some WD40. Neighbor stops by and is bewildered that I'm actually putting a tire on a rim by myself. Showed him how easy it is to do by setting the rim on the bucket, spraying the...
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    That sinking feeling

    Pictures from another forum. Mechanic launches boat and ties up to dock. Owner arrives 4-5 hours later to find boat under water - plug is sitting on outdrive.
  17. oldjeep

    Covers for boats with towers

    I'm looking for a new trailerable cover for my 2005 Bayliner 195 classic. It's got a tower on it so I'm not sure a standard cover will work. Other part of this is I want something that is not going to get color all over the boat. My current cover is 4 years old - blue sharkskin which has...
  18. oldjeep

    Bayliner 195 Tower installed

    Bought a Liquid Audio tower a few weeks ago and installed it on my 05 195 classic. It is a folding design which uses side bars to distribute the load, the tower attaches to them. Had the boat on the water yesterday and was happy that it seemed solid and didn't make any noises. Still have to...
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