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    2002 Yamaha F225

    Looking at an older boat that was repowered with one of these. Rigged by shop with yamaha guages. Anything I should know about this engine? I read about a few recalls, but couldn't find much info.<br /><br />Bonus question- want to guess how fast I'd run with this engine? Guessing the loaded...
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    1994 Grady White 246G w/ Yamy repower

    Looking at a 1994 Grady White 246G Explorer with 2002 Yamaha F225. Should I be afraid of the older boat? Anything to look for in that particular combination? Is it crazy to spend close to 30K for that package?
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    catch and release

    good article...<br /><br /> http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/articles/catch_release.shtml
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    catch and release

    good article...<br /><br /> http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/articles/catch_release.shtml
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    1999 evinrude ficht

    looking at a boat with a pair of these.<br /><br />i did the search thing and read through the comments. some educational posts, but as usual i mostly read stay away, with no substance.<br /><br />if i do venture out and get this boat, what steps should i take to minimize risk?<br /><br />i...
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    what are your thoughts on this boat

    please take a look at this boat...<br /><br /> http://adcache.boattraderonline.com/6/7/0/75989770.htm <br /><br />couple quick questions:<br /><br />1. how's it look to you? price sound reasonable?<br /><br />2. do you think it's underpowered? top speed guess?<br /><br />3. from being around...
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    Go Boy Scouts!

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7326932/ <br /><br />is it wrong i find this funny?
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    need help, thoughts, prayers

    i went home to the parent's place this weekend, which happens to be the winter location for my boat. 20' center console. as i started to get her ready for the season, i almost cried.<br /><br />i wasn't jacked up enough on the bow (or the bow sunk in the mud over time) and i apparently had...
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    a different religious post

    here's my thought... there has to be 1000 different religions in the world (probably many more, but accept my number for now). let's assume one of those religions are correct (one has to be correct, right?). that means the other 9,999 types of folllowers are wrong. yup, most people are praying...
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    if you have computer probs...

    i had a terrible virus. nothing would get rid of it. led to tons of adware problems.<br /><br />i finally went to www.bleepingcomputer.com. i used their highjackthis program and posted at that forum. after about a week of running several advanced procedures with lots of obscure diagnostic...
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    message from iraq

    thought some of you may be interested in this. message sent to troops in iraq:<br /><br />IMMEDIATE<br /><br /><br />UNCLAS<br /><br /><br />SUBJ: IRAQI ELECTIONS MESSAGE TO TROOPS<br /><br /><br />1. (U) ON JANUARY 30TH IN IRAQ, THE WORLD WITNESSED AN IMPORTANT<br /><br />MOMENT IN THE GLOBAL...
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    2 stroke vs 4 stroke

    boating mag ran a great article on the subject. applied some real science and some real life sense. suggest everyone get the mag and read the article, you may be surprised.<br /><br />in summary, they ran two 20' center consoles, one with a yamaha f150 and one with a yamaha hpdi z150. lots of...
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    wish i took a pic

    when i was in jacksonville last week for the super bowl, i passed by a department of homeland security boat. 39 foot interceptor- center console, closed bow area, with FOUR 225 hp outboards. hardtop, bright white hull with silver accents and DHS logos on the sides. just didn't have the camera...
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    tax question

    i'm just finishing up my 04 return. i just realized that when i field in 03, i failed to include approx $1000 in capitol gain losses from the sale of mutual funds. i thought i could include them in this year's filing, but after reading up on it, i think i was wrong. the way i understand it, i...
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    SUPER BOWL PREDICTION

    Easy vote, just let us know who you think is going to win the big game. I bleed Green, so you know where my vote is going.
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    go birds

    a foot of snow and more on the way. -10 wind chill tomorrow. but i'll be at the stadium at 8:00am to fire it up for the eagles game. 7 hours of freezing my n*ts off with the rest of the die hards, and THEN the game starts. this is football.<br /><br />go birds!<br /><br />ps. i'll have a...
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    check my math

    ok, so i wasted a few minutes today day dreaming about winning the $92M mega millions jackpot tonight. assuming i'm the only winner, i know i get roughly $36.8M for the lump sum payout. i guessed on taxes and figured i'd have $23M clean, give or take.<br /><br />if i safely, but smartly...
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    microsoft adware program

    have you guys tried it out yet? available for free at www.microsoft.com, right on the front page. i really like it. easy to use, and really seems to clean the system well. i like how it lists each threat found, describes in detail what it is, and assigns a threat level to it.<br /><br />also...
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    file transfer

    need some help. my cousin has a laptop with lots of music files on it. i also have a laptop and want to transfer his files to mine. what is the easiest/fastest way to do this? i'd rather not copy onto cd's and transfer over. can we connect them together via a usb connection or something...
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    navy football

    proof that true scholar-athletes CAN compete with the big boys...<br /><br />NAVY FOOTBALL TEAM RANKED 24TH IN THE NATION IN FINAL POLLS<br /><br />ANNAPOLIS, Md.-The Navy football team capped off a remarkable season by being ranked in the top 25 in both final polls. The Mids, who won 10...
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