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    Restoring 1988 19’ bayliner capri

    You picked a challenging project...good luck.
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    leaking riveted starcraft ('82 MR180)

    Have had a few names like that myself for their stores !!
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    Time for a new battery charger

    When you have multiple uses for a battery they will have a longer healthier life. They are made to be used...however, most all battery mfgrs recomend keeping a battery near full charge when not in use, is better for long life.. Just leaving it on a charger is not that good either, a proper "...
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    Time for a new battery charger

    While not marine apporoved I am sure, my boat has multiple chargers built in. There is a heavy duty extension cord running under the decking with multiple outlets for 110v plugs. All the chargers (3) plug into the main power cord then a plug comes out of a small hatch where my cord in my barn...
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    Retractable Transom Tie Down Strap size

    That isn't all bad !! Closed now, but some years back had a nice set of ramps controled by park rangers. Long lines over a quarter mile but ten ramps....rangers kept thing moving right along. At the end of the parking lot, they created a couple fake docks and a pretend ramp...designed as a...
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    what is it with spark plug $$$$

    Wait until you buy them for your hi tech electronic controlled engine in your car !! Neighbor had a tuneup on his hemi....plugs, wires, etc....over 300 bucks in plugs and wires ...no labor !!
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    So I became a proud boat owner today.

    Unfortunately we saw how well that worked so now we have foam. I can remember back seeing a hollow core boat sink from damage ( drunk driver) you could tell where the boat was from the continous flow of air bubbles.....
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    Retractable Transom Tie Down Strap size

    Looks like you have a bunch of ramps to use, people need to learn patience !! A lot bigger than the ramps I use....
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    2006 merc 40 4 stroke

    Wasp or bees nest in cowling vents ? When installing cowel does it push on any wires to create a short ? Does it pinch a fuel line ?
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    Parallel battery specs

    A boat is not the best place for a fire or explosion, so why take that chance ??
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    Prop for Homemade Pontoon

    Back in my younger days, working at a marina next to our cottage, they had a pontoon with rectangle logs. The idea was to carry weight. You see the marina had a derrick/ winch on the front to do dock maintenence and stack up large concrete rectangles to make a breakwall. The nearby town...
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    Retractable Transom Tie Down Strap size

    Figures....sometimes local folks in charge have no idea what they are building !! We have lots if ramps in my area, the worst ramps have the biggest parking lots. The ramp I choose to use has the smallest parking lot ! Go figure ! When busy, I have had to motor up the road a ways to find a...
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    So I became a proud boat owner today.

    However your insurance company might have other ideas. When I bought my Islander, my ins guy wanted some proof that there was some flotation in the hull before insuring. And for your own safety in case of an accident, adding some foam is not that costly and you probably won't own that boat...
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    1959 Johnson Sea-Horse 3 Model JW-15

    Nice looking little motor.....I am jealous !!
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    Props?

    5500-6000 is a wide range, what is the actual rpm at wot on the motor when running ?? Then what is the max recomended rpm of the motor ? Then actual pitch and dia of current prop ?? Is the motor running at peak power ? How loaded is the boat ?? You need to look at all things that could...
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    Transducer on aluminum v-hull

    Glad to see inside mount worked for someone as it bever worked for me on aluminum hulls. Like mist everything there must be some tricks you need to find. On those I tried, they worked to some degree but not as accurate and didn't work well at speed. But...hey, things change.....
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    Hybrid Vehicles

    Hybrids are a much better idea than all electric !!
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    Transducer on aluminum v-hull

    Some folks trust epoxy glues to hold a piece of mounting board of some sort to attach the transducer to. Some drull just two holes to bolt on a mounting board then make all the holes needed in the mounting board. Have saw some make a bracket that attaches above the water line with clamps or...
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    So I became a proud boat owner today.

    Great platform to start !! Keep us posted !!
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    Johnson 28 SPL

    Smart move !!
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