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  1. rolmops

    power pro line.

    Does anybody know how much power pro 80# line it takes to fill up a Penn 330GTI?<br />thank you,rolmops.
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    Dubai Ports International.

    A little update here.<br />Zim the Israeli container shipping company has supported the DPI bid for management of 6 US harbours.<br />This goes to show that in the world of trade not everything is as in the world of politics.
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    crank case airleak?

    One half of my 1993 9.9 Johnson crankcase made a hard landing on the garage floor and there are a few shallow gauges on the surface.One that might develop into a conduit between the 2 chambers and another that may cause air to be sucked into the crankcase.Both are very shallow.<br />Is there a...
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    wd40 as fish attractant

    Does anybody know the truth about this?<br />I hear all these stories about people spritzing it on to their lures for deep water still fishing or trolling.Did anybody you know ever try it succesfully? Or is this just one of those tales to make somebody look like a fool?
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    The Golden dome destruction.

    After the golden dome mosq in Iraq was destroyed just yesterday,the Iranians wasted no time accusing Israel and America of having committed this crime.<br />Let this be a lesson for all of us.No matter what you do to improve the lot of these people.You will be attacked and slandered by the...
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    Dock side getting boring.(troll)

    Let's start a good old mean flaming political fight.I love Hillary.Bush is bad.I can understand what Clinton did.One look at Hillary is enough of an excuse for me.
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    1993 and 1975 piston rod interchange on 9.9 johnny

    While working on a 1993 9.9 johnny I damaged the piston connecting rod #0396607.It goes from the crankshaft to the piston.I have another one off a 1975 9.9.(# 0385964)<br />Checking the the interchangability I came up with the following.#0396607 replaces # 0385964.<br />Ok so I can use a 1993...
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    1993 9.9 johnson crankshaft

    Ok I know that it is not kosher to do this on this board,but I really need a used crankshaft and a piston rod for this project Johnnie.On ebay they are few and far between.If any of you guys have one laying around can you please contact me at:<br />Dharrin1@rochester.rr.com<br />Thank you very...
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    Water flow diagram for 1975 9.9 Johnny

    Is the 1975 water flow diagram any different from the water flow diagram in a 1993?<br />I do have the OMC manual with a diagram for a '93 9.9 but I don't have the 1975 manual and before buying it,just for a flow diagram, I would just like to pick our communal brain a bit.Thanks for any comments...
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    very frozen piston

    This is a 1993 9.9 johnson.My b.i.l. last used it in 1999 in the ocean and had to stop the engine because it started "schreeching".It did not actually set up but it did not move afterwards.Having taken the powerhead apart,I managed to get the upper piston out.It had a bit of rust on the...
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    New England Iboats gathering?

    How would you good people feel about 30 or 40 of us together on a head boat out of Gloucester,MA?<br />Do you think a social gathering on while fishing Stellwagen bank could possibly be in the books sometime this year?
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    Hailing Flyrod.

    Hello Flyrod.The date of our fishing trip with Kevin has changed.It will be on March 31.I am not really happy with this change.The weather tends to get a bit unruly during the change from winter to spring,but things happen.Will you be back from the Bahamas by then?Let me know.
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    impact theories.

    When I was still in the armed forces (airborne naval demolition)we talked a lot about pinging.We also talked about the physics of pinging and came up with the theory that a bullet of a certain mass, fired at a certain velocity and hitting the water at a certain angle,will produce a shockwave on...
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    rigging for cod

    We( me and my 14 year old) and some friends chartered a boat for March 10th and we are starting to prepare our gear.So far we have 2 20 to 40 pound 6.6' ugly sticks with tidewater reels on them.These would be for bait fishing because the tips are not too stiff.For jigging we have an 8' ugly...
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    outboard bloopers.

    While asking for help with flywheel removal,somebody suggested a "hormonic balance puller".<br />I read it, started laughing and thought :"a what :confused: , my wife could use one of those :D :D ". <br />Please add any bloopers that can cause a good laugh.
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    outboard bloopers.

    While asking for help with flywheel removal,somebody suggested a "hormonic balance puller".<br />I read it, started laughing and thought :"a what :confused: , my wife could use one of those :D :D ". <br />Please add any bloopers that can cause a good laugh.
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    1993 9.9 johnson flywheel trouble

    Good morning guys.<br />Just got back from my garage,where last night, I set my outboard flywheel puller nice and tight on the flywheel of this little project engine.I doused it in penetrating oil and waited all night for the magic to happen.Except,it didn't.<br />My manual for this one is still...
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    9.9 johnson rebuild.

    I am currently rebuilding a 1975 Johnson 9.9 hp.<br />While searching for replacement pistons I found a conflict between different manuals.Where Seloc implies that the pistons are the same from 1974 and on,other books claim that a change was made in 1981,appearently with the thickness of the...
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    Hailing Flyrod.

    I must be a complete nut case,but I chartered Kevin Twomble's boat for March 10 to go out to Stellwagen.<br />If you see a couple of icicles stumbling through Gloucester on friday afternoon march 10th,It will be me and my buddies.<br />We will need some serious clamchowder.Where in Gloucester...
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    Health insurance.

    As I was reading about the medicaid /medicare budget cuts,I got to thinking about my own health care.<br />Heaven thanks,me and my family are completely covered so in a way I am a spectator and as such inclined to think that everybody should get as much as I get.<br />Health care in the USA is a...
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