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    sail boats on watts bar lake, Tenn.

    just wondering if anyone does any sailing on watts bar lake in Tenn. was thinking of moving there some day.
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    crankcase ventilation

    got a 350 chevy that does not have the 2 rubber hoses that connect from the valve coveres to the flame arrestor on the carb.. I do have vented oil caps on both valve covers. is this a problem?
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    Bass in a cage

    I do very little fishing. got a question for all u tournament fishermen. I was at the lake last week and saw a lot of folks fishin in a bass tournament. I heard the grand prize was like $100,000.00, that is a nice piece of change for a couple of days fishing. But i guess what i was wondering is...
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    yamaha mid range stumble

    Hi folks, I generally hang out in the I/O forum and know almost nothing about outboards.. My brother in law has about a 10 year old yamaha 115 that will stall around 3000 rpm. if you start out from idle and slowly advance the throttle, the engine starts to stumble around 3000 rpm if you then...
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    mercruiser engine alignment tool

    just got one yesterday and thought I would check out the alignment. no instructions! why should that suprise me? anyway I would like to know how to use it now that i have it...... any help or any good ideas.............thanks flash.......by the way, this is a pre alpha #1 unit..........
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    a question about exhaust shutters

    I have a 1980 chris craft with a 350 v8 and a mercrusier #1 drive serial # 5472646, and was wondering if this drive has exhaust shutters, and if so, where are they? this drive does not have exhaust bellows, but rather a smooth rubber tube that just fits into the drive when it is down...haven't...
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    yamaha 115

    My Brother just bought a used bass boat with a yamaha 115hp (about a 1985 model) and I was wondering what, if any, inherited problems these engines may have...thanks for any info you can offer.........
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    chris craft woodie 1957

    I was up at the lake yesterday and saw a 18ft chris craft utility for sale. called the man up and he said it runs great (chevy 283), bottom looked good, ribs and planking on inside looked good, decking looks fair, nothing rotted but seems starting to open up and some cupping of the planks is...
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    Yahoo chat site

    tried to get on the chat site yesterday but couldn't load the java applets due to needing an upgrade to microsoft VM. went to microsoft and could not find an update for VM running windows 95. any you other folks use windows 95? guess i just need a new computer...............
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    Boater4life you still around?

    reason i ask, is in the charter section you posted a reply regarding a charter operation called north/south vacations that operate in the virgins, did you do business with them......Thanks Flash
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    small racing motor

    Back when i was a kid i spent one summer building a small (9 ft) hydroplane and i had an 18 hp motor called a hurricane that i think was made by merc. well so happens, many many years later the boat is still around but the motor is long gone, and i was wondering if anyone knew of a comparable...
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    stealing bearing buddy

    bout 3 weeks ago i put new bearing buddys on my trailer which is kept in a field with about 100 other boats. when I went to the lake last week i found 2 of my 4 bearing buddys missing. some sob stole them.. anyone out there have any good ideas on how to secure them so there not as easy to rip...
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    question about hydro-lock

    I believe I have a pretty good idea of what it is and what causes it, but when does it occcur? can an engine be running along at say 2500 rpm and just lock up? or does it happen after the engine is shut down and then restarted. I guess i just want to know the symtoms...thanks
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    motor mount for 7.5 honda kicker

    Got a question? is there a removable mount available for a small outboard that can be installed on a boat with a teak swim platform?<br /> my boat is a 1980 chris scorpion 210, deep v hull, I/O. the outboard and mount is for emergencies and would be stored in the cuddy cabin under normal...
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    mercrusier power steering question

    The strangest thing happened today, I went up to the boat to get it ready for spring and found most of my power steering fluid in the bilge. it appears the power steering resivoir sprung a leak over the winter..Got any ideas? the engine was not turned over(batteries were not on the boat) maybe...
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    mercrusier power steering question

    Strangest thing, went up to the boat today to de-winterize it and found all my power steering fluid in the bilge. how could this happen?<br /> Anyway, The underside of the pump was covered in fluid as if it may have a hole in it, I think I will replace it, it looks exactly like the pump I have...
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    parts for 7.5 Honda ?

    anyone know of a source of parts other than the dealerships? the prices are outrageous. thanks in advance........
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    Home based business

    I recently was laid off (residential production home builder) and am giving serious thought to starting some sort of home based business and figured I would check in with you folks for some good ideas or leads.....Thanks in advance.......
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    Laid off.

    this is the first time I have ever been in this situation. guess it happens to everyone at least once in life, but Im a little old to be dealing with this sort of crap. anyway wish me luck....
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    Mud Dauber's !!!

    I have been plagued for years with mud daubers getting into my boat and building nests. any of you folks out there have any remedies for this? thanks .............
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