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  1. cptbill

    So, what did you do today?

    That all sounds like fun, even working on the boat. No sunshine here today but no storms either just a lazy day
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    Need bottom paint removal help

    Put on your best tyvek get your sander and have at it. Of course put down a tarp or plastic so you can dispose of the sanding properly. Media blasting and soda blasting also will work as stated above, stripers also. It just depends on what your trying to pu back on
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    Red Tide

    Yea that stuffs bad, our only real surprise was no had been reported this far north yet
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    Red Tide

    So on Thursday the Admiral wanted to go fishing for her birthday(what a great wife) so we headed out. About 2-3 miles after we cleared the end of the Hudson channel we started noticing large islands of dead sea grass. After another mile there was patches of copper colored grasses and the dead...
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    Random

    The Older I Get
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    Continued issues with stiff powersteering

    I noticed in the pic that says "no flats" that the lock tag is scraping against the shaft that's pictured that might have something to do with it, or not. I had bought a p.s. pump for an old Bayliner I had years back and the steering effort changed when I installed the new pump, turns out That...
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    Random

    Wow! It's getting even more weird out there
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    Too windy?

    I'm with bob, after 26 years making a living on the water and being out or caught out in some pretty nasty stuff I can tell you I will not go out in wind that will make make my butt pucker just for fun. I will say that wind direction and tide or direction of flow of water make a huge difference...
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    First boat is it worth it?

    First let me state I am not a go fast guy nor do I need the capacity to be able to play music load enough to annoy every one on the same body of water as I. Looking at the pics the boat looks nice enough and appears well taken care of. But like most things in the go fast world there's a chance...
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    What do I have?

    They look about right, From the looks of the pics I'd say that is a home made or made by a craftsman that never went commercial like maybe in a small village somewhere and just made small tenders for locals. What part of the world did you find that in?
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    1996 Trophy Bayliner - Inspection?

    By the late 90's Bayliner was building a pretty good boat, not a lot of bells and whistles like the other divisions but still not bad. It's still a 25year old boat so I'll always say get a survey
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    Joist hanger help please

    Nice view also
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    Broken Rod End

    Good luck getting that apart
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    Forward to Reverse on accident no will not go in FWD

    Depends on how mechanically inclined you are , there's a lost of shims and stuff in there. Get a Sealoc manual and take a look the decide
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    Forward to Reverse on accident no will not go in FWD

    Yep, pull it or take it to someone to find out what's broke or jammed into place
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    Volvo sx drive - delayed reverse, doesn't seem fully engaged in forward

    Depends, could be the cable is attached but the clip that holds it in place in the drive is loose
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    Volvo sx drive - delayed reverse, doesn't seem fully engaged in forward

    Make sure you check the shift cable on both ends and also check any clamps or brackets that are holding them in place
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    2002 Volvo Penta 5.0 idles great then dies in gear

    Almost sounds like an accelerator pump in the carb.
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    Screeching/grinding sound from carburetor?

    I've had more problems with power steering pumps than anything else. Both those pumps can make make noises so like Lou said check them both and just because it's new doesn't mean it's good
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    Screeching/grinding sound from carburetor?

    depends but not usually
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