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  1. jimmbo

    This happened today, and in the blistering heat.

    If the Nuts had been backing off, the Eye should have, over time, been slowly emerging from the Bow. Maybe the Nuts were too big and after a bit what little Thread Engagement there was, sheared.
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    Mariner, powerhead, identification

    Another Frankenstein Motor likely cobbled together
  3. jimmbo

    Is there a dip stick on top of my leg

    Not even good for that, too Slippery, and the Pages have sharp enough Edges to just about guarantee a Vasectomy
  4. jimmbo

    91 Mercruiser 4.3L to 01 GM 4.3L

    Edelbrock does offer Marine Versions of some of their Manifolds I know some will argue with me, but the Cam of any Car/Truck Engine is not the proper Grind for a Marine Application. "Close" may be fine for Horseshoes, Grenades, and Nuclear Weapons, but not for Cams in a boat
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    91 Mercruiser 4.3L to 01 GM 4.3L

    The Distributor might not comply with the USCG Regs
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    Is there a dip stick on top of my leg

    It is on my SX Drive. However you have a Different Drive. Do you have an Owners or Service Manual, even a Parts Diagram?
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    Thinking about upgrading to AGM batteries

    Stick with Flooded Wet Cell Batteries, I know they aren't as Glamorous as the AGMs, but they are just fine
  8. jimmbo

    Bent skeg on outboard

    A Block on one Side and a Hammer on the Other Side, and it can be straightened with some Care. That is a Minor Bend/Twist
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    Towed some Folk

    He was a Walking Talking Rectum
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    HOA rules say, no boats visible from the street,....

    VRBO?
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    HOA rules say, no boats visible from the street,....

    Hazard County I presume...
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    HOA rules say, no boats visible from the street,....

    HOAs can go Copulate themselves
  13. jimmbo

    1990 40 hp Mercury 4 cylinder lower crank seal orientation

    Generally the Seals would be Mirrored, with the Upper Seal having the U side(with Spring) facing Up towards the Bearing. Any Crankcase Pressure would press the Seal Tighter.
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    Towed some Folk

    One day in 2011, I was out boating, and ran into my Manager on the water. We chatted a couple of minutes, and went our separate ways. An hour later, I was making a run to the far end of the lake, about 13 miles, and I saw a boat sitting at about the Dead Center of the Lake. On my return, the...
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    Need to vent....

    Labour is Cheap compared to the Cost of Management
  16. jimmbo

    GMAIL issue !

    Google Maps can track the Movement of my Desktop for all Eternity. It will never be used on my phone, or tablet
  17. jimmbo

    Need your opinion about replacing the original Reed Valves in my 1986 Evinrude 30 hp.

    Link and Sync are best when done as per the Factory Service Manual.
  18. jimmbo

    2000 5.0 GL intermittent slow acceleration

    my 2002 5.7 with Carb uses a Mechanical Advance
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    2000 5.0 GL intermittent slow acceleration

    Does it use a Distributor with a Mechanical Advance?
  20. jimmbo

    Need to vent....

    They known and referred to as Stealerships for Good Reason, but then again, they aren't an worse than Every other Business, few Exceptions
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