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    winter light

    I can sure tell winters on the way as the days are getting shorter. In summer on the longest day the sun starts rising at 3.30 am, and last light is about 10.50 pm. Now I start seeing light at about 6.15am and its gone by 7.00 pm. and it will only get shorter, and shorter over the next few...
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    there is a mercible god/wife

    we were talking re and re motors in our putt,putt. and the wife went "what the hell are we playing around with 25 year old engines" I got the verbal go ahead with a 350/350 HP upgrade and new bravo drives she has seen the new sea rays and said they suck, shes in love with what we have a 1985...
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    convert propane tank to air

    my truck has a air compresser under the hood but no tank is mounted at this time. I have an older propane saddle tank (mounts to the frame rails) its about 5 foot long and 1 foot in diameter. can that be used for air? probably will not be used for anything over 110 psi. thanks rob
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    lookin for a poem

    started to recipt to my wife a poem from many years ago and found myself stuck after the first couple of words. it has to deal with people that sit on the side lines (not a country song) and watch as other people put their butts out there to accomplish things? if you could jossel my mind with...
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    The truth?

    Your side, his side then the truths in the middle (thanks Phill) lately I have noticed that people are freakin out over things that appear to me as missinformation on their part. but here is the question of the hour, does anyone really care what the truth is, even if they dont agree with it? rob
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    hot dogs

    Well the battles on, what is the most prefered way to cook a hot dog:confused: rob
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    GOLD over $1000 per ounce

    Well its time to break out the old pan and the sluice box and start prospecting if gold keeps up at these prices, any one else done any prospecting?:D rob
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    ten year wedding anniversery, what do I get her

    ten years of blissfull marriage, (she hasnt shot me yet), the big day is saturday what do you get the woman that puts up with all your BS? rob
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    anodized bolts?

    still have a month and a little worth of boating left to do, but then its time to pull the motors (twin 260s)and pull the legs and redo the transom seals, and clean and paint bilge area. one thing that I have noticed is some of the bolts on the inside of the transom have very rusted heads, and...
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    mounting anchor davit

    need a little input on mounting an anchor davit for a 16 pound danforth anchor it will be the stainless style with tipping front, the boat is a 270 sundancer and it already has the factory teak style ( pulpit? ) thanks Rob
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    I need a hand locating ditch witch parts

    I am trying to mount a vp65 ( DW vibratory plow) to a r40 ( DW tractor) and I need to find some parts, has any one seen any older ones kicking around for parts/abandond. located some in slater IA , but they are overly expensive. thanks Rob
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    RIP Bear Doggy

    1995-aug 14 2009 rest in peace old man, going to miss you rob
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    led lights

    has any one swapped over to led light in the cuddy? what brands? thanks rob
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    posting pictures of boat

    were is the instructions for posting the big pictures? thanks rob
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    I need a telecom const mentor

    If you have been in the business, I sure would like to talk to you as I think I have been making some bone head decisions? PM only thanks rob
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    you got to love the house boatin tourists, oh ya and the rest of the weekend

    saturday afternoon in the channel that runs through sicamous bc, we were watching these tourist, pilot their three story monster "rental" houseboat out into shuswap lake. I do not know if they did not get an orientation or just didnt give a damn, but they drove the 35 foot tall boat under the...
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    MR, leg Oring is a pain in the Butt

    the big Oring that goes in the at the same time you put in the drive shaft is a pain in the ***!! the mercruiser kit has one but it seem to be to big? for the leg???? so we reused the old one as it was tighter Is it best to plant the Oring on the internal side first or the leg side and work it...
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    this could be the find of the week?

    good evening Gentlemen- Got word of a boat that has been stored for years, this boat, as I have been told has a straight six overhead cam from the late 60s early 70s, same motor that came in the firebirds/cameros, and was quite fast in its day. no name of manufacture. but could be a cougar boat...
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    damn dirty leg!!!!!

    afternoon gentlemen- went to replace drive shaft bellows on MR leg as that is were we suspected leakage, but was dry, inspected shifter bellows, bloody new. Suspect foam gasket leaking at transom? can you pull just the outside of the leg off and not have to deal with engine? 1985 270 sundancer...
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    main fused junction plate

    I need to replace the main fused junction plate were a 30amp service comes in and is distributed out to ignition, radio, lights, etc. can any one recommend a good mfg? thanks rob
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