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    battery volts

    When I was a young lad, my father charged our batteries in the basement. At one of the windows he built a shelf and made a box for the batteries to set in that had an open vent to the window that was cracked open. It appeared to work well, but over time you would see some type of crud building...
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    Required Safety Course

    My boat has always been fitted with correct requirements, never failed a safety inspection in my 60 plus years. When I change boats, one of the first things I do is look for a safety inspection. In my area they are generally around, especially on weekends. The Aux typically posts the launch...
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    Required Safety Course

    Hmmm....in my 60 plus years of operating power boats in a variety of states here in the midwest, never been ask about a boating safety course or any type of safety course. Been pulled over many times for boat inspections and fishing license checks but never ask about any type of safety course...
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    Outboard ran without water for about five minutes

    I think he is referring to those that don't pay close attention to what they are doing. Folks get busy and don't realize the water level in the can has dropped to low or it runs to long and the water gets to hot. I use to use a trash can until I got some good muffs. Still use a can for small...
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    Turbo tax

    Used most all the home tax programs over the years, Turbo Tax seems easiest for us to use. Retired so not complicated, but does a good job with our retirement accounts.
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    74 Evinrude 9.9 recoil

    NOT a fun job....but doable with extreme caution and care !!
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    gregor

    If you have seats that go all the way across then suspend your floor from those seats. When I have added floors to small tinney skiffs, I created a 90 degree angle from aluminum and attached it to the seat side letting it hang down to where I wanted the floor. Then used 5/8" 5 ply plywood...
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    Alpha outdrive stud came off with nut. Never saw this before???

    Better off just replacing them with new ones, why invite more trouble ?
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    Alpha outdrive stud came off with nut. Never saw this before???

    Not sure the red is rated as wateroroof....I know the blue stuff is... If properly used, have never had the blue stuff release unless I wanted it to and been using it for close to 40 years. Proper install means everything !
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    Alpha outdrive stud came off with nut. Never saw this before???

    If it were me......cleanup all the threads, including running a tap into the casting, loctite does not work well in a crappy enviornment, get the crud out ! Use blue loctite and reassemble.
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    Rotate Impeller on Occasion

    I am guessing they are referring to turning the motor over every month to reposition the impellor ? Do that myself on all my toys.
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    Evinrude 9.9 lower shift rod

    Forget the Clymers book, they are pretty worthless unless you run low on TP. Get a real factory service manual, well worth the cost !
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    Got Ripped Off

    Most anyone in business can show a loss, been in a couple and the system is setup to make it look like you lost money, especially in small businesses..
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    Outboard ran without water for about five minutes

    Big motors yes, but have used trash cans for little motors for over 50 years. You must leave the garden hose in the can or be standing watch closely !! Small motors, especially those that have no gear shift will empty a trash can quickly. Unless you have a really large or specially built tub...
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    Battery Switch

    According to the battery engineers I know, your battery or batteries for your trolling motor should be deep cycle and preferably charged from a deep cycle charger, not charged from your outboard motor charging system for best performance and longest life. The start only battery will recover...
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    Battery Switch

    Starting batteries typically control anything that pertains to the motor, including the trim and tilt. Anything not pertaining to the motor is on the house battery. Trolling motors should have their own dedicated batteries. How big is your boat, motor and trolling motor. The size and draw on...
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    Starting your car in this cold weather.

    Check your digital screen if your's has one....on my Jeep, you can set the temp for the heaters to do come on by themselves. Mine is set at 40 degrees, so if temp is below 40 they come on ( when turned on to auto) ..
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    Rotate Impeller on Occasion

    Sorry, misunderstood what they were saying....caught me offgard.!! The pictures showed water pump impellors,
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    Rotate Impeller on Occasion

    Why would anyone go thru all the trouble of dropping that leg just to flip over the impeller ? If your gonna go thru all that work, just replace it with a new one !
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    Aluminum boat

    The few folks that I know, that tried the polishing route, regretted doing it ! The glare off the hull and water was unbearable.....and the up keep was worse !
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