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  1. dwco5051

    Fixing Up Boat Help

    Before you spend one more cent you should find someone who know something about boats to check it for wood rot in the floor, stringers, and transom. To go any farther would be the same as rewiring and old car with a rusted out frame. If I was asked how much to check out the wiring and...
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    Can anyone tell me the weight of a 1965 Merc 650?

    This is about the time Mercury went form 24/1 to 50/1 if my failing old mind serves me right. I know raceone can set us straight on this.
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    That bird is an Eurasian Common Kingfisher and it is next to impossible to tell the sexes apart. The North American Belted Kingfisher which most of us are more familiar with is one of the few birds where the female is more colorful.
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    Remember the year 2009

    Here is my fuel can for my chain saws. I buy alcohol free 90 in an old 5 gallon can I have had for years. The detergent bottle is a gallon and a third so I just measure a gallon of fuel into along with oil and shake. It has a nice pour spout and fits in the chest along with bar oil and other...
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    Remember the year 2009

    All the people knocking 2020 as a bad year forgot about 2009. That was the year they changed normal gas can spouts to those stupid locking things that don't work, require three hands to use, and make you spill gas everywhere. - The decline of Western Civilization can be traced to the year 2009
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    Outboard Jet Drive

    Like this;
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    Outboard Jet Drive

    Have run both and a jet will have a different feel the first few times you run it. If most of my fishing was on the river I would have a jet. You can buy a lot of gas for the price of a prop or lower end gear set. Plus it will get you places you would want to fish but would pass on with a...
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    Can anyone identify this make and model of boat

    Did a little research and European codes consist of 14 alpha numeric characters but many foreign countries us a similar system. FLY is the manufactures code for USA YACHT LTD 655 MAID MARION HILL SHERWOOD FOREST MD The first two letters may be the country code. Could be Latvia or Laos...
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    Can anyone identify this make and model of boat

    Far from an expert on non US or Canada HIN's but this does look similar to European HINs I have seen in the past. What is the whole number as the photo seems to cut off some of the plate.
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    Random

    I used this as a joke at lunch today on my wife and her oldest boy. Than I mentioned that we did this when I was a kid and the mild injuries sustained at an abandoned strip mine I got. My wife also did it and told about the disasters her and the girl from the farm next to them got under...
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    Relocating Axels

    A little more info is needed. What about your current setup makes it unfun? Pictures of the current setup showing what it is now. Boat size and weight would be helpful also. Do you know now what the weight on the axles and tongue is? Moving how the boat sits on the trailer is usually a lot...
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    Random

    Females will commonly travel for a mile or so from the water to lay their eggs. Hatchlings will then move on until they find water, i.e. your pool
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    Running a Twin Outboard on One Motor

    Just a wild guess but I could see running just one motor when trolling with a fishing boat may save a little fuel.
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    HVAC Heat Kit Installation Electrical Question

    No problem, the auxiliary heat coils are 240 volt elements and would cause no unbalance even if only one is running. I have geothermal in my home (Heat Pump) and installed a switch for each zone to disable the coils by breaking a control leg to the relay for the coils. Unless we are not going...
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    Alumacraft Flying D

    You can't go wrong with fishing, Jones and boats. If you are planing on a restoration post some before and after photos
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    How do i charge my batteries on my 89 bast tracker 1800 fiberglas .

    That switch is for charging your batteries through the same receptacle that your trolling motor plugs into. You need a charger set up with a plug. You unplug the trolling motor and plug the charger in to charge. In most cases the gas engine does not charge your trolling motor batteries. Do...
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    New boat advice

    A lot of variables such as are you going to be fishing by yourself most often. A center console with an adjustable pedestal seat would be the most comfortable to operate. However docking is a little more complicated when you have to leave your seat to tie to a cleat. As I am 81 years old I...
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    Fog

    It is amazing how something one hundred and twenty five yards long can have such a small radar signature. Back when I was teaching boating safety classes I might have students that would be boating on the Ohio and Mon rivers. When we got on the subject of lights I would explain that when you...
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    Slip and Slide

    Been there, done that.
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