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    Repair of door latch

    Yeah ,before you find out what else they butchered . There is no excuse for that from a boat builder .
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    Penn fathom Electric

    Well I think that unless you are disabled or doing multiple drops into 600m of water you should wind it up yourself ๐Ÿ˜I mean that that to its logical extreme and you should just go buy your fish ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜ I dunno about the Penn leckywinds but I bet they are like anything else you lean on in that...
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    Are Yamaha fuel filters universal?

    Do you think Yamaha make fuel filters ? .....about as much as they make spark plugs ....I wonder just where it is they get them from ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ™„
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    What kind of boat is this?

    Depends what you want ....for instance that would be ok for shallow water spearing . We use a glass bottomed box ( actually a plastic fish tub with a repurposed tempered glass fridge shelf glued into the bottom ) to spy flounders and other bottom dwelling tasties that we then spear or drop a...
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    non alcoholic beer

    Ugh ๐Ÿคฎ uk beers are ...well... ugh . They'd be better off learning how to make decent beer that thinkin up stupid names for the crap they do make .....Bischops finger ...Wobbly boot ....I mean baaaaarrrrffff๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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    1962 Evinrude 40hp Lower Unit Leak?

    All the above ....and it doesnt take much blue smoke oil out the exhaust to slick up the water if your not on the move....gets obvious real quick . Good on you for resurrecting another old gem .๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿ™‚
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    I have been working on a new project, Fishing Cart!

    Surf fishing with those little things ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜my surf caster is 14 foot long with a penn 950 spinfisher reel . And I use a 100psi bait cannon ....mostly co I only got one leg and on a gravely beach ( the good ones all are ) I cant cast well at all. We catch Elephant fish , spinney dogfish , the odd...
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    Just cant figure this out...

    I just disconnect the fuel hose at the motor and either run it out of fuel or drain the carbs ....๐Ÿ™„usually both ๐Ÿ˜
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    Sand getting into Suzuki 20hp outboard - can I pull it out?

    Yeah me too , polished the paint right offa many a prop , never had an issue . Biederboat run the motor in a tub or on muffs and try shoving a bit of heavy fishing line ( like 1.5 - 2mm dia ) up the pee hole or take the hose off the motor and have a poke up there , could be just a bit of scale...
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    Used Glastron GX 205 with engine issues

    ๐Ÿ™„ The only boat I ever actually sold (as opposed to swapping ,dealing ) ...I wish Id kept it . Not big or flash , I paid a grand for it on good trailer ...no motor ,16' fibreglass , home made plywood cuddy ,wound up with a 90hoss yam 2 stroke , in hind sight was a bloody good practical...
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    Used Glastron GX 205 with engine issues

    Run Forest run. The two happiest days of your life The day you buy your 1st boat , and the day you sell it
  12. M

    Deep pitting inside water jacket on power head.

    Yep ,the more the better ๐Ÿ™‚
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    Aaaah I love to see water like that ....like glass . Its the best for a water speed PB test ๐Ÿ˜ ,but I do feel a but guilty blasting along and ruining it but it just so cool ,boat feels so smooth ,trimmed out as far as you dare, engine howling away , I sometimes take the cover off just so I can...
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    Stainless Steel Rowboat

    ๐Ÿ˜Yeah , I wasnt going to say anything this time ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†
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    Deep pitting inside water jacket on power head.

    You could see if there is room ...maybe under the exhaust cover to put an anode in the water jacket .
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    1993 Johnson 9.9 lower cylinder wet.

    Swap the plugs over and see if the fault follows .....might just be a duff plug ๐Ÿคž
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    Stainless Steel Rowboat

    I dunno ,I have a friend ( yes I have some ๐Ÿ˜) who is a sheetmetal worker , makes a few boat fuel tanks and I recall him saying about peeps wanting to make tanks out of aluminium to save weight ( and money ) and he doesnt go there because if you use ally strong enough it weighs and cost as much...
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    1969 buick 225 oddfire

    Whats the diff ? Is the dizzy sealed against fuel vapour . And how hard / expensive would uscg compliancy be .... Just curious ๐Ÿ™‚
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    Stainless Steel Rowboat

    Thats pretty cool .๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿ™‚ Me likey
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