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  1. ziggy

    launching woes

    so i go out to the lake last sat. eve. 6pm or so. go to my second favorite ramp. was only a little busy. boats parked in 3 of the 4 day slips (4 slots including the ramp). so i get in line. it went fast. but as i'm waiting some feller with a old, spent, 65ish larson w/o a windshield and a spent...
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    2gc pump rod adj.?

    hi folks. i'm doing a carb. rebuild. down to putting it back together again. engine listed below. although. the carb. i'm rebuilding is off a 72 250 L6. i don't know if that one is the original carb. carb #7040083. the carb. on my aristocraft does appear to be the correct carb. #7043183. to late...
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    decarbonizing w/water

    i've read about the old time method of decarbonizing using water down the carb.... so how much water do ya apply? mist it in? small stream? i'm kinda thinking about trying this idea.... what exactly would get decarbonized using this method? the combustion chamber, the spark plugs, the valve...
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    ms security update?

    microsoft wants to update my computer. the new update is called malacious software removal tool. well it auto installed it and the next thing i know, i can't get online... my zone alarm firewall prevents it. it also just keeps trying to get online so it's a circle. trying to get online, zone...
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    smokey bathtub ring

    i got this.... a smokey bathtub ring around my boat. i wash it off. take it out once and get it again.... my plugs also show signs of cold fouling. , dry, black deposits, sooty. i'm using ngk br6fs plugs which i believe is the sub for ac mr43-t. i also do a lot of slow cruising. 900-1500...
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    lewis and clark lake?

    anyone got any news on lake level for lewis and clark. or other juicey info that would be relevant. goin up next weekend.... i'm thinkin of puttin in at miller landing? any objections?
  7. ziggy

    copying pdf. files

    i got me some pdf files i want to save to disc. my cd/dvd drive is a read/write to the best of my knowledge. i can't seem to copy and paste them????? do i need some kinda program like nero/InCD? i used to have that. though i can't find it(actually, i find it in search, but the exe. file is inop...
  8. ziggy

    what kinda glue to use

    i'm working on my windshield. it has a center panel that opens. unlike most boats, it slides vertically. there is a top rail that is the guide for the window. the guide is metal. chrome plated aluminum maybe. there are voids in the metal that originally had some glue in them. + one side is flat...
  9. ziggy

    ? removing slideing window rails(guides)

    evening folks. on my aristocraft 19 i'm wanting to replace my center windshield panel. it's plexiglass with two metal rails on ea. short end. the window slides verticaly a track guided by the upper rail. i have some new plexiglass but don't think it's cut quite proper so i'd prefer to keep the...
  10. ziggy

    nla 165 fuel pump, maybe?

    hi................ ok, so i wanna R&R my auto fuel pump this spring..:eek: i seem to be gettin conflicting info when i bring up a fuel pump on various sites.... i'd like an oem fuel pump if i could get one. i think the oem # is 47585. it's nla from bam, but it replaced by 86234A4. is this the...
  11. ziggy

    shift cable adj., 1 drive

    hello....... i'm just wondering? i replaced my shift cable on my 165 L6 last fall thru this spring. just got my shift cable hooked back up to the shift plate inside the boat..... seems fine. got f, n, r on dry land. i didn't have shift issues prior to replacment i've not adj. the remote...
  12. ziggy

    did this go alright, 1 drive install

    evening folks. well, put my drive back on today. by myself even. wondering if this senerio sounds like the way it should go. it's almost like i thought it'd go. puting a 1 drive back on the bellhouseing on the boat.... -couplin grease on the drive shaft spines -gimble brg. grease on the drive...
  13. ziggy

    boatin cartoon

    don't know if everyones hip. but if ya ain't, this is a must see..... "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWjq9-EaYR8"
  14. ziggy

    something i don't like, bellhouseing

    evening peoples...... my drive listed below.... my question is this... my bellhouseing slides back and forth laterealy... on the hinge pins... i have the old style pins + small nails.... question, is this normal, if not. what's the fix? that's a pic of it slid lateraly, port...... and a...
  15. ziggy

    loctite type "A"

    is there something that substitutes for loctite type 'A' (C-92-32609-1).... i only need a drop it says. putting together the shift shaft, washer and shift lever in the bell housing.... the loctite is for the screw bisecting the shift shaft and shift shaft lever....
  16. ziggy

    my avitar ?

    my avitar is a photo of a metal 165hp sticker. i have two of them. one on the boat, on the engine cover. my guess is that's not where it goes. got one of them here in the house, new, unused. it has a peel off adesive undernieth. does anyone know what it's original location was? the...
  17. ziggy

    boat show vs boat show

    i don't suppose many folks are from this part of the county. but anyways. omaha boat show vs premier boat show..... the first two here in nebraska this winter, back to back weekends. omaha show 1st..... i like the premier boat show best so far.... got one to go. the lincoln show..... the omaha...
  18. ziggy

    1 drive upper, drive gear and driven gear ?

    hi peoples, i've got my drive back together again and have a question. i replaced the drive gear brgs and ft seal and yoke in the upper. my question is? i have just the slightest amount of being able to turn the drive shaft w/o the driven gear being turned. to say it another way. i can feel the...
  19. ziggy

    aftermarket shift shaft & lever

    just a note for those wantin to save some bread and buy aftermarket parts. i just R&Red my shift shaft and shift shaft lever, again. i had gotten glm parts. i had trouble installing the shift shaft lever. as i'd put the screw thru the shift lever and begin tightening it, it would get the shift...
  20. ziggy

    drive shaft oil seal groove

    evening peoples, i was thinking about putting my lower and my upper back together tonight. got it all greased up. anyways, got me a new concern. my drive shaft has a groove in it..... i assume caused by this lower seal in the upper..... question is, should i do something about it. i did hold...
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