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  1. magster65

    How to have some fun...

    We left port on Friday for a nice weekend adventure, we had a blast! This is the pass between north and south Pender to Browning harbor from the south... <br /> <br /> <br /><br />... a little further through at the bridge... <br /> <br /><br />... my bro. and the ladies at the marina...<br />...
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    Crazy stuff

    A buddy got his boat running this weekend... it's a home-made 21' welded aluminum with a 454 / 8-71 / intercooled / bravo drive (715 h.p. on dyno test)... initial testing (after a short break in) shows a stable 85 mph @ 5000 rpm(gps) and there's still lots of throttle. The picture's not so good...
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    Property taxes

    What do they cost you? I got my bill Friday and it's $2500 this year (we can apply for a $470. grant). We're in an average sized house / lot in a decent area.
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    Fish killer

    I work for the Regional District, we look after the potable water / sewer /storm drains. One of our past projects was / is Raey creek, a small stream that was a little worse for wear due to neglect and pollution. A lot of work from the local government, fisheries, and volunteers have gone into...
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    Odd noise

    Here's a link to all the info. I'm venting
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    Not impressed

    What's with some people? Yesterday, my wife, son and I went for a little boat ride into one of the quiet sheltered bays here. We met up with the wife's brother and family. They were anchored and had some friends from out of town with them. The 'friends' had a 26' Fountain with an impressive 540"...
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    I'm venting!

    I tuned up my boat... new plugs, cap, rotor, wires, oil, fuel and oil filters. To reward me a few weeks later it starts to run like a bag of dung. I went over everything I did with a fine tooth comb but it's getting worse and worse... in utter frustration I do a compression test and they're all...
  8. magster65

    A very important reminder!

    Always check the easiest things first! <br />Yesterday I went to start my boat, I ran the bilge blower, put the key in and... nothing! Utterly disappointed I got out my test light and started tracing wires. 10-15 minutes into the job I thougth nah, couldn't be that... I went up to the bridge and...
  9. magster65

    kid stuff

    My nephews (4 and 6) and I built these. Their first projects... it started with 2 rusty radio flyers... a pile of work later... viola! A wheelchair motor propels them to a walking speed. Man, do they get the looks!!! <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><br />
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    paint remover

    I'd like to remove the name that's across the side of my bridge. It's been painted on and recoated several times by the looks of it. I know I'll have to wet sand and polish to finish it up and I'll replace the name with the same sized decal to hide what still shows through (it's just too messy...
  11. magster65

    Interrupter switch

    Can anyone tell me how to set up one of these properly? Does... or is it suppose to activate as soon as you move the shifter?
  12. magster65

    where now?

    Besides our own webspace does anyone know where we can have a small picture gallery? Maybe iboats could have a place for pictures? What do ya' think?
  13. magster65

    picture links

    For a couple days now any image link to fishingworks hasn't worked. Anyone else having this happen?
  14. magster65

    Are there any other Tollycraft owners here?

    Just wondering :)
  15. magster65

    Cupboard door

    OK, we got a new kitchen catcher for under the sink. It's bigger than the old one so we had to switch sides to avoid the drain pipes/pee-trap. No problem but I always open the wrong door now. Every time.
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    Veneer

    Does anyone know of a product that'll bring the shine back to veneer?
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    Poor VHF radio performance

    Is there anything I can do to test or tune up my VHF? We were boating with some friends and they couldn't hear our radio transmissions on some channels. I've checked all the connections and the antenna seems to be ok...
  18. magster65

    Homemade wine

    Have you guys tried some of these kits? We've been experimenting with various kits here at home and I must say, you gotta' try them. We've just bottled a batch of Rasberry Zinfindel and it's delicious! Our preference is leaning toward the 'berry' kits as opposed to the 'grape' flavors. Give it a...
  19. magster65

    Captain kid pictures

    What makes a kid happy? In a word... steering! My nephew took the helm for a while. He'll be a Captain for certain. Got any pictures of our next generation enjoying the water?<br /><br />
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    Straight shaft runout.

    Does anyone know how much deflection there should be on the shaft at my velvet-drive coupling? I've developed a vibration at certain rpm and I think the shaft maybe the culprit here.
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