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    suposid qualifyed mechaincs

    i took my truck that im trading for the f250 into a place called s&s transmision to get the problem with the front end not unlocking fixed they tell me its done and i can come pick it up. i go to pick it up look at it and the front axle is still locked i go back in and tell them its not fixed so...
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    might be making a trade

    im probably going to be trading my super clean 95 gmc siarria 4x4 1500 short box regular cab 130,000mi, for my buddys almost but not quite as clean 96 ford f250 ext cab long box 4x4 7.3L powerstroke 190,000 mi and then trade him my 14ft aluminum boat i was planning on selling this spring for...
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    floor and transom removal progress and ?

    a skill saw seemed to be the easyest tool to use for ripping out the floor still got some clean up to do however. now my qestion comes as far as removing the transom. the upper deck is glassed to the hull and the top of the transom is has 2 ears for lack of a better word about 6 inches wide by...
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    1989 chevy silverado k1500 autotrans

    on my 1989 silverado k1500 350 automatic over drive transmission when on the interstate and in overdrive if i press the gas over like 1/4 throttle it slips it acts like it kicks down a gear but if i drop it out of overdrive the rpms come up a little bit more. would this be the torque converter...
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    my dad was in a bad accident

    he was driving his 98 Chevy silverado on a mountain road hit a patch of black ice slid off the road cough a drainage ditch and flipped several times times eventually comming to a rest upside down on the section of road below the section that he went off of. it was him Linda and there 7 year old...
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    what would you do

    i was givin 2 bran new in the box brigs and stration 12hp engins one has a dented gas tank and they both have 1 mounting bolt hole tab broken off wich would be a relatively easy fix. but now that iv gotten them what are some cool ideas for something to make out of them inexpensively
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    what gives a stringer its strength

    i see posts about composite stringers with low streingth foam and such and that you acauly raise the wood off the hull bottom to avoid hard spots so tell me if im entirely way off base here. that the fiberglass creates the majority of the streighth of the stringer. although the fiberglass is...
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    heating a garage

    i have an poorly insulated garage that is separate from the house what is the best way to heat it, i would use a propane heater but i will be doing fiberglassing work and afraid of blowing up. so i dont know if thats a good option but neither is running large enough electric heaters off...
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    floor stringers and transom replacement

    i sure as hell hope taking everything apart is the hardest part. it was comming easy till i got to **** that wasn't rotten but still needs to come out. to anyone that has done it before what is the hardest part?
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    where is the cheepest

    where is the cheepest place or type of place to get resin and fiberglass cloth, boat dealer? autoparts store? or some other kind of place, if anyone has any spicific places that would be in bismarck nd that would be great to
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    to keep orrigional or not to keep orrigional

    when fixing up an old boat do you think its best to keeep the orrigional seating orrangment and keep it as orrigional as posible or should i change it to better suite my needs. the boat is an 1958 glasstron trident it orrigionaly had an bench seat on on sides i want to replace the front seats...
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    i need a new job

    "http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2007/11/07/news/local/142274.txt" all this happend at the apartment biulding that i manage and a supervisor in the said cleaning company also you cant believe everything you hear in the news they pick and chose what to elaborate on, roger is the one...
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    replacing curved transom

    how to you get the plywood to make the curved shape of an curved transom i dont see being able to get 2 inches of glued together plywood to bend like that. would you have to use more layers of thinner plywood and glue them together in place? or what are some other methods?
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    questions about detecting condition of wood

    well today i drilled some holes in my floor with a 2 inch hole saw to check the condition of the stringers they are covered in fiberglass so i drilled some holes with a small drill bit the wood came out a normal collor but i cant tell if its wet or not or if its rotting i drilled a few holes in...
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    what is the point of a tilt trailer

    i cant see how it could aid you in loading and unloading someone care to elaborate for me
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    no wake zones

    my post on the tread about pwc in the general boating fourm remimded me of an incedent i had with a power boat when i was fishing off a designated fishing dock. where the dock was is clearly marked as a no wake zone. this one boat came threw just off a plane where you make the biggest wake. I...
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    alternitive coverings to carpet

    i started ripping apart my boat and found all the wood thats coverd in that indoor outdoor carpet is rotten i could rip it all off with just my hands, all the wood bracing behind the plywood is solid as a rock. so when replacing im looking for alternitives to using carpet but somthing of simular...
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    what is this hull shape classified as

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    evinrude sportfour electric start

    iv got an evinrude sportfour electric start i belive its 75 hp or somwhere around there its on a boat i just got. its been sitting about 2 years sense it was last ran. the guy said it ran fine but the motor wouldent charge the batterys. im going to be getting it running again soon what should i...
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    well i bought the boat

    it wasent as bad as first thought it was going to be. the floors are soild can jump up and down and stomp and see no movment. the interior is trashed and falling apart the side compantments are rotted they were just regular plywood coverd in carpet, the bottom 1-2 inches of the transom has a...
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