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  1. dwco5051

    New Addition to the Family

    After going three years without a dog we decided it was time for another one even though it might outlive me. This is 13 week old Ella Garde Jade, almost 20 pounds already. I have discovered that training a Doberman puppy should not be undertaken by someone taking blood thinners. Can’t...
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    Happy Birthday to USN

    It was just 59 years ago when I decided to join a group that would change my life forever. They told me they would give me about $85 a month and they would see I was well taken care of. The result was I got to see a lot of places in the world I would never have been able to visit on my own. I...
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    Spun Prop ???

    Last week I took my grand daughters ages 8 and 10 out for an afternoon of fishing. Temperature in the 90?s so we went down to the end of the lake to fish close to the bank where the trees would provide some shade. I have been meaning to set my idle up a little bit so I decided to do it while...
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    Recall of Flares

    Take a minute and check your flares to see if they are part of the recall. This action was taken because the chemical makeup of the signal was changed in October 2013 without Coast Guard approval and the signal that was manufactured is at risk of spontaneous combustion when dropped...
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    Some thoughts on VJ Day

    I was looking at some old pictures with my youngest bunch of grand daughters the other evening and ran across a picture of my father and two uncles together with my uncles in uniform. My one uncle was a naval aviator who flew carrier missions in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. The...
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    Johnson Tilt/Trim Motor

    It worked when put away in the Fall, went to raise motor this Spring and it no go. Took apart to check for a stuck brush since it did not have continuity and found the connection to the brush from the spade terminal in the bottom of the picture is open. It the little black box the connection a...
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    Wireless Intercom Systems

    Have just about completed building my new shop and it has just about everything I thought I would need. Ten foot garage doors to make it easier to back a boat in at night, 20 amp receptacles no more than 5 feet apart along every wall, enough lighting that it could be a movie set, etc. Well just...
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    Onyx Inflatable PFD

    Am about to replace my Mustang PFD and have been looking at the Onyx auto inflatable. Since I am now on a fixed income as us old folks like to say instead of just calling ourselves cheap I am thinking of the Onyx. Any suggestions good or bad before I purchase?
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    Easy way to title a trailer

    i need a papered boat trailer Steal a trailer, buy a title:cool:
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    No more getting paid to boat

    From this month on I have joined the ranks of the fully retired and all my boating will be with me paying for the gas. After 34 plus years as a deputy Waterways Conservation Officer I have hung up my spurs in a manner of speaking. My wife said that now I can be out fishing on weekends rather...
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    Weather Forecast for Friday, 12/21

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    A Cure for Loneliness

    Make a small donation to the political party of your choice. Last week I was receiving about 3 or 4 robo-calls calls a day. Yesterday at least 10. So far today it has been one every half hour or so. Add to that the e-mails (20 or so a day) and a full mail box of literature from all over the...
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    Navy Birthday, 237 years old

    Best wishes to all the Navy Veterans on this list on the 237th anniversary of the founding of the United States Navy, 13OCT12.
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    Recall of Mustang Inflatable PFD's

    Mustang Survival recently issued a recall notice on several personal flotation devices. We wanted to pass along this important message in case you or your friends use these products. Mustang is voluntarily recalling all model number MD2010 and MD2012 inflatable personal flotation devices...
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    The Canine Chorus

    Shortly after midnight tonight I went out on the porch for firewood to stoke the fires for the night when I heard the fire siren going off. There are two fire departments by me, one about four miles to the east just over the county line and one about five to the west. It was the one to the...
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    Happy 236th Birthday

    Keeping the seas open for commerce since October 13, 1775. Happy birthday to the United States Navy.
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    Am I the only one spared?

    It is now 6:20 on June 21st. Am I the only one that has been spared? Is any one else still out there?
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    Identify an old Sears 3.5

    While cleaning my barn I found the first outboard I bought and wasn?t a hand me down. It is a Sears from the early or middle 1960?s. I can not find a Sears Model number on it. There is a tag on the block that has the following on it; T 634 10 5154021 or 515404 It is an air-cooled 3.5 hp...
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    Replacing fog lamp on 2002 GMC Sierra

    Busted out a fog lamp lens this winter and just got around to getting a new one. Got home about 1/2 hour before dark and climbed under to replace it and can't figure out how to unbolt it as the bolts seem to be hidden. Does someone know the secret? May save me sometime trying to figure it out...
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    1990 GT175 Ignition Question

    Time to get back working on last years project. My engine would run well for 10 minutes or so and then would die dead around 1900 RPM. Put a timing light on it with muffs in the driveway, 5 cylinders give a flashing on the timing light about the same. Top starboard lights the timing light...
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