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    Sailing Question

    I am more of a motor boat person but to day we were looking at a sail boat( masts about 300ft and the boat about 100ft in length).Just one of those thoughts jumped into my head. My question is can a sail boat sail faster than the wind blows? I know it kinda a dumb question to some one who is...
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    Thinking BBQ

    I am thinking of getting a new BBQ. Don't relay need input on brands but whether to go gas or charcoal. I,m not realy that impressed with the new gas setups and love the flavor of charcoal. But I like the conveance of a gas and charcoal need,s more set up time. Have any of you have one of...
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    Random Pics

    Re: Random Pics Cant get them any fresher
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    Exhaust question

    Volvo Penta 4.3 GXI-B 3869132 4012075371 Out drive SX-M 1.50 pro# 3868891 ser# 4202060392 The question I need an answer to is were are the exhaust scupper (i think there called that). The part that keeps the fresh water from coming back up the exhaust when slowing down. Looked on the...
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    Volvo Penta (Vortec) help

    My friend grenaded his engine and I am having difficulties with the new one. Its a Volvo penta model 4.3 GXI-B 3869132 4012075371 When we got the engine (the new engine is a Vortec) we noticed that the gasket kit they sent us was for a carberated engine and the old one was Vortec fuel...
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    iboats advertising

    Cool an advertisement for Vancouver on iboats, nice to see
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    Digital Cameras

    I am looking at getting a nice one for around the $800 mark. Is there any camera people out there. What to look for and what you don,t need. Not looking at any particular brand but it does look like most in that price range has about 12-14 mp. I miss my old 35 mill and would like to match the...
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    Death in the woods

    At work to day we all got sent home early due to a job sight death. I don't know the details and really don't want to know. The deal is when a 10ton tree takes you out its never good. The risk of a hand faller is one of the riskiest jobs out there and when things go wrong they really go wrong. I...
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    World new has to stop ontill tomorrow.

    Ok you guys have to stop it. Between the wedding and the taking out the bad guy it keeps upstaging my counties election that no one wanted. Just wait one evening that's all I ask.:facepalm:
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    4.3 GXI seized

    4.3 GXI V6 My friend took his boat out on Friday with out any problems. Saturday he got half a day and the engine lost some power but the boat would stay up on plane. when he came into the brake water and cut back on the gas the engine died. When he tried to restart it it just turned over very...
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    The hole flipping Pacific ocean

    My wife comes out to help me move my boat over so I can fit another one beside it to work on. Shes out there waving her arms this way and that way. Telling me to pull forward and back, more over there and then back over there.Finally we get it were she wants it and then says good thing we have...
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    Cell phone boosters

    Has anyone had much to do with them. At work we have installed about 20 of them and just about all of them have quit working. Some have only lasted about 15 minuets. Its not only one person installing them. We had the Ford dealer do some, I have done some plus several other people. There are a...
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    Steering Replacment

    I am looking to buy a new steering system for my boat. It will be a cable system(ether a rack and pinion or a rotary system). What do I need to know so I get the right package for my boat. Do I measure the cables that are on my boat now or is there another measurement I need to do? Are there...
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    Late 70,s 2hp Mariner

    I got this little engine about 3 years ago and its been a great motor. Its made by Yamaha. Any one else have one. Mine has been bullet proof .
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    Got a good chuckle today

    I worked on one of the owners wives vehicles to day. There was a young man on light duty and was asked to wash the bosses wife's truck. He came down to my bay and looked ill because of whose it was and what it was. Its amazing how people react in situations like that. Man he was just so scared...
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    Iboats phantom radio show

    Whats up with iboats tonight. As iboats was loading up I had a french radio show playing on my computer. The sight loaded very slow and the radio show shut off when it finally loaded. It was BigPraire's thread on the snow they got today. Could this phantom radio show be why iboats gets slow...
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    Fitness guru's

    I just got my self a home gym and would like to know if protein powders are worth using. I am in my mid 40's and looking to loose weight. Will the powder make me keep it on or will it help my muscles repair them selves faster and burn more fat. I under stand its all about calories in verse...
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    Drug testing

    Have any of you guys been tested as part of a job. At my work we have a huge problem with equipment/pu abuse. The mentality of a lot of the people who work for the company seem to think that its there right to just thunder the equipment. A little insight the company I work for is the largest...
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    Dlink conection

    Checking my internet connection today because it was not working. Looked up the strength of my signal and as every one around me was locked except for one its name was Dlink. Is this some one who did not name there internet connection and lock it out. Or is this some kind of internet error. Just...
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    Photos from the past

    The other day I got a photo from my Ant and Uncle from Jersey (channel islands). It was a news clipping from the past. The photo was of a shop that had caught on fire and the fire department had just put it out. The photo was taken back in 1965 and showed a group of people standing around...
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