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    wiring: a tip and a question re sidelights

    I spent a good part of my Saturday trouble shooting and fixing a non-functioning trailer light--oddly, it was not a grounding problem. I decided to replace a long run of wire, suspecting (correctly) that there was a breach were a side marker was spliced in. I had my new wire taped to the old...
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    so what's the back story on this one?

    Trade: 14kt White Gold Ring w/ Heart Cut Diamond For Boat (Chesapeake) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 2012-04-04, 3:59PM EDT Reply to: .craigslist.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I...
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    oily leak at spark plug

    I have a mid-80's Johnson 70, and noticed this weekend a black oily trail dripping down from the middle spark plug. I gave it a turn with the wrench and got just a little tighter; I didn't want to over tighten. Did not get to run it again. once during the weekend, it seemed to surge, as if...
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    How many hours on your outboard?

    This question was posed on a popular fishing forum in the lower Chesapeake Bay; these are serious boaters--all salt water. You can read all the posts here: http://www.tidalfish.com/forums/showthread.php/315020-How-Many-Hours-On-Your-O-B I liked this post: "Not exactly sure how many is on...
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    cold water, small boat, nightime, outgoing tide, bad weather "boaters"

    This is a post from a local fishing/boating site about Christmas night--he describes the kind of "boater" we all to frequently encounter when the population is hungry to go out and catch the stripers at the bridges. Last year I towed in a rig like this b/c all they had was a trolling motor...
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    DIY side guide repair

    I have the PVC post guides, and one of the arm/brackets rusted through (from the inside of course). Trailer stores don't sell just the arm, and want $80 for the arm and PVC pipe; not much cheaper on line. All I want is the 1x1 galvanized arm with a 90* bend. Besides going to the welder and...
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    LU rebuild or replace; parts salvage; suggestions?

    My motor started a bad rattle in the LU this weekend comnig in from fishing, got worse. at lower speeds you could hear it and feel a sort of galloping motion. Prop was a little loose so I tightened it, no help. Pulled it out and pulled the LU drain screw, to find an inch-long icicle of metal...
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    water intake screen 1986 70

    Is it hard to replace the plastic screens over the intake ports? Can it be done without cracking open the whole LU? Can you get to it when changing out a water pump? Are the parts available or easy to duplicate? Thanks!
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    haunted PTT

    Happy Halloween. My sister has a 150 Yam 4 stroke c. 2005. While riding along, the motor started raising itself. Did it a couple of times. Seems to ahve resolved itself, but who knows. Anyone else seen this? I'm assuming a switch got stuck, possibly inadvertently hit on the throttle (her 16 yo...
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    boat drop test

    For those of you who worry about the boat rolling off the trailer on the ramp: http://www.sportfishingmag.com/videos-sf/partner-products/seahunter-boat-drop-0?cmpid=enews101811
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    extra tell-tale port? 70 OMC

    My 1987(?) 70 hp Johnson has an extra port on the bottom of the water jacket/housing that, if it isn't plugged, shoots water out, just like the tell-tale (pisser) tube coming off the top of the motor. It's a small right-angle scew-in fitting about 1/4" and is on the port side of the motor. Maybe...
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    SHT averted by back-up!

    I was pulling my boat out in anticipation of the hurricane. Been planning to replace the rusty winch cable (I don't use it but a few times a year) and didn't like the looks of it, especially at a kink. So I motored slowly part way up the trailer, hooked up, had my wife tighten the cable then I...
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    Hurricane Irene --How's everyone doing?

    Hurricane is approaching and expecting it to pass by. We've had steady hard rain and 40 mph most of the day with gusts to 55 (69 in the bay) Boat is on a trailer in a parking lot with many others; checked on it during a lull and all the boats are staying put. I hung fenders off mine in case the...
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    submarine

    Out fishing yesterday; got the warning of an outbound warship, 500 yard perimeter, deadly force, all that. so there goes by a nuke sub. Hope the photo's show it--the black shape in front of the shoreline.
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    motor trim tabs falls off--twice! SOLVED

    Yesterday morning I noticed my trim tab on my motor was gone. Bolt was still there. I had been fishing the night before; guess it vibrated loose. So I bought another (about $35!) and put in on. I left the cap off the bolt cover in case I needed to adjust it. Tightened it with a socket on a...
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    outboard ID and oil mix question--odd label

    I'm looking at a garage sale outboard, Johnson, no HP marks but the model # is J8RC06, so I am thinking it's an eight. It looks like a 1970's-1980's motor; it's all white. But it does not have a kill switch, and it does have a a lean/rich knob, which suggests older. The labelling is by symbols...
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    is a sunken boat a good deal?

    I've noticed the mast sticking up and then this appears on craigslist, with a photo of the boat floating: 26 foot sail boat free (norfolk willoughby bay) Clean title. Its a great boat to anyone that can get it out of the bay its all yours no strings attached. I have talked to some people its...
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    one strangely rigged boat

    Got to see the photos: http://norfolk.craigslist.org/boa/2415323719.html Says it's a ouchita steel hull? Look at the steel add-ons, too. Maybe a one-time commercial use boat, converted? the motor is about worth the price, though. 1976 Ouachita 15 ft flat bottom boat for sale. ? Very...
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    fixing corroded zippers

    Any suggestions for a chemical, product or technique to un-stick zippers that corroded and stuck during the off-season? Yanking with pliers usually leaves half of it behind, still stuck! There are too many zippers in my life to go around and keep them all lubed and moving. Thanks!
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    Many lessons to learn from a tragedy

    I hestitate to call anyone "stupid" when there are lives lost, but this is where we post boating mishaps. The most important take-away point is that the lifepreservers were "on board but not available when the boat capsized." Without opening the debate about wearing them "all the time," the...
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