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    Air Gun for Compressor

    When I got my air compressor many years ago I got an unrestricted air gun. It lasted many years and finally gave out. All I see now are these OSHA restricted guns which limit the pressure. Any idea where I can get one of the old unrestricted ones?
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    Mounting a Grab Bar in the Shower

    I though I posted on this yesterday - guess the mystic post grabber gobbled it up before it made it - - Anyway - - I have a 24" grab bar that I want to mount on the shower wall for security. The walls of the shower are ceramic tile so it is not easy to find where the studs are and I am told...
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    V-6 Ebay South Florida Sellers

    I am toying with the idea of re powering my 1988 23' Wellcraft CC. I have twin 1987 OMC 1.6L bubbleback Seadrives on it now. They work well but I don't have a lot of confidence in them. I see quite a few adds in eBay for V-6s that seem reasonably priced. While I have not done a lot of research...
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    Chemotherapy Side Effects

    For any of you who have been through this - How long after the end of your chemotherapy treatments doe it take for the side effects to wear off and you return to "normal?" I am half way through an 8 week program. Side effects include fatigue, some insomnia, a sour stomach, loss of taste for...
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    Buying on eBay

    Lets say you are the winning bidder on a boat being sold on eBay. You go to pick it up and find that it is far from the condition that you expected. What are your obligations? Assume no gross misrepresentations.
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    Car Side Window Rubber Seals

    The squeegee type rubber seals for all of the side windows of my 2001 Maxima are drying out much like old windshield wiper blades. These are the ones at the bottom of the window frame to keep rain out. They squeak and are now seeming to slow down the power windows due to the drag. Any ideas on...
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    Hearing Aids - A Success

    I seldom stop by here as my eyes tend to droop after I have been through the boating stuff but tonight I wanted to share what has turned of to be a success for me. I am 67 yrs old and have had an increasing loss of hearing over the past 10 years or so. I fluffed it off for a long time as I could...
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    Swimming Pool Air Leak

    We have a 33 year old in ground pool. Several weeks ago we started getting rather large air bubbles coming out of one of the return line outlets about every 30 seconds (=/-). This tells me the leak is in the suction side of the system. I Googled "swimming pool air leaks" and one of the...
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    OMC V-4 Thermostats

    I have a pair of 1988 1.6L OMC V4s. This afternoon I started both with the muffs to run some gas through the carbs as they had not been run in several months. After starting the stwbd engine I felt the water stream coming out of the pi##er and it was much hotter than usual. I got my infa red...
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    2001 Chevy Blazer - Check Engine Soon Light

    We recently bought a used 2001 Chevy Blazer with the V6 engine for our daughter. After a few days she told me that the Check Engine Soon light had turned on in the instrument panel. I checked and the Low Fuel light was on also. I filled it up and took it to our mechanic who did not have time to...
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    F1 Powerboat Racing

    20' boats @ 860 pounds runnin 400 hp Mercs at 10,000 rpms - like 130 mph: "http://boatdesign.net/forums/showthread.php?t=19836" Some great pictures.
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    Spiders

    I did an extensive series of searches and found nothing on spiders so - - - We have a bunch of spiders around our place. I was noticing their web construction and am wondering how in the devil do they get a strand or thread of the web horizontally. By that I mean the center section of the web...
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    Can Pressure Washer do damage?

    I have a 23' CC with ratty 20 year old anti fowling paint on the bottom. A friend has offered to let me use his 3,500 PSI pressure cleaner to blow the old paint off and do some other stuff around the house. Do I have any concerns about damaging the gel coat with pressure this high? I know they...
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    Re-sewing Canvas - What Thread??

    I need to re-sew a couple of seams on my top. What thread is the best considering my boat is out in the sun 365 - Florida you know. We have a consumer sewing machine.
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    Walmart Marine Batteries

    Bought a heavy duty marine starting battery from Wal Mart about 5 years ago. It had a generous warranty. 12 months later it crapped out and they exchanged it no questions asked. Same thing 15 months after that - so now I'm on number 3. This morning went to start her up and guess what - - - ...
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    Surface Drives

    Some interesting reading:
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    Windows XP - A Weird One??

    I am having a weird problem with XP. There are two symptoms. First when I am at my desktop and happen to click a blank area (no icon) The hourglass will appear but the sysem hangs up. I can move the pointer but nothing happens. The second symptom occurs when I go to either My Documents, My...
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    Left Hand or Right - Does it make a Difference?

    If I were to re power and found a left hand motor, would there be any downside vs - right - assuming buying a single engine?
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    Hearing and Audiograms

    Does anyone know how to read an audiogram? The VA has asked me for my old ones. They are in three columns and look like: KHZ L R .5 NT. NT. 1 40. 45. 2 60. 40. 3 50. 45. 4 75. 85. 6 70. 85. 8 80. 70. My guess is that KHZ is for kiloherz, L = left ear, R = right ear and...
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    Web Radio Problem

    I enjoy listening to web radio. After listening for 30-45 minutes the sound becomes garbled as if more than one station at a time is playing. If I click the stop button and then click the play button it will be clear for another period and then the cycle repeats. Any ideas on what is going on...
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