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  1. kend301

    Spring has sprung in NC !!!

    It was 71 degrees today (49 on Sunday) and my wife was off so it was time to clean out the gardens . She raked and I packed it all in bags and did clean up all day looking at the boat which was screaming "Take Me Out " all day long . All I got was the darn pricker bushes she found as well as the...
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    any cell phone techs ?

    My 12 year old daughter broke the screen on her new samsung reclaim , model sph-m560 . I found a new screen on line but I can't get the phone apart to change it , Anyone know how to take this phone apart ?
  3. kend301

    Living Will

    Living Will Last night, my wife ,kids and I were sitting in the living room and I said to them, 'I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle. If that ever happens, just pull the plug.' They got up, unplugged the...
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    Web Browser ?

    I have had Internet Explorer for 10 plus years now and am getting a little fustrated with what will and what will not work as well as their "control" of the what you can do without major changes to your settings . I have seen quite a few people who use Firefox , and other browsers . Please post...
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    Grill Fire / RECALL

    Yesterday with Valentines dinner cooking three 1 1/4 inch thick ribeyes , Almost had them done when I noticed the red glow from the porch . Damn , I thought I killed the steaks ... Not at all , The grill was on fire and melting. Grabbed the steaks (now 1/2 inch hockey pucks) and the grill was in...
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    Scam ?? "IBoats" email

    Just got this in my e-mail . The content is in red . Congratulations! We have noticed you and your great contributions on the iboats forums. We selected you as one of the 3,000 most influential iboats forum members out of 195,000 members! Thank you so much for your participation and time spent...
  7. kend301

    2 rookie moves

    As this is my first year owning a boat I have done fairly well . Got a no start running , Got a real education on how a boat motor works and thought I did ok when it came down to boating in general. Since I live on a canal in sunny NC I keep my boat at my dock. Since we had cold weather on the...
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    tillotson carbs idle tubes

    I have a 94 sport jet by Mercury / Force , Tillotson carbs numbers wb114 , wb115 , wb116 , The owners manual I have refeances to Idle tubes going from the top of the carb to the fuel bowl , The Pic of my carbs do not list them as a part . They are on the "late model" carbs , It looks like...
  9. kend301

    Pay Attention to Recalls !!!!

    To all my friends here and those who I have not chatted with yet : Please pay Attention to any recall to your boat or your car ! Today we had a very responsible woman hit her house with her car , The most likely cause was an open recall on her car , The throttle stuck . By no means am I saying...
  10. kend301

    2 stage fuel pump question

    I posted this in the Chrysler / Force forum , Thought it may not be a bad idea to post here as well as I have a Sport Jet merc engine by force . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have a 1994 Sport Jet 90 by merc / force , I went to put a new...
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    mec force 90 dual stage fuel pump

    I have a 1994 Sport Jet 90 by merc / force , I went to put a new diaphram in the fuel pump and in the first stage there is a spring and washer assy not shown in the shop manual , the way it mounts it is all but impossiable to get the diaphram flat with the spring in , Looks like I will tear the...
  12. kend301

    Trim Tabs .. 14' jet drive

    Has anyone tried the "automatic" trim tabs on a 14 foot jet drive boat ? Seems like a good idea to get the boat to plane and improve preformance . I am looking at the auto tab system that works with 2 gas struts and has no adjustment other than the pressure of the gas strut .
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    Jet drive picking up pine needles

    I bought a 94 Bayliner Reflexx with a 90 hp sport jet engine that had been swamped . I got it running and learned alot about the boat. It runs fine and does 37 mph BUT I am having a problem with the jet pick up , I have to idle in a no wake zone for a mile to get to the open water and there are...
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