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  1. jtexas

    Help! Job prospect in Albany, NY - will I find fishing there?

    In my part of Texas I have a dozen or more reservoirs within a 2-hour drive, ranging from 7000 to 90,000 acres -- so much water, so little time. If I pursue this position in Albany, my research shows a bunch of lakes from 5 acres to a couple hundred, most of which don't even allow motorboats...
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    A farewell to an old friend...and welcome aboard to a new one

    Couple months ago, after many years faithful service, my big yella hound and loyal first mate, Dusty, passed away. I suspect a heart attack, but arthritis and dysplasia had taken a pretty big toll so maybe, he just decided it was time. You could say his last good deed was to crawl up under a...
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    Ever rent your home out?

    My house is 3 1/2 miles from Super Bowl 45. I see similar homes being listed for $2,500 to $3,500 per night, 3-night minimum. 1/2 in advance, balance on the day of. Security deposit, etc. It sounds too good to be true...what am I missing here? Ever done it? Would you do it again?
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    check out the latest fishfinder...

    ...kind of a slow day at work...
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    Need a new fishfinder, opinions please...

    My old FF finally bit the dust, Eagle fishmark320, it was satisfactory. Just thought I'd check in for opinions... Much as I'd like to have color, it looks like color units in my budget (around $200) don't have enough resolution for me. Side- & down-imaging look like lots of fun, but pretty...
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    Explorer trailer wiring problem, help, please!

    I thought I knew about trailer wiring but this problem has me so confused....... It's a 98 Explorer Sport, 4-flat trailer harness, factory trailer wiring, with an adaptor plugged in under the drivers side bumper. It's worked fine for years. Now I don't have brake/turn on the right side...
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    Need a little help troubleshooting, 01 Escape won't start

    My daughter's 2001 Escape v6, about 85,000 miles, had it about a year, don't have prior service history. Turns over normally, won't start. Now she tells me, for a few weeks it's been intermittently failing to start, but only when warm and after driving several short trips. Usually resolved...
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    Disc brakes

    Just replaced the front pads and rotors on my 1998 Explorer, my first DIY brake job. 2-piston floating calipers. I've pumped the pedal and have good pressure. Haven't put the wheels back on yet. I just have a couple questions: When I spin the hubs, the pads remain in contact with the...
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    Heads up, 1980 & older OMC owners

    You know those white plastic fittings that hold the throttle linkages in place? A couple on each carb, and 1 or 2 ball/socket joints for the spark advance rod? They seem to have a useful life of just about 30 to 32 years, then they start breaking. Once one breaks, might as well replace 'em...
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    Shift rod disconnect, 1973 6hp rude?

    My old evinrude 6 has just been returned to me from storage in my dad's garage. Don't have a boat for it, just I thought I'd clean it up & crank it up. Hasn't been cranked since, maybe 1985. Far as I know, it's still got the original impeller, but I cannot for the life of me find the shift...
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    There's 2 undocumented parts in my lower unit? (1979 triple) *** PICS ADDED ***

    1979 rude 70, 20" shaft, model no. 70973R 2 parts, I can't find 'em on any of the charts, not mentioned in the OEM manual or seloc either: *A water tube guide extension sort of thing -- plastic tube about 5" long, just a hair smaller diameter than the water tube guide (attached to pump...
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    What do you guys do when your impeller is stuck to your drive shaft?

    Can't budge it. That's never happened before -- maybe something to do with that wedge-shaped plastic key? I applied a couple shots of PB blaster this morning, its soaking in. Any advice welcome. thanks! 1979 rude 70
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    Can someone identify this aircraft.....

    Took this photo at an airshow this past fall -- one of these is an F15, does anyone know what the other is?
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    It's the Pirate Tom Cruise!

    And he's out to get Hitler!! Arrrrrgh!
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    Broke control still works -- fix it or not?

    1979 rude 70 The "neutral lock slide" (#27 in the pic) broke (indicated with a red line). Guess it must have developed a crack some time over the last 30 years, and finally gave up. Lost the piece overboard. I can still operate it fine, just enough of a lip to get a grip on. It's about a $10...
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    Mustang convertible noise when raising top

    Just bought a '99 mustang convertible for my daughter, makes a noise when you first press the up button to raise the top, lasts about a second and a half, sounds like a grinding gear, drivers side. Operates normally otherwise, lowers quietly. Any experience? Theories? Online resources...
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    Where the heck is my 7/16" box end wrench?

    I had it right here a minute ago dangit.
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    Rental car -- to tow or not to tow?

    Planning to go fishing this Saturday, but yesterday I got rear-ended on the way home from work. Put the truck in the shop today -- when the body shop guy called Enterprise, he told 'em I wanted something I could tow with, they told him it wasn't allowed. Anyways, now I got this brand new F150 in...
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    Fish jumping in the boat

    I swear I am not making this up. Three-day camping trip with my nephew Jake, 10 years old, at Fairfield Lake, a powerplant cooling lake, year-round temps high enough to support a stocked population of red drum. I got several nice tilapia while castnetting for bait. And about a 3 pound bass...
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    Stupid CAT trick

    Keep the boat at a storage yard. Behind a local-family-owned vacuum cleaner repair shop in an old part of town. Some of the family actually live on the premises. A lot of cats in the yard, which I never complain about, because I've never seen any evidence of rodents around inspite of all the...
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