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    laptop and comm ports...

    have a compaq (new) that has no serial port on the back (why the heck not??) but does have usb ports, two on the left side and one on the right. I need to connect an adapter so I can use a serial port item via the usb port. Bought the adapter for $15.00 install'd the driver and now find that it...
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    Four strokes blowin UP !!!!!!!!

    A year or so ago, many posters on this and other boards were convinced that four strokes, with their many, many moving componants, where just a passing fad. Heavy, list-less and expensive, a few die-hard 2-strokers predicted that no-one would be happy owning one and that owners of...
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    Hobie 14....

    Am probably gunna buy a 14 Hobie off a buddy. We have no idea what a "fair" price for it is. No trailer, probably a 5 or 6 on scale of 10. Trampoline ripp'd (my fault due to old age of material but I did the damage). Most ropes could be replaced, blah, blah, Any thoughts on what one should...
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    LMS-480 gps.....

    Brand new Lowrance. Turn on the unit and the screen says "GPS module is not responding"! WTF !!! Just wwere IS the gps module? The book (very thick, really has no troubleshooing hints as to the problem. All leads are corrected and the "resister" is located in the back of the "un-used" lead! Any...
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    P.V.

    Thought i'd mention the following. After waiting a good while, I finally got my 90 hp E-Tec in Friday. Only thing was it's a 2005, at 2004 pricing! . Anyway, installed as a re-power, customer didn't like the 32 mph his 50 four stroke gave him. New engine went 39/40 mph, yes, quiet at all speeds...
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    Just how do I get "promoted"?????

    It appears that I've been a lowly swabby for too long! I demand to be Supreme Fleet Admiral of this ship!!! Or, somewhere in-between!!! Is there a method to getting promoted in this here navy??? Am I gunna have to ask my Uncle Don (Sectry of Defence, you know) for some assistance??? He always...
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    Just how do I get "promoted"?????

    It appears that I've been a lowly swabby for too long! I demand to be Supreme Fleet Admiral of this ship!!! Or, somewhere in-between!!! Is there a method to getting promoted in this here navy??? Am I gunna have to ask my Uncle Don (Sectry of Defence, you know) for some assistance??? He always...
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    Is Mercury gunna "miss da boat" again???????

    As we are STILL waiting for Mercury to come out with their new Project X motor, I am awondering if they are not on the same page as the rest of us.... Specificly, They eventually release the 250/275 hp motor they have been displaying but most of us are already enjoying the 140/150 hp motors...
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