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  1. SeanT

    Advice for deep water starts with compression moulded knee boards

    Hi all. I have a "normal" kneeboard with the hydro hook that is very buoyant - you know, the typical kneeboard you can get in any sports store (they are pretty much all the same with slight diffences, color, maybe some fins, etc). We can get up on that board with absolutely no problem with...
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    How cold...

    ...is too cold? Because we have to cart the kids around with us we generally try and keep our boating to when it's 20C (68F) or warmer. In summers past this hasn't been a problem, but this summer, especially the last few weeks, has been unusually cool. I'm hoping for a bit of an indian summer...
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    Wheelbarrow Tire

    Hi all The wife broke the valve stem on one of the tires on my wheelbarrow (I'm not getting into that). Anyway, I've got a new valve stem installed in the hub, but how can I force the tire to take air? It's sort of "loose" inside the wheel. I know that if I can get it sealed up for a few...
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    Where do you guys mount your XM antenna?

    Suction to the windshield? I would think the boat cover may not agree with this. Anywhere else? Can you get away with _under_ the windshield on the dash in a boat since it's all open? Thoughts?
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    Boat dies at half tank of gas, fuel pump question

    All, having a minor issue with my boat. When the boat gets down to about half tank of gas, it stalls and won't start again. It's happened a few times now. I've troubleshot it, and it appears that when this condition is occurring, there is no fuel exitting the pressure side line of the fuel...
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    My manual says "at least 89 octane". Should I use 91?

    Hi all. On both boats I've ever owned, the manual and/or engine notes said to use "at least 89 octane fuel". My current manual says exactly this: "Use gasoline with a minimum octane rating of 89." So, should I use 91? I did some searches here, but most stuff was either about ethanol fuel...
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    Tower knuckles

    Well, I just finished recovering from a doozy. Got home from work, hummed and hawed with the wife about going to the lake, we end up deciding to go and get about 90 minutes of boating in, drag the kids on the tube, etc. In just a bit of a rush to get going, but remembered everything, or so we...
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    Mounting transducer with no screws in the hull

    Hi all I did some searching and couldn't find a direct answer to my question. I'm wondering if there's a way to install a transom mount tranducer without actually screwing into my hull. I'd just rather not, all things considered. One idea I'm considering is mounting a hockey puck (sort of...
  9. SeanT

    Portable boat heaters - greatest hits!

    Alright, so I did some searching of the forums. I decided to post anyway to summarize what I found, but also to ask the question: Are portable propane heaters safe for boats? The main risk I found so far is that there's a risk of propane and/or fume leakage and propane settling in the bilge. I...
  10. SeanT

    Yamaha Outboards

    I'm going to look at a sharp looking 1986 19' Spectrum with a 150HP Yamaha outboard today (don't have any more detail than that right now, presumably the engine is the same age). I know that Yamaha is big into jet drives now. Assuming everything else checks out on this boat and it runs good, I...
  11. SeanT

    Starting a direct drive out of water?

    I'm sure if I just read and read and read I would eventually find the answer to this. My forum search kung fu has revealed nothing to me on this, but it might be the clumsy search terms I'm using. My question: Is there muffs or some other type of system to allow direct and/or v-drive systems...
  12. SeanT

    First boat: VIP Valiant

    Hey all I got curious about the top speed of my boat this evening so I did some looking around and found this forum. I've had my 1989 Valiant 1850 I/O for about a year now and it's been running really well. It's got a 4.3L OMC Cobra engine and lower drive. I had the leg rebuilt when I...
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