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  1. Dunaruna

    New wheelchair friendly tender pontoon boat

    Re: New wheelchair friendly tender pontoon boat Hi Don, must be a cultural thing, we call a manual 'shear' a shear but anything that is motorised (hydraulic or electric) we call a guillotine. Well it has been a very hectic few weeks. As well as a full schedule of doctors and scans/tests, and...
  2. Dunaruna

    New wheelchair friendly tender pontoon boat

    Re: New wheelchair friendly tender pontoon boat Put in half a day of hard labor today. Installed the console, steering, control box and gate stays. Next step is the wiring and then some fancy decals. A folding canopy has been ordered and should be ready next week.
  3. Dunaruna

    New wheelchair friendly tender pontoon boat

    Re: New wheelchair friendly tender pontoon boat Not anymore! Turned it right way up yesterday and installed barriers and gates. Fitted motor today and got measurements for cables. Console is made but not fitted yet.
  4. Dunaruna

    New wheelchair friendly tender pontoon boat

    Hi all, it has been way too long since i have had a boating project but that is all about to change. My wife and I have a houseboat which we have enjoyed for many years and now we need a tender. My wife is in the middle of a cancer battle and she is now in a wheelchair 90% of the time. To make...
  5. Dunaruna

    Which outboard would you choose?

    I need a new outboard motor fairly soon and cannot decide on which brand. My needs are simple, i want turnkey reliability and economical MPG in the 30HP range. Freshwater use only. The contenders are (4 stroke) mercEFI, Yamaha EFI, SuzukiEFI, Tohatsu EFI. The yamaha weighs in at 100kg, all the...
  6. Dunaruna

    Yamaha 'international' model codes

    There has been a few inquires lately about yamaha model codes that are in fact international models, not U.S. models. Some of these models where officially imported into the U.S but from 1986 all model codes became U.S. specific. International model codes are - AETO, BETO, CETO, DETO and FETO...
  7. Dunaruna

    70hp running rough in rough water

    1992 70hp yamaha 2 stroke. Recent history - Purchased a few months ago. In driveway (in a tub), spark is o/k, comps are excellent. Starts and runs well but only with fuel bypass switch on 'emergency' , will not run with switch off. Rebuild all 3 carbs and enriching fuel pump diaphragm...
  8. Dunaruna

    93 yamaha analogue tach

    1993 Yamaha 70BETO. I need to make a new loom from the engine to the oil warning lights in the yamaha analogue tach (the loom is missing). In the engine mounted oil tank, the 2 wires from the oil level sender are green and green/red (green/red is split into 2 so there is actually 3...
  9. Dunaruna

    Fibreglass restoration project

    Over 12 months ago I acquired a a little glass fishing boat in need of TLC, finally got around to starting the project last month. The hull is basically sound but there is 2 small areas of osmosis in the transom and a very bad fibreglass patch job near the nose. First step was to remove the...
  10. Dunaruna

    1994 70hp yam transom clamp

    Do these motors have hand operated transom clamps as well as nuts & bolts or are they just nuts & bolts?
  11. Dunaruna

    Moomba

    [colour=blue]Last weekend in Melbourne, we had the Moomba Masters water ski tournament (it is the Australian leg of the world touring circuit). Last night was the closing ceremony with a lot of exibition skiing etc. I saw the most amazing trick - 4 slalom skiiers, 2 cut left, 2 cut right, the...
  12. Dunaruna

    Chris Parrish

    [colour=blue]hit on my daughter today, she politely declined his advances. My question is........................... is he rich? 8)
  13. Dunaruna

    Skype

    [colour=blue]Anyone using it? Any pros/cons to consider?
  14. Dunaruna

    Weird and wacky stuff

    [colour=blue]The active ingredient in birds nest soup is............saliva. :% Iceland is the worlds oldest functioning (without interuption) democracy. Chop suey is not a native dish of China, it was invented in California. A ten gallon hat holds three quarters of a gallon. A shrimps heart...
  15. Dunaruna

    I've been scammed!

    [colour=blue]Where else, but e-bay! Put up 5 items for sale last week. Numerous questions began arriving via the member to member email system. So far, no problems. Yesterday, I got online to check my ebay status, I had to login (which isn't unusual) but I was getting an error message saying...
  16. Dunaruna

    Stop looking, I found him...........

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  17. Dunaruna

    The Tale of Lorna Ann

    [colour=blue]In 1951, Utah Construction were commissioned to built a dam wall & hydro-electric facility 200 kilometres (120 miles) north of Melbourne, Australia. This wall established an irrigation lake, Lake Eildon. Because this is an irrigation lake, the level falls and rises depending on...
  18. Dunaruna

    Natalia

    [colour=blue]This is seriously over engineered, I want one! They are currently looking for dealers all over the world. http://www.dimoramotorcar.com/index.html
  19. Dunaruna

    What would you do with

    [colour=blue]$95 dollars per minute? Every minute of every hour of every day for the next 5 years. That's a total of US$250,000,000. Victoria Beckham is asking herself that very question................................ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/6248835.stm
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    Joseph Barbera

    [colour=blue]I just realised that EVERY cartoon he (and Hanna) made was my staple TV diet while I was young. Sort of makes me feel like I've lost someone I knew and loved :'( .
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