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    Need advice - Starting new mgmt position...

    Hey everybody, I wanted to get some advice on something, just curious what ya'll have to say. I'll be starting a new job in a few weeks. I was hired as an Operations / Acct. Manager for an insurance company. I'll have 4 employees reporting to me. The potential is excellent and everything seems...
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    New brakes - rims getting hot!

    27' Trail Rite Tandem axel w/ surge drum brakes: Hey everyone, Got a question. I recently did a full brake and maintenance job on my Tandem Axel Trailer, including new brake shoes, races, bearings (used Moray's grease), new tires and bled the brake lines. The only thing that bothers me is...
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    Drums are different on my tandem. Is this typical?

    27' Trail-Rite tandem axel w/ surge brakes So I'm in the middle of changing all the drum brakes, replacing the races, bearings and rear seals. Took the first drum off (right rear), brought it to the the parts store and we matched up new races, bearings and seals. Bought enough to do all 4...
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    Trailer Drum Brake Question

    (27' Trail-Rite Tandem w/ surge drum brakes) Hey there, got a issue I was hoping some of you could shed some light on. I'm not an expert with drum brakes but I think I know the basics. I'm changing the pads, repacking new bearings, adding new seals and races. All the fun stuff. My question is...
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    Flushing question for SeaDoo GTX...

    GTX 4-Tec Supercharged I'm trying to figure out what the flush tube is supposed to hook to inside the hull. Right now it's not hooked to anything. If I ran my garden hose to it, the water would only flow into the bilge/hull area. Isn't it supposed to run into the exhaust hoses somehow? Thx, HD
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    Mili-Volt Reading when switch is off.

    This may sound like a silly question, but I was wondering if a 6.0 milivolt reading is a issue I should be worried about. I have two 12v deep cycles wired in parrallel, they feed a heavy duty marine battery switch. The switch is then connected to my fuse panel to feed accessories. My concern...
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    What is the water being expelled from the hulls?

    Hey guys, I'm new to the boating scene and while anchored in a cove this weekend I noticed something. Some of the larger pleasure boats (26' and above) at anchor had a steady flow of water coming from thier port side. Actually two steams of water. One was probably the bilge...but what the heck...
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    Replacing gears in Volvo outdrive. Would you??

    '89 Volvo duoprop geared for a V6 now has a GM V8 350 cui. 21' Rinker Cuddy Hello everyone, I was wondering if I could get some advice. Should pursue this or not? I bought a nice rig last year, it has a Volvo outdrive with a GM 350 motor pushing it. It runs good, the only problem is I can...
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    West Marine 30amp Smart Charger - help -

    Hey everyone, I have a 30amp WM portable Smart Charger w/ float capabilities. I was wondering if any of you have this charger or are familiar with it. I just started using it on my 2 starter bats and 2 deep cyc bats it seems to work well except it never seems to get to the "Float" mode...
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    Flushing with hose - Volvo I/O

    Hey everyone, definitely a newbie question here. I've looked all over the internet and I just couldn't find what I'm looking for. I've owned and flushed outboards before, but this is my first I/O. I have a 350 cui GM motor with a Volvo outdrive. I wanted to perform a flush in my driveway, so I...
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