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  1. fisherguy123

    Newfoundland Heritage Boat Parade

    here is a bit of video of boats from our past powered by the old "make and break" Atlantic and Acadia engines of the early 1900 era .....you just have to luve the sound of these classic old boats which were so important and revolutionized the fishery and transportation in so many maritime places...
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    dumb guy loses van while launching his sea-doo

    saw this video today......this guy wasn`t too smart http://video.ca.msn.com/watch/video/dumbest-guy-on-earth/1glihn595?cpkey=39a8986b-ea95-439d-8be3-55ad2100a3a4||||
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    Coyote , Wolf or Hybrid ?.......82 pounds ?

    Here is a link to a story today in Newfoundland ,Canada that any hunters may find very interesting. The comments of the readers are all across the board ........WHAT DO YOU THINK?...... http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2012-03-14/article-2926895/UPDATE:-Bonavista-hunter-shoots-large-coyote/1
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    Wildlife traffic Hazards

    Have you ever encountered a traffic hazard created by some wandering wildlife ? These caribou were taking a stroll on the highway near the town of Howley Newfoundland today and were not in any hurry to get off the road .....,lets see some pics of your encounters !
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    Want your old snowblower to throw farther?

    I live in an area which gets an average of 14ft of annual snowfall........needless to say that after a couple months the snowbanks get to be about 5 ft high and the blower has to blow it back and up quite high. My 5 year old 2 stage blower was starting to loose a bit of distance so I tuned it up...
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    SEMPER FI.....great news story!

    A friend in the military sent me this news story in the attachment below.......well done guys!
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    so close to nature

    I was travelling through beautiful Grosse Morne national park in Newfoundland and saw a smal herd of caribou. Got out to take a picture and one of the animals walked up to within 10 feet of me. It almost seemed like it wanted to be petted. These are wild animals in their natural setting and...
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    Retirement Advise......pretty funny!

    It is important for me to remember that, as Edith "my new sweet wife" grows older, it becomes harder for her to maintain the same quality of housekeeping as when they were younger. When you notice this, I try not to get upset with her. Sometimes she can be oversensitive, and there's nothing...
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    Bubba boat test....hilarious

    check this out for a few laughs......I have towed an old aluminum jon boat behind my snowmobile in the winter with firewood in it but nothing as extreme as this....lol http://www.toughboats.com/video.cfm?fullscreen=1&filename=Toughboats_BubbaCRevLegal
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    yamaha 1995......85 hp ....good motor?

    Hi I posted earlier inquiring if anyone had any experience or issues about a Larivee boat and Yamaha motor combo I am considering but no replies...obviously it isn`t a real popular make of boat.....so how about the motor? any body have any major issues or problems with a 1995 yamaha 85 hp. On...
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    Larivee Boats....any experience

    I just found a 1995...161/2 foot Larivee Bowrider and 85 hp yamaha motor on a galvanized Shorelander trailer for sale on the internet. The combo appears to be in mint condition on the photos and I may be buying it but I wonder if anybody on this site has had or heard of any problems other than...
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    Rowing shells crash

    here in Newfoundland they hold the oldest organized rowing event in North America.....the ROYAL ST JOHN`S REGATTA.......today they had a crash and sinking.......maybe the Coxwains need to take a boat operators course ....lol http://www.vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&id=15917
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    slippery sliders solve a sticky problem

    I have a fairly heavy older tri-hull and have had a problem sliding it on and off of my bunks . I used a spray silicone which helped a bit but looked for a better solution on this forum and someone mentioned a commercial type of plastic slider....living here there is none available so I found...
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    How much Things change in 10 years

    I was just browsing around and found this post from 10 years ago......the US dollar was worth $1.50 of our Canadian now ours is about $1.05 of the US dollar. Sounds good for us in Canada....not really as most of our products are sold at US dollars to foreign countries and we`re hurting now too...
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    saved a baby moose recently

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    Premium or Regular Fuel?

    I have an 82 merc 50 which seems to run fine other than a bit of hard start when it`s cold . Had my son out in it the other day ....he has a snowmobile and a motocross bike and runs premium fuel in both. He thinks I should use it in my outboard as well. Should I take his advise or would I be...
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    Happy CANADA day !!!

    Its our Country`s birthday today ......celebrate with us my boating friends !
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    anybody ever used a DIGITAL PHOTO TACH to measure RPM at WOT?

    My 1982 merc 50 doesn`t have a tach and I dont Know if the prop pitch is correct....seems like it is underpropped a bit. My friend is an auto tech and he says I should be able to check the RPM at WOT with his hand held DIGITAL PHOTO TACH. The thing is ,I have to run it full out without the...
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    should I run all the fuel out of my motor ?

    I don`t use my boat and motor on a daily basis but got in the habit of disconnecting the fuel line after using it and running all the fuel out of my lttle 9.5 johnson . I did this because I took it off and put it in the boat in the back of my truck and didn`t want any fuel leaking about out of...
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    should I increase pitch to 13 on my 50 merc

    I took my new to me boat out the other day and it ran quite good . The boat is 14 ft Chrysler Valiant tri-hull....motor 1982 merc 50 hp....estimate boat and motor at 900 pds, 2 passengers 400pds ,gas 50pds, prop is quicksilver with 11 pitch.....was able to get 30.5 mph on gps. Don`t have a...
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