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    What the devil is the problem with this site? I need a password!

    When I first signed on here I picked a "Handle" name & promptly forgot the password. After repeated mailings to I boats, with no response, I finally decided to get another name. This one, because I boats wouldn't give me my password. Now, I have another one too because I am to stupid to make...
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    Can I wash a sunbrella cover?

    The local canvas shop says, yes, but to use only soap not detergent. In fact, they recommend it. I used to see Ivory soap & White King for the laundry but can't find it now, it was only soap, no detergent. People with water softeners used the soap only brands. They said to whittle up some flakes...
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    Lower unit gets hot on the muffs.

    Why does one get hot & the other stays cool? The lower unit on the 1979 260 Mercruiser w 350 chev stays cool after 15 minutes running. The lower unit on the 1978 260 Mercurser w 305 chev gets hot. I mean hot. I run them from about idle to 1000 rpm out of gear in neutral. The only reason I...
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    An apology.

    To this board & the people of the Great State of Oregon, or anyone else so rightly offended. I got on this board last week & went berserk. It was after a night out with the boys & I was good & drunk. I said some things here on my post that I won't even go back to delete. I just can't re-live it...
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    Kennebunkport preacher from Louisanna?

    Preaching to the President to sell all your worldly possessions & help the poor. What kind of nonsense is this? Dr, Martin Mathew is his name I think. What does he think we are? Compassionate Republicans, or worse yet Democrates? We don't want to help anyone but ourselves. This is why...
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    Difference between two boats, I ain't seen this post yet!

    It's probably because I'm a rich Republican who didn't need, want or ask for a tax break! But anyway I have two boats, a 78 Silverline, 305 Chev, 260 mercrusier I/O & a 79 Searay, 350 chev 260 Merc I/O. I just started them both up on the muffs because it's been a month & when I disconnected the...
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    CB channel on the freeway in Californee?

    How come I don't get no response on the freeway? All you rubber ducks out there on the side band? We run up & down I-5 & never hear nothing. Our CB can scan but there still ain't nothing. What up with that?
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    Hours to miles?

    I always wondered about the hour meter on boats. It tells how long the motor has run but what does that mean to me? Not much. However I just found out yesterday that my newest truck has an hour meter on it too. You just hold down the trip odometer reset button for 4 seconds & the hours appear in...
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    Tandem axle brake location?

    I never saw this before but my 1978 EZ Loader tandem axle trailer has the brakes located on the rear axle, not the front where I thought they belonged. It looks all original but, who knows? They seem to work fine, saw smoke back there once in an emergency stop. But, I would think I would have...
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    Admin?

    April 2003 is the last post indicated on the FAQ board on my puter. I tried to post but it don't work. Says I ain't qualified to post there. Why can't I post there? Regards.
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    Did I spin a Gimbel bearing? I think so.

    Sure looks like it. Got grooves all around the retainer, evenly spaced. I put the new one in a little deeper than the old one was, just to get more bite. Am I asking for trouble?
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    Power Steering Fluid, what type?

    For a Chevy engined, V-8 Mercruiser. 1978 & 1979. Is it probably the Dexron 3? Or the Dextron 3? I know, I' a comedien. BTW, I just heard on the radio gasoline will peak at $2.03. It's already to $2.19 here in Californee, & that's at the cheap gypo stations. Been 'bout $2.09 for a month now, on...
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    Trim kit installation.

    I just put one in the 1979 mercrusier 260 with 350 Chev. As the battery is out of the boat I don't know if it's hooked up right or not. All 4 wires on the replacement are just the same, black. I got the starboard & port senders going to the right place, don't see how I could screw that up, but...
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    1978 Dodge 1 ton camper axle gasket.

    I have one with the dual rear wheels, it's actually a tioga motorhome on a Dodge Van chassis M-300. One of the 8 bolt hole gaskets back there is leaking oil so I got a new one thinking it would just come off & I could slip in a new one under the hub. Is that how it works? I haven't been able to...
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    Mercury service manuals.

    My computer just crashed two weeks ago & I lost all my information so I need to know if anyone has the address for the Mercury Service Manuals? I have Volume 1, part number C-90-71707. I need volume 2 now. It's for a 1979 with a 350 chevy engine & a 260 sterndrive. Thanks in advance. Actually...
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    Pounding the u-joints in & out.

    Since I'm doing a lot of this lately, I called my buddy, the machinist, up to ask him to install the u-joints on my latest caper. I was gonna' pay him to watch. I said I wanted to buy the hydraulic press, $159.oo at the local "Harbor Freight Tools" dot com, but wanted a refresher course in how...
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    A tach problem that I caused.

    I put the dwell meter on wrong. Positive to positive & then the black meter wire to ground. I don't know how it happened, I wasn't even drinking. Now the tach just sits at 1000 rpm when the engine is idling or running & goes back to zero when the ignition is switched off. Do I need a new tach?
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    Hydraulic rams.

    What damage is done, if any, when you try to lower the stern drive but forget to free it up from the support rod I use when trailering? I ran it long enough to lower it. Of course it never went down. I never used a support before so I forgot it was there.
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    1978 Rochester Quadrajet.

    I have a Quadrajet on a 1978, 305. I rebuilt it myself & it works fine now except for one problem that I can fix if I could find the parts. The problem is that "Bubba" somewhere along the line pounded on the two primary fuel discharge nozzles & enlarged the openings as well as pounding them out...
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    Which prop will make the boat idle slower, for trolling.

    Disregarding the expense of the prop, if I wanted to switch over for a day of trolling which way would I go? I have a # 21 prop on now. Is it as easy as just moving up or down a prop number or two? The unit is a 305 V-8 Mercruiser stern drive. Or is this even a good idea to begin with?
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