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    Best diet to lose 20 lbs?

    Moreover, folic acid (Vitamin B9) is crucial for making red blood cells, producing DNA, and supporting rapid cell growth.
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    Boating GPS

    We boat on the Mississippi and Illinois rivers mostly, and we've had good luck with our Humminbird Helix 5 with CHIRP & GPS. I bought a separate SD card that has detailed maps of Midwest rivers and lakes. It's definitely worth it. It includes all sorts of details like underwater cables, sunken...
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    Merry Christmas

    Merry Christmas!
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    Time for a new mattress

    We bought a Winkbeds Gravity Lux mattress 4 years ago and it’s been great. No saggy part and the mattress is very comfortable.
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    are these gel coat cracks or something more serious? (pic included)

    I have to agree with those who say the transom (and probably stringers and other structural elements) are rotten. To make the boat safe, you'd likely be looking at a gut-and-rebuild. If you don't want to restore the boat, and if you're getting a great deal and can sell the trailer and part out...
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    View of unloaded trailer with pickups

    I put guide poles on the rear of the trailer largely to help with backing the empty trailer. The poles help immensely.
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 - leak & transom service questions

    Q5 & Q6: use Merc/Quicksilver parts. This job is too much of a pain to mess around with anything but Merc parts.
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    1995 Crownline 202BR Restore

    Nice work!
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    Aftermarket Mercruiser parts, What are you using???

    For a critical part like bellows, especially since they’re a pain to change, I only use Quicksilver parts.
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    I should add a 2nd battery...

    My 19' bowrider came with a single battery, which I did not like. I added a house battery via the Blue Sea Add-A-Battery kit. Pretty easy installation. There are many online vendors that will make custom marine battery cables in just the length and size you need. I really like the redundancy...
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    Starting to feel like August

    It’s felt like August since mid-June. Awful weather.
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    Posible oil and water mix in mercruizer sterndrive

    Check to make sure the trim line hose fittings (esp. where they attach to the rams are tight. I had some that loosened and let water into the system.
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    UUUUGGGHHH

    June and July here in Illinois have been brutal this year. Too dang hot to be outside doing almost anything. I'm really dreading August...
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    Girlie Ads on the Site

    Download AdBlockPlus and add it as an extension to your browser. It helps immensely in weeding out all kinds of ads. https://adblockplus.org/
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    Wanted To Share!

    I like the yellow!
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