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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    outside my son's kitchen window in colorado.
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    which carb to upgrade/replace too

    off topic.....but, gotta thank this site as I never knew there is an anti-syphon valve in my fuel line. Because of an issue that developed out on the bay last year, I'm pulling my fuel pickup and examining my 20 year old tank, for the first time (my bad) and supply system. In stalling a...
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    which carb to upgrade/replace too

    to the OP: As a second opinion, Danforth is right.
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    Been a little cold.

    eagerly awaiting 95/98. 🙂
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    in our borough, we are supposed to clear sidewalks 12 hrs after the "event". It use to be 24 hrs. This is BS of course. Typical "white tower" overreach. Who/What determines the "end of event" ? And what does "clear" mean?
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    Been a little cold.

    sigh, Yeah, ok...
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    Been a little cold.

    yep, that's what the man, uh , groundhog just said!...☹️
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    When boating, always ___________________

    " Ya can't fix stupid, never have, never will !" no one dared to comment that she might've been drunk? Or that the majority of these incidents probably involve alcohol?
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    Been a little cold.

    went down to the marina yesterday to clear off the pontoon boat cover, Essex,Md. Hardest part was getting around the boat due to the frozen top layer over the snowpack that sometimes supported me, sometimes didn't. Extremely slow going. First time with a heavy snow and no warm up with this boat...
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    Grease Seal to Spindle Fit

    if you make more than a couple of pumps and the grease is not moving, then you should begin to suspect a problem such as that, if you have been maintaining it properly. Just because something is a year old doesn't mean it can't be defective or an improper procedure isn't used. I've got an '04...
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Whenever I run my generator for maintenance, I plug in my heat gun on high just to exercise the circuitry .
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    Grease Seal to Spindle Fit

    I didn't feel the need to mention that there is a first time where they are hand packed. Subsequently, you don't need to. Don't feel like arguing today. My Karavan's is great, the new grease enters the rear bearing travels to the front bearing and then out. As long as the rear seal is good and...
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    Grease Seal to Spindle Fit

    "You don't use the axles with the zerks to grease the bearings. You hand pack them." well, yes you do if you have that type of axle. My '06 Karavan tandem has that type of axle and it does a great job of keeping my bearings packed. My hubs get pulled every year for other maintenance and the...
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    Another job for JB weld???

    if it was mine and if patching was what I decided: drain all gear oil. If you have access to a compressor and a siphon nozzle, use alcohol or acetone to spray into or clean the crack. Doesn't take much. That'll help the jb weld hold. Then use a shop vac to help pull in the jb weld. It just takes...
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    Maybe my turn for new boat time

    when I was in fresh water, no paint. Now I'm in the upper Chesapeake, brackish, I've seen a pontoon unpainted that was covered in barnacles. Talk about looking horrible and slowing a boat down, that would do it. not arguing, it's a choice.
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