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    boat vent II instrux?

    got a new cover with a boat vent II, pole vent. there were no instrux and i can't get the video on the website to play. anyone successfully installed one before? thx
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    any old strap will do

    went out with a buddy on his boat...the kind that doesn't do any maintenance, if it ain't broke sort of mentality. my wife doesn't like me going out with him, something ALWAYS happens whether it's his fault or not. we meet at the ramp and decide that he'll back his beat up truck down the ramp...
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    paintless dent repair...and airbags

    car got hit by hail. got the damage fixed at one of the places on the side of the road. the shop the insurance co was using was backlogged for 3 months. get the car back and the dents are all gone but so are the airbags now. there's a light on the dash saying they aren't activated. they were...
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    overhauling hydraulic surge brakes

    my brakes have been shot for a while. boat rebuild is done, time for the trailer brakes. i have a tandem with surge brakes on the rear axle. there's a leak somewhere to top it off. master cylinder is nice and rusty. i'm going to replace the coupler...off with the old, on with the new. i'm...
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    bell peppers question

    the tomato thread seemed like a success....any bell pepper growers?.... bell peppers blossomed and a few peppers have already sprouted. (first time gardener, parden my butchering any lingo) last night a bunch of the buds turned brown and some of them dropped off the plant. between 2 plants i'd...
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    caterpillar id help...bug not tractor

    we planted a veggie garden this year for the first time. raised bed, central tx. things are doing real good so far with the exception of the spinach getting eaten...before we can get to it... spotted this fat'n happy looking sucker a few feet down on a tomato plant... anyone know what it...
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    sheet metal boat port roof questions

    boat rebuild is done, boat needs a roof over its tower now. i'm going with corrugated sheet metal. i might add a few sections of opaque plastic sheets for some light during the day. my questions are about installing the sheet metal. everything online is about fancy metal residential...
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    nissan murano blowing smoke on start-up

    03 (i think) murano is blowing a cloud of smoke in the morning. shop said it was just water. it does the same after work just not as bad. what's the deal? it's not low on coolant. i don't see other cars doing the same... thanks
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    alternative deck railing...cable/rope/??

    i've got a pretty nice view off the back deck, don't want to block it with an all-wood deck railing but it's about time i add a railing to my deck. i've done a little searching online and the stainless cable systems for sale are pretty pricey. i wouldn't mind a more nautical rope theme too...
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    inboard strut alignment

    23' ski boat i've just finished new stringers and deck. engine has been rebuilt by reputable shop. she's all back together. alignment is ugly though. the shaft almost hits the shaft log to 1 side with the couplers disconnected. i don't think there's enough room on the mounting trunnions to move...
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    plumbing help...shower won't stop dripping

    one of the showers in my house won't stop dripping. its a 2 knob set-up with pull-up diverter on the spout. the knobs have those plastic cartridges behind them. i've tried replacing them but still can't get the water to completely stop dripping. making matters worse is that i can't tell what...
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    new vinyl cleaner, 2 big thumbs up...

    exquisite cleaner someone recommended this on one of the wakeboarding sites i read. i bought some and gave it a shot: i couldn't be happier with it. its a mild soap that you work in with the brush. it cleans out the grain of the vinyl and also the stitching and any piping you may have. you...
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    foam by the block, my solution for flotation

    i'm guessing i kept somewhere around 65-75% of the flotation and kept my drainage. it's not locked into the stringers and hull like it normally would, the blocks all pull out. test run...50 ml part a + 50ml part b...made well over 3 liters (86 degrees today) i used trash bags to line the area...
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    berber carpet, anyone bought any online?

    i'm leaning towards berber, ski boat so carpet is going back in it. 30 oz or so, not the cheapest stuff. has anyone bought any online? care to share links...i've searched and have only found 2 or 3 places thanks
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    slappin on some mat and roven

    i'm getting real close, gonna start cutting these rolls into appropriate sized pieces soon for the stringers, mat-roven-mat. i've read that with cloth, you want each layer to reach out further than the previous. what's the best way to cut and layer mat/roven? also, is any more grinding...
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    getting ready to glass, bulkhead timing

    i have to seal a few more bulkheads...i'm going with bulkheads instead of notching my new stringers....and am thinking ahead to glassing this stuff in. what are the opinions on glassing the stringers then bedding bulkheads and glassing those to the stringers. or, bed the bulkheads first and...
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    a little calculation help?

    23' with 8' beam...brain not working and i'd like a little verification before spending the bucks...stringers and deck being replaced numbers i'm coming up with are in the 45 yard range (at 38" wide) for some roven. i'm not holding anyone accountable but does that seem realistic? that's about...
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    all mat for deck replacement?

    i bought some poly resin today at a distributor. they only carried huge rolls of cloth but had appropriate sizes of mat so i grabbed some of that. should i get some cloth or will mat do the whole job?...stringers and deck. thanks
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    motor mounts and stringers

    my motor mounts aren't so straight forward...for a 454 which causes the mounts to be a little wider and more substantial than similar models with 351's that i've seen. the old wood was so mushy i couldn't tell what was going on...it had already went, haha. the old inner stringers seemed to have...
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    bending stringers

    another one for you guys...the outter stringers on my boat need to be bent a little if i want to do what the factory did. i've read a little about bending planks but nothing about ply. the factory used 3/4 ply so i'm going with that but don't see a way to bend it. it needs to bend about 3-4"...
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