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    'splain to me, RV tow vehicles?

    All the time I see vehicles on towbars being towed behind various RV's. Many of them are late model, probably mid to high dollar crossover SUV's. I'm pretty sure that they are predominantly automatics. How is it that this can be? I thought you could not tow (for any distance) modern...
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    First year of Alpha 1, Gen II,

    ...can you tell them apart visually and, gear ratio given are they directly interchangable with an '86 Alpha 1?
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    Aooooga, Aooooga! Emergency measures...

    ....required! Boy Scout troop annual crab trip in jeopardy!!! Running out of time to get a third of the fleet back on the water. A new lower unit is out of the question at this time. Two of the captains of the fleet are quite mechanical and could figure out much, time allowed. (I'm the third...
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    Burning wood with latex house paint?

    Anyone know any reason why it would not be good to burn wood with non lead latex house paint on it, in a woodstove with a catalytic converter. I've got some old shed doors that I'll either have to cut up and trash or I could cut it into strips and use it for starter wood for my woodstove.
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    Emergency Alpha 1 tutorial!

    'tis the weekend before the annual Boy Scout crab trip. Scoutmaster, not having had his boat out all year, takes it out on the Columbia River for a test run. A short distance before returning to the launch ramp, he hits a rock. He raised the outdrive and all seems ok. He proceeds to the...
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    Find Mercruiser parts prices?

    I need to find the price of a couple of rear motor mount bushings and spacer rings for a 1978 898 Merc 1 outdrive and motor set up. Preferably aftermarket mounts. Can anyone lead me to a website for that? I looked here on iboats and cannot find them, either OEM or aftermarket. In another...
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    Outlook Express issue!

    Every now and again, when I exit Outlook Express I get a message that asks if I want to compact the email files. I used to click OK and walk away and it would complete it's task and close itself out. Lately, it will go part way thru the operation and produce a message box the says "The folder...
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    Multifunction Power Tool

    This subject came up a while back. Someone had purchased the expensive, original German version. I immediately saw the sense in it but was not about to spend the bucks. Well, last week I got a Harbor Freight mailer and on the cover was a coupon for the cheapo version, for a whopping $34.00...
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    Downloading a YouTube video?

    Does anyone use a safe download tool to download YouTube vids to your harddrive? I google it but am afraid to pick one lest it have viruses, etc. There is a video about Acorn, that I know will not last, that I would like to capture on my harddrive.
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    A Dell peeve!

    Letters wearing away on the keys of a Dell Laptop. I have never even had that happen on the cheapest $7 Fry's Electronics PC keyboard. Grrrr!
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    U-joints, what to expect?

    I came from the automotive service and parts biz. Decades ago the auto industry left the u-joints in the dust bin (at least for front wheel drive axles that required gross articulation) and went to constant velocity joints. They did this for the obvious reason that you could make sharp turns...
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    Prop # confusion?

    This is in regards to Merc Prop Part # 48-49634-21. I googled the number and came up with two different strongly stated diameters. One was 13 1/2 inch and the other was 15 1/4 inch. Anyone know how to verify? I also came up with the Merc #48-79576A4 21p for a 15 1/4 inch prop. Both of these...
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    '78 898 Merc 1 OEM PROP

    The book calls for a 15 1/4 x 21 pitch prop. Howza come I can find no listings for one here on iboats. If I wanted a 14~x 21, I would have looked for one. Grrrr! I want what the book says.
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    Another Smart Tabs Success Story!

    I talked my friend into get a set of the SX Smart Tabs for his 18 ft Beachcraft 898 runabout. He was in the process of building a new motor that is basically stock but with 9.4:1 compression. I helped him put them on the other day (I do like the SS tabs better, I hope these do not break) and...
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    Inland Empire ablaze again!

    Just got this phone photo from my daugther in Azusa. Seems that SoCal is ablaze once more.
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    Is it just seasonal?

    Don't spend a lot of time down at the Non BoatingTech Forum these days but I just noticed that post dates span 10 days on the first page and goes clear back to July 30 on page 2. Seems to me that Non Boating Tech used to be a much hotter place?
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    Excising and saving a portion of a .wmv file?

    I have a 235 mb .wmv file of a local townhall meeting that I spoke at. I would like to cut out my segment and save it so I can send it to friends an family. Does anyone know how I might do this?
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    Three Prop Questions! All I/O's

    1) What would be the minimum clearance from the tip of the blade to the underside of the cavitation plate? 2) Are there any opinions on Props like the Michigan Vortex with the removable hubs? The seem to be had for very good prices. 3) Will 15 spline OMC and 15 spline Merc props interchange?
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    Pertronix and the Merc 898/888.

    Do you need to jump thru any hoops to use the Pertronix II ignitor on the 898 305 and the 888 302? They do use a shift interupt to pull it out of gear, don't they? And is that affected like in others that have been talked about where you need a special doodad to make every thing work?
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    An interesting Computer Quirk!

    For some time now Mrs Wizeone has been complaining that every time she tries to print something, nothing happens. Each time she has brought it up, I go over to her computer to try it and it prints. It was getting frustrating as I couldn't figure out what was going on. At first I thought it...
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