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  1. bowman316

    You ever NOT wanted to fall asleep, due to your issues?

    Lately I have been afraid to fall asleep. Maybe a better way to put it is that I just can't feel content about my life, and fall asleep with a smile on my face. Like I just have so many issues, constantly crowding my brain, that I'm afraid to go to sleep and let them run wild. Have you...
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    Why Wimps go South........

    Re: Why Wimps go South........ I was up in CT this november. They got 5 inches of snow up there from a noreaster on like nov 4th. That's crazy early for snow, even in new england. I took this pic the next day, It was a really nice view. You kinda felt like you were in the wide open...
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    Do you pee while in the water?

    Re: Do you pee while in the water? Speaking of oak trees, check out this tree in my parents woods. Every time I see the thing it just amazes me.
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    Why don't job ads post the salary?

    It seems like no one wants to even give you a ball park figure as to what the salary will be. What is the deal with that? That's how you know if the job is in your league or not. I tried to search for jobs making under 40,000, and it just gave me every job on the site, since no jobs have a...
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    Do you pee while in the water?

    I'll come right out and admit it, If I'm swimming in a river or creek, I'm gonna just pee when ever i gotta go. Right thru my shorts. I know a lot of other people do it too. But lets find out...
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    Easy way to put new fabric on cushions

    So my sailboat has several odd shaped cushions that are padding for seats and beds. Some of the cushions have the fabric falling apart, because it is so old. I always assumed I was just gonna have to sew on new fabric, until someone gave me an idea. He said he cut out a sheet of plywood to...
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    Hydro-locked outboard

    I have an 8 HP yamaha, and This winter my family decided to moved the motor when i was not there. And they layed it on the wrong side. Why do they make you lay it on the side the arm is on? It's counter intuitive. They laid it on the other side, because they didn't want to lay it on the arm...
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    How to shorten up forestay and Mainstay cables?

    I have turnbuckles on all of my stays going to the mast. But the turnbuckle is already as tight/short as it will get, and the cables are a little too loose. So as it is, I can't tighten the forestay or mainstay anymore. I assume I would have to cut the cable, and wind out the turnbuckle...
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    Rust on the outside of my Keel

    I have a 1970 Grampain 26 Ft sail boat. It has a fixed keel, which is made out of lead, or cast iron. not sure. If I remove the floor board in the Galley, you can see huge bolts with nuts on them, coming up from the bottom of the keel. Now I assume the whole keel is wrapped in fiberglass...
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    Repairing Fiberglass cracks with just resin?

    I have a hatch on my sailboat that has a crack in the fiberglass where the hinges attach to the door. I repaired the one with some fiberglass cloth and polyester resin. Not that side is more secure that the other side. The other side has some smaller cracks in it. If I just ran some resin...
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    What kinda trees are these?

    I have these two tree seedlings growing in my back yard. I think the one is an oak, but I have no idea what the other one is. there are several mature Oak trees in the back yard. And some other trees, but I'm not sure what kind they are.
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    Legal question about international waters

    So the US has its own fishing laws. But can the US enforce its laws on US flagged vessels in international waters? It seems to me that you can fish illegally in international waters, the illegal part is when you bring those illegal fish back into the USA. is that right? How can a...
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    Golf Cart starter issues

    I have this gas powered golf cart, and it has been sitting for the last year or so. And it would not start, the only way i could get it to start was to touch the two solenoid terminals together. So i figured it must be a bad solenoid. So i got a new one, and put it in, but it still did not...
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    Knee injury question

    On sat we were palying a pick up tackle football game in the snow. And I was going to tackle this guy, and my teammate came to tackle him at a 90 degree angle to me. Our knees collided at full speed. His hit mine just a hiar below the knee cap on the outside of my left knee. It hurt a lot...
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    I think I'm moving to Ohio, so many hotties!

    I have been seeing it now for 6 months. When ever i drive thru Ohio i see so many hot women. They are just everywhere around here. I have been driving a tractor trailer for the last 6 months. Ohio really surprised me, it's just the heart of america. I am kinda tired of boating, and the...
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    8 HP yamaha, flywheel lockced up

    I have a brand new 8 HP yamaha motor. It is an 08, but was sitting in the dealership till april, when i bought it. It was running rough, because i must have ran some dirty fuel thru it. So i cleaned out the carb today. I took it off, and cleaned it, then put it back on. when i tried to...
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    Anyone here help out during Katrina?

    I remember when katrina happened, I wanted to drive down there with my boat to help out. I almost did it, but I was in college at the time, and could not really do it. Plus it would have been like a 20 hr drive. I was just wondering if anyone on here did that, and took their personal boat...
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    Just bought a brand new yamaha 8 hp

    I just picked up a brand new yamaha 8 hp motor. It's a long shaft, electric start, and it was only 1790. After a 6% sales tax, it was 1890 or so. I have always been an evinrude guy, but this seemed like a really good price, so i jumped on it. Plus it was kinda hard to find an evinrude...
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    Which 9.9 HP motor is best?

    I am planing on buying a new motor for my sailboat. I am pretty sure that i can get a new evinrude 9.9 longshaft for 1500 bucks. or maybe it was 2500, but i remember checking out prices last year. Gander mtn has a 9.9 mercury for 2600. But what brand is the best? I have always been...
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    You gotta like the attitude of the Russians

    I was watching a show last night about WW II, and they were giving quotes from stalin about his advice to his army. And he said something like this... Don't count the number of days that pass, only count the number of Germans that you kill. Kill every german you see." These guys would even...
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