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    Almost sunk one this weekend . . .

    Well I guess this is kind of a warning . . . Also a reminder to simply pay attention!! We were at a beach on Lake Mead with pretty steep banks. I have a friend who has a '06 236 SSi Chaparral. We have noted previously that the boat takes on some water when beached bow high. I assumed...
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    Hey, like who cuts your hair?

    I hate taking the time to get my hair cut, so about two years ago I started just trimming it a little so I could procrastinate longer . . . Well it didn't take me long to figure out that I could trim it forever and never go and pay money ever again. I haven't been to anybody in over 18 months...
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    Velvet Drive 71C issue

    1:1 tranny, fresh rebuild by amateur (no, not me, better than that) . . . I am running on a stand in my garage (350 PCM Engine). If I move the selector to reverse, the engine lugs and wants to die, it does turn the correct direction. I can keep her running with some throttle, but seems like...
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    Your favorite question

    Add says this is a 15 horse? Vintage? :redface:
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    Some chest puffing and Questions . . .

    Well I got this PCM 350 with my ChrisCraft replica project. I have slowed a little (a lot) on the boat part, so I decided to get my juices flowing again by getting this thing running. I hooked up all of my gauges and the ignition so I am running it as if it is actually in the boat before...
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    Yesterday's race - NASCAR

    If you didn't see the finish you need to . . . Crazy race, and once again NASCAR will have to respond to Talladega critics concerning danger to the fans. I think they were lucky that nobody was killed, but you could also argue that the fence did it's job. Wow!
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    At Park Moabi through Wednesday

    I'll be 1/2 mile north of the I40 bridge, on the California side through Wednesday the 15th. Peninsula camp site #12. A couple of Motorhomes, Tents and three or four boats. If anybody is out there drop by and say hey . . . See ya :D
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    Stern drive installer

    My nephew has left Magic Boats and is starting his own shop. I'll say one thing about Nathan, he has big cajones to quit in a seriously down, boat market, but I digress . . . He wants a rolling stern drive jack/installer thing. I have found a few Yardarm Installers at over $1000 :eek: Yeah...
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    Hydrating Shampoo . . .

    Anybody else think that's funny?
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    Income Tax - Dependent question

    I still have to go get my taxes done. My 20 year old also wants to mail in his 1040EZ. Last year it was better for me to take the deduction for him instead of him filing for his refund. Is there a standard rule of thumb for where this crosses over? He is due a refund of $590 if he files on...
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    What is this?

    I got this with my Chris Replica project and I am cleaning out the garage . . . A lot of the stuff I got was more hot rod than boat as the Chris and Hot Rod guys use a lot of eachother's crapola, so I was thinking non-boat. Maybe part of floor shift mechanism?
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    Laser II on Bravo 1

    Any reason that a Laser II could not be tried on a Bravo drive? Here are Merc's suggestions from their site, but I don't understand why a Bravo 1 doesn't make the list except that there are few on boats below 22'. I have a 23 footer, and have a chance to get a Laser with 24" pitch cheap. I am...
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    Speaking of ECMs . . .

    How can these guys (Raylar) say this? Possible? 5. If I make Raylar parts additions to my Mercury or Volvo engine will I need to have my ECM reprogrammed? Answer: NO! Our dyno testing has shown that these engines when equipped with our "BIGPOWER"...
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    Inboard Starter confusion

    I have an older Pleasurecraft 5.7 going into a boat I am building. I have started to get it ready to install and the starter is dead. I have removed it, tested it, definitely dead. Yes, I can bar over the engine . . . It drags real hard and trips breakers on the test stand :eek: The PCM...
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    100 Skills Every Man Should Know

    I don't recall seeing this here . . . Comes from 2008 Popular Mechanics. Pretty decent list. Sorry for the length, I couldn't figure out how to make it work in columns . . . How many do you have left to complete? I count about 20 to go for me. Note: After studying the...
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    What makes a tow rating?

    This is going to look a little like a troll, and I expect it will cause some disagreement, but this is not a rhetorical question. I have been in the heavy truck business since I was 18, I am 49 . . . with that said I don't know what actually adds up to 10,000 lbs, vs. 7600 in a half ton for...
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    Kid has a BB in his eye . . .

    . . . oh, never mind, it came out . . . :eek: True story that has not quite ended yet. Kids are out of school today, so a very good friend of ours' kid (Austin, 14) spent the night last night. For no apparent reason other than possibly to gross me out, Austin showed me this round white bump...
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    Office 2007 need a quick favor

    My son has a college project, due tonight of course :rolleyes: Math of some sort. The problem was given to him on a Word 2007 file and we do not own a copy. Will not open properly in Word 2003. I was thinking if one of you guys (gal) had 2007 I could email the file and ask you to save it...
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    Sign of the times - NASCAR

    I fly out of Ontario, CA to Houston almost every week and usually fly home on Thursday nights. As a frequent flyer I am usually upgraded to First Class and board first, so I see everyone else board. Ontario is the closest Airport to California Speedway which hosts the race this weekend. Last...
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    Craig's list insanity

    So, like others, I poke around Craig's list some. I have been looking for a 9+ bhp OB to replace my POS B&S on my tinny, but I'm in no hurry. Well I came across this: 9.8 yamaha outboard motor - $650 (Garden Grove Cal) [?] Date: 2009-01-25, 9:53PM PST 9.8 Yamaha outboard motor oil injected 4...
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