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    I am an idiot.

    You ever hear that saying penny wise pound foolish? I had this brilliant idea of trading in my duramax on a Chrysler 300 and buying a 2001 Excursion V10 to haul the boat with. Ran the numbers and between the lower payment and gas savings I would be coming out about $400 ahead each month(which I...
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    Spending more than we have to on boat upkeep.

    Bondo made a comment in another post and It got me thinking of how much money could be wasted on a boat to go over and above I have seen people do the following every year to their boat even though merc does not say to do it every year tstat $14.75 plugs $6.08 X 8 = $48.64 impeller $22.31 oil...
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    Bleed breaks with pressure

    Well my endless POS trailer did it again. This time the master cylinder failed. I oredered a new one. It will be here Tuesday. My question is has anyone bleed the breaks with compressed air? Open a bleeder valve put a little pressure in the resivowar and let the fluid drain out the bleeder then...
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    Best review ever.

    I was looking for a one man bleed kit to use on my trailer and I ran in to this gem of a review on northerntool.com. Talk about your ADD.... Performance Tool One-Person Brake Bleeder Kit, Model# W80625 | Brake Repair| Northern Tool + Equipment "THIS TOOL HAS SAVED ME SO MUCH TIME AND NO...
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    Bravo 3 leaking drain plug

    Some how I missed putting the gasket on the lower drain plug (at the bottom of the drive) few weeks I go back to the boat and see a puddle of lube under the drive. I top off the resovwar, order the gasket/washer and about a week I install it. The resivovwar drained but was not empty (it was...
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    anchor light on bimini top

    Any one have any ideas how to mount the anchor light on the Bimini top? Photos or anything?
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    Getting Excited...

    Im getting excited for the beaning of boating season. Have spent lots of time this winter working on the boat making her mine. There are only a few projects left which I should get done today and next weekend. After that first trip up the ICW for the season is planned. Can't wait.
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    Getting trailer to ride level

    So where would you measure to get the trailer to ride level and how perfect does it need to be? In this photo its like 17.5 in the back and 13 in the front of the axles(marked in red). So question is where would you measure from the ground to make sure the trailer is level?
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    Add extra water/fuel seperator

    Wondering if anyone could tell me what to order. I want to add another layer of protection to the fuel system considering I use 90% pump gas. Can I just order something like this and put it in the middle of the line that runs from the tank to the cool fuel module? Water Separating Fuel...
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    Chesapeake boat ramps?

    Anyone know of any private (pay) or public boat ramps down by newport/VA beach? We want to put in down there and head up to Baltimore.
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    Bravo3 Drain Plug Gasket

    Must have messed something up or perhaps should not have tried to reuse the gasket on the drain plug because it was leaking when I went to the boat this weekend. Any ways I tried googling it and saw many part numbers. Does anyone know the proper part number for the drain plug gasket on the outdrive?
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    Getting LED strips to stick

    Any advice on how to get a 5050 strip of LED lights to stick? I put some in the engine bay because there is no light in there and the whols strip fell down.
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    reverse actuator

    Does iboats have this? I would prefer to buy it from the site that has helped me so much over the years. http://www.********************/dico-backup-valve-and-hardware-kit.html?gclid=CIX3iO2Uk70CFe1QOgod-jIA7A and of course.... Dico Backup Valve and Hardware Kit SKU # DIC-4748800...
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    Gen3 cool fuel module

    I know its a water separating fuel filter but how does one drain the water from it considering its an element not a canister?
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    Can you fry an alternator

    My question is can you fry an alternator by having too big of a bank behind it? I realize that it will take long to recharge a 300 amp bank but will it fry the alternator?
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    Anchor Drift Alarm

    Just wondering but what do you set your anchor drift alarm to? I have mine set to 100 feet but sometimes the boat swings around and trips it.
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    Chickens?

    Anyone else have chickens for that matter urban chickens? I had chickens for about 2 years before the were dinner for a fox. Im about to order 5 more and start building the Fort Knox of chicken coops.
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    Surge to electric conversion

    Is there any device that I can replace my hydrolic surge actuator with an electric one? I really don't want to change out the whole break system. Just looking for an electric actuator that can replace the hydrolic surge actuator.
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    Chicken Or Egg came first. WD Hitch

    The WD hitch seams to me to be a bit of a chicken/egg debate to me. Boat trailers can handle lots and lots of weight but the manufactures recommend not using a WD hitch where as all of the truck makers require a WD hitch for loads over a certain amount. So what does one do? Trailer is around 8K...
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    Glass Repair

    I have a few deep scratches on the bottom of my hull that I would like to take care of. They are from running aground on a sand bar. Worst one bay be 1/32 deep. Any ideas on what to use to fill these deep scratches?
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