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    Mounting starting battery on an angle?

    Can I mount my starting battery on an angle?<br /><br />I want to put the battery in the splashwell, which is an angle, roughly a 30-40 degree I would say. I will have it in a battery box.<br /><br />Any issues I should be aware of? I dont see any water splashing over the back (who does?) it has...
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    2002 Tohatsu steering issues?

    I have a 2002 40 hp tohatsu, every spring the steering is frozen on it, it isnt the motor, its the cable itself. Is this a common issue on these tilt tubes on these engines? I grease the heck out of it to no avail. :(
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    Boaters World Problems Please Read

    Purchased 2 seats, total of $209.98 used a gift card brought the total to $157.00 I used my debit card.<br /><br />Next day I have 2 charges, $209 and $157. I call, they tell me it will be fixed. They refunded my money to my checking, the next day it was charged again.<br /><br />This has gone...
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    Ped Seat Bases

    I am putting a new floor into my boat, 1/2" plywood. I am going to install 4 of these bases: <br /><br /> <br /><br />I bought the seat bases and posts, the warning says not to exceed 5 mph with these seat bases, its the 3/4" pin system, should I worry or will they be ok and are just on their...
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    Installing pedestal seat bases

    I am putting a new floor into my boat, 1/2" plywood. I am going to install 4 of these bases: <br /><br /> <br /><br />What should I do to prepare the floor for these? I was thinking of putting a 3/4" 12"x12" backer under the 1/2" floor?<br /><br />What should I do? Thanks<br /><br />-John
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    Refi question

    Need some advice, I have 2 loans on my home (80/20) and I am in the middle of trying to do a refi, I can refi the first 80% loan for 6.9% fixed which I am very happy with through a local bank. <br /><br />My 20% loan does not show up on my credit report, if I fail to mention I have another loan...
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    Tax time!

    Well I havnt had a lot of tax experience (22 yrs old), so heres my question: What form do I want to use? I bought a house in July, got married in September. I thought of going to H & R block or someone to do my taxes but figured I would ask, as it may not be that hard. Also all of my vehicle...
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    Credit Report Question

    Hey all,<br /><br />I am about to refinance my house and want to get the lowest rate possible of course, so I want to resolve a medical bill I have on my credit report, heres the deal:<br /><br />On my credit report I have a collection for a medical bill with a date of June of 2000. <br /><br...
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    Building a house on sonotubes

    I am in the market for my first home, I have found a perfect place right on a local lake here. I found out that it has no basement or slab but rather was built on sonotubes, which I found are basically concrete pillars the house sits on, I assume for flooding reasons? I did some research and...
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    Chevy Silverado 350 V8- no oil pressure?

    Hey everyone, latley my oil pressure has been dropping to zero when driving for a second or 2, the idiot light comes on and then it goes back to 40-60 psi. Since it made no noise and ran great I assumed it was a bad sending unit.<br /><br />Well tonight I got off the highway and the pressure...
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    Steering Helms and Cables

    Hey everyone,<br /><br />I have a Morse 290 Helm and the cable that goes with it in my boat, the helm froze up and the gear inside it broke.<br /><br />I bought a Teleflex QT Rotary Steering helm to replace the Morse unit.<br /><br /><br />The problem is it is slightly different, the old Morse...
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    Karavan or Venture?

    Whats the better trailer here, im totally unsure.<br /><br />The Karavan:<br /> <br /><br />The Venture:<br /> <br /><br /><br />I will say that the differences are as follows:<br /><br />Width between fenders- The venture is 6" wider. Weight cap- Venture is 1100 Karavan is 1000. Same tires...
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    how much foam do I need?

    Hey guys I built this boat ive shown the pics before but here it is again just for ref-<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br />I take the boat out in some nasty weather off the coast of maine sometimes while fishing. I worry about taking a wave over someday and sinking the boat as it has no foam in it...
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    Which trailer? Weight?

    Hey guys, im going to get a new trailer for my OB15 here pretty quick and I was wondering what you figure a safe bet is? I need to order the trailer and since the roads are still snow covered/wet I cant trailer to a weight station to get weighed. I built the boat, heres a picture: <br /> <br...
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    Silverado Transmisson Problems, Help!

    '96 Chevy K1500 4x4 350 V8 was plowing today and I got stuck, went in and out of Drive and Reverse and couple of times to try to rock it out, and I just about had it when I put it into reverse and it bogged right down, will not rev over 1600 rpms in reverse even to the floor and does not even...
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    1983 loadrite- value?

    I found a 1983 Loadrite trailer in mint shape with 3 new tires (including spare), and new wheel bearings, galvanized.<br /><br />I am un-sure if this is a roller or a bunk- 15-18' boat I was told.<br /><br />If it is mint- whats a fair price? I was thinking $300-400?<br /><br />Thanks for any...
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    Need help finding a small gas tank

    I need to find a small gas tank, above 7.5 gallons, prefer more like 10 gallons or more.<br /><br /><br />Problem is it goes into the console and I need a tank with a very small footprint, dont care about the heigh of it as the console is tall.<br /><br />so far the best I can find is this:<br...
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    Would you buy a former rental car?

    Hey everyone, we put a small deposit down on a '99 Chevy Blazer tonight with 80K miles from a dealer. I went home and ran carfax and found out it has 2 owners, the first owner was a "Major Rental Car Company" and owned it until 33K miles, at which point it was sold at auction to the second owner...
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    Turn a Tohatsu 40 in a 50?

    Dealer was telling me this is really a 50 hp outboard, how do you make it into a 50? The engine is a 2003 40 3 cylinder carb.<br /><br />More or less I am simply curious, dont think I will go through with any mods.<br /><br />-John
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    New tires warped?

    Hey everyone I just posted a few days ago about putting larger tires on my boat trailer, well I mounted the tires on after new bearings and one of the tires has a wobble to it, it hits a certain spot and its like the rim has a bend in it. Only in one spot.<br /><br />Is this due to bearing...
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