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    rescued a boater in distress today

    We put in for the 3rd time ever today on Clinton Lake in Lawrence. We started cruising out to the middle of the lake and saw up ahead of us a lady waving her arms. We made a detour over to the boat in question, a 24 foot pontoon, and saw that their transom had rotted through and their outboard...
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    Its all about the almighty dollar

    One thing I wanted to get off my chest and then I won't talk about it again is how expensive dealers, mechanics, and even internet sites make boating out to be. It doesn't have to be that way. Regarding alignment tools, get one for piece of mind, but there are cheaper ways of making one if you...
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    Fun filled weekend fixing stuff..

    Bought a boat cheaply and after running it on the muffs, I realized it needed either a gimbal bearing or ujoints or both. I ended up replacing the gimbal bearing, all 3 bellows, the shift cable, and water impeller (kit). Didn't have to purchase any special tools, just had to rent the slide...
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    omc cobra outdrive upper gearbox question

    bought a boat with omc cobra outdrive and like an idiot, didn't check the outdrive fluid and seized up the upper carrier bearing. I ended up pressing on a new water pump shaft bearing and carrier bearing and replacing all the seals and orings and flushed out my lower unit completely until no...
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