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    lead core line

    Does anybody do any lead core line fishing in salt water?
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    Live shad ,dead fatheads.

    Last summer I bought a different type of airpump from Gander Mountain. It really is an ionizer.It separates the oxygen from the H2 and allows it to become part of the air in the inter molecular space between the regular water molecules . This has great advantages in the bai bucket because it is...
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    lead core line

    In a previous thread we discussed alternatives to down riggers and it caught my attention because I am an avid lead core fisherman.At least in fresh water situations. I do have a few problems,which are mostly caused by lack of proper information and they mostly have to do with the amount of lead...
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    A small note on global warming.

    On Monday 10 leading USA corporations,including General Electric,Alcoa,Dupont and Caterpillar,launched a coalition with four environmental groups to push for mandatory federal emmission controls. The corporate leaders pledged to work for specific targets to reduce current levels of carbon...
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    resleeving

    My FIL fried his nice 2000 50 horse 3 cylinder ELPTO and yours truly has been elected to undo the damage. Anyway,I split the block today and to my surprise the inner sleeve of the top cylinder had been pulled down by the overheated piston for about a third of an inch where it set up the engine...
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    Karl Rove

    Where is he?
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    repair manual for outboard.

    I was just asked to rebuild a 2000 50 horse 3 cylinder 50ELPTO which seized because of zebra mussel build up in the water intake and the usual dose of owner ignorance. In order to this I will need a good service manual and all I can find on the web so far is the usual seloc and chilton stuff...
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    National health insurance.

    Could somebody please explain to me why there are such strong emotions for or against some form of national health insurance? It seems to me that a basic level of health insurance that can be added to depending on the customer's desires,takes the pressure off companies to provide health...
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    How about a cup of coffee?

    Why not celebrate the fact that we did have an election and we were free to vote.The outcome may or may not be to your liking,but to be able to go to a polling station without fear is a celebration of freedom. So please stop crowing victory or whining defeat. We all won. The next thing should...
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    Now they got my attention.

    This morning at 05.15 the phone goes off and I thought Oh Shid,something happened to my daughter. It turned out to be a robot canvasser call,implying to give me a democrat message,so I hung up.2 minutes later,the phone goes off again,same robot,I hung up again.I am wide awake now and get...
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    Evangelical Ted Haggard

    He preaches against gay marriage and then goes to a male prostitute. Why is it that religion and hypocrisy go hand in hand?(mind you,I do not say faith) If these are the people who are supposed to lead their flock,where will their flock end up?
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    commercial striper license.

    Next year we plan to take our 19 footer which is registered in Mass. And do 1 week of commercial fishing for finfish.Our targets will be striped bass,haddock and possibly some tuna. This trip will probably cost us an arm and a leg,but we want to try to cover at least some of the expense with our...
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    Election fallout with Folie?

    NPR did a poll mostly aimed at listeners who call themselves conservative religious voters. Only one question was asked:Does this Folie thing in any way influence which candidate you will vote for? The overwhelming majority answered that all politicians are crooks and most have skeletons in the...
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    Yet another next line, From the album "piper at the gates of dawn"

    A moment is divided in six stages
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    Another dark side of Iraq.

    This from a family member who currently trains Kurdish troops. Turkish and Iranian special forces are currently deployed in the Quandil Mountains about 5 miles inside Iraqi territory and are fighting Kurdish troops. The Turks and the Iranians are chasing Kurdish rebels from the PKK and PJAK who...
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    Ben Laden dead??

    French papers came out this morning with a leaked report from the French security services that, according to Saudi intelligence, Ben Laden died on August 23.The report said that he died of typhoid fever. Maybe we hear more about this in the near future.
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    GMT minus 1?

    Looking at the time that messages are typed in ,I realize that the Iboats yacht must be off the Azores.Why else would iboats use GMT minus one hour as its forum clock.
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    The pope's point,update

    This morning,the pope said that he was "deeply sorry" for the anger caused by his remarks on islam and said a quote he used from a medieval text about holy wars did not reflect his personal thoughts. In a reaction to the Pope's statement,the Egyptian moslem brotherhood said that the apology is...
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    changing a 1964 9.5 from tiller to remote

    Is there a way to do it? Do I need a special kit? Or is it just easier to sell this little longshaft and buy an engine with a remote setup? As always,thank you for your comments.
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    trolling plate

    Did any of you replace a kicker for a trolling plate? Please share your experience,thank you
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