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    It's good to see you all

    I have been away for a while,,glad to see that the rest of you have not...anyway, just wanted to say hi.............
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    boat without motor

    Hi folks, was wondering if any of you guys ever heard of a dealership selling a boat without a motor. My sis has a great 115 yamaha and a piece of junk boat..
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    yamaha road star

    well it's been 35 years since I had a motorcycle, (started a family and didn't want the gamble of getting run down), but thats all behind me now.. I like the looks of the harley soft tails but don't have the cash for one of those so the yammy looks real good for the money. any of you folks had...
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    vintage slide projector

    Hi folks, I have an old revere/wollensak 808 slide projector, 50's era, that is missing the heat absorbing glass lens in the optical system. (my fault, I was replacing the drive belt on the darn thing and accidently dropped the lens on the floor.) I tried ebay, lots of kodak but no revere 808's...
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    dropping the water level in KY

    The USACE is dropping the water level of lake cumberland from 723 to 680. apparently the dam is is leaking and they are afraid it could possibly wash out..I hate this for all you folks that live there.. I'm on watts bar and if they dropped it 40 feet the whole thing would be gone... :'(
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    welding and bending stainless tubing

    Ive noticed several folks here have a good knowledge of welding and i was wondering how hard it is to weld and bend stainless tubing. The stern rail on my old sailboat got into a fight with the dock and lost...So I was thinking of designing another one and then try my hand at welding.. I can by...
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    building a hardtop for a pontoon

    Hi folks, My Sis has a 20' party hut and thinks she would like to put a hard top on the back 16' or so. anyone have any plans or ideas? sure would appriciate any info you guys could give...Thanks......
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    How can I find my septic tank?

    Seeing KRS's thread got me to thinkin. I need to find my tank as I am going to build a storage building and sure don't want to put it on top of the tank...Thanks flashd:)
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    need some fender protection on the dock..

    Well I finally got my boat up to the lake. I installed some whips on the dock to hold the boat off and they seem to work very well up to this point... but I still need some protection from the dock when docking.. :D As usual I come here to get ideas and input as I value all your opinions and...
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    your experience/opinion on mooring whips

    I want to tie up my 27ft sail boat to my dock. the lake I'm on varies as much as 7 feet between summer and winter and I was wondering how well the whips would work for that type of situation..as I'm not there all the time to tend the lines...
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    power steering pump

    Well I made it up to the lake last week and took old "flashback" out of moth balls. as I was checking oil, putting drain plugs back in and checking fluids, I noticed the power steering pump was low.. I topped it off last fall so about half of it leaked out into the bilge over the winter.. I...
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    95 maxima lower ball joint

    I'm having a problem removing the ball joint from the lower control arm.. it has a cir clip on it which I removed but still can't' get it to budge..it is probably pressed into the control arm in addition to the cir clip.. any you folks have any tips? Thanks...
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    I know nothing about wells and need some info

    Couple of months ago I bought a lake cabin on Watts Bar lake in Tn..planning on retiring there in about 5 years but right now I just try to sneak off as often as possible. It has a well and I know nothing about wells. The water is very clear and tastes a whole lot better than city water. Any...
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    boat house lift question..

    I have recently moved my boat to watts bar to a boat house that has a cradle lift. the boat that was in there before was a 19 ft. bass boat that might have weighed 1800 lbs. my boat is a 21 ft scorpion that weighs about 3600 lbs.. the lift motor and gears are rated at 4500 lbs.. this system is...
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    greasing a mercrusier while in the water

    wondering if anyone has tried it and if it will work?
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    ebay question

    I just recently started looking at ebay and being the paranoid type, was wondering what would prevent a seller from driving up the bid on his own product? seems like it could be done very easily....
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    boat cover question

    Guys, Im in a bit of a pickle, as some of you know, I have a 1980 chris craft 21ft. scorpion that I'm taking on a road trip at the end of this month.. after replacing trailer bearings, tires, fuel filters, belts, and who knows what else, I don't have a boat cover, and whats worse is I have no...
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    a couple of fuel line questions....

    1st question: I want to replace the 3/8 inch steel fuel line from the fuel pump to the carb. Is there a reason the original one has so many bends and twists in it other than to conform it to the shape of the engine to save space.. reason I ask is I have tons of room under the motor box and...
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    fuel filter/water separator

    spin on fuel filter for a mercruiser 350 chebby 1980 model. dumb question.. the filter says it is also a water separator..where does the water go after it is separated.???? :confused:
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    puttin my boat in the salt..

    I was invited down to dog island for a week at the end of april, and want to take my 1980,21ft chris craft scorpion.. I need some advise on preparation. all the basic stuff has been taken care of as far as new oil in the engine and out drive.. new u-joints,bellows, pump etc...I guess the best...
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