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    10 mph top speed

    He's not revving out, he can't get above 2000 rpm, so I figured that ruled out the spun prop (I had one myself one time). If the motor and gas supply are fine and the prop is ok, then it has to be the outdrive don't it? Maybe something jamming up acting like a brake?
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    10 mph top speed

    I;m no expert, what pitch is the prop? This might have an effect? Hopefully someone more knowledgable then myself might have some ideas.....
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    anodes

    Does that include the garboard drain? Is this for any boat or just inboards or I/O's?
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    10 mph top speed

    Don't run it half out of the water, you are sucking in air instead of water to the cooling system and ruining your impellor. She revs a bit more when half out because of less resistance on the prop, this don't really mean anything significant. "engine running too notch" what does that mean, or...
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    Red Tide

    What causes red tide anyway? I know its a type of alge or bacteria, but is it natural or due to pollution and excess fertilizer run off?
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    Waterlogged keel

    I hope you treated the cut ends. I had to replace parts of my pressure treated decks on the house this summer because the guy that built them didn't put anything on the ends when he cut. They rotted after about 9 years. The PT is only injected a very small distance into the wood from the...
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    Best Way to Lay Resin on CSM?

    I found late into my project, that those small rollers tend to cause the resin to get foamy and force tiny bubbles into the csm or other glass cloth. Thats what I used and I would leave a piece for the night thinking it looked good and find in the morning that it looked less transparent due to...
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    cooking

    Going to use them as bait for cod fishing this fall!
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Those exhaust pipes look good!
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    cooking

    Now that sounds GOOD! My squid......not so much! Just not overly fond of the taste. I think I'll leave them in the water from now on! Smoked chicken sounds more to my tastes.....
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    Tired of carpet! Looking for something else?

    Is line-x expensive? I've seen some types of truck bedliners that you spray on yourself.....I wonder how they would work on a deck.
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    cooking

    I caught some squid today. They are very plentyful these last few years. I've never tried them to eat before, but I'm going to try to fry some squid rings tonight. The wife and daughter are gone for the night, otherwise I doubt I would be allowed to clean them in the sink! Anybody have any good...
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    Solunar Theory

    Thats interesting. I've never heard that about approaching storms before. I wonder if that works everywhere? Up here around this time of year the cod get picky and harder to catch because they have been binging on capelin for the last month and are glutted and not eating, just lying on the...
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    Advice on transom , stringers and floor rebuild

    Looks good!
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    Put water in boat on trailer?

    Hmmmm, that does present a problem. I still would be wary of filling the boat with water. The weight is one thing, getting the underside of your floor and everything else down there waterlogged is another consideration. What are the floor stringers made of, are they waterproof?
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    Boat plug

    If the threads for the plug extend to the outside then just put in a regular type plug with no T handle, on the outside and use a wrench to tighten it. Nothing can hook that and pull it out.
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    Put water in boat on trailer?

    This will sound like a dumb question, but how do you know you have a leak and how much does it leak? Any chance its just from spray when you are hitting waves and such?
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    Put water in boat on trailer?

    That would be awful heavy on your trailer! I would be more inclined to put her in the water completely dry inside and then just wait for water to make an appearance and track it down from there. Or even have someone inside the boat and you spray all the seams with the hose and get then to look...
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    1978 cobra arrow glass transom repair

    I'm not familiar with your boat, but I have replaced 2 transoms without ever removing the cap. After the motor is removed(assuming its an I/O) you may find the transom can be accessed from the inside. You may have to put the new one in 2 pieces or cut back the stringers a bit to fit in the new...
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    Whales

    Just came across an awesome video of a girl and dad seeing an awesome whale display near where I live. Also included one my wife took a few weeks ago as well: and
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