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  1. rolmops

    Suggestions on LongBlock Supplier

    I like that word play, sarcastic and amused at the same time. Keep it coming! But seriously, if you get a short block that took a dunking in all that nasty stuff and you clean it up and remove all moving parts and replace all of that with new materials, would it really matter that the skeleton...
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    Engine size for Wooden Boat?

    There is another thing that is important. You mentioned that the height of your transom is 60cm which is give or take 24 inches, Outboards come roughly in 3 sizes length wise . usually called short, long and extra long. Short is 15 inches long 20 and extra long 25. Many manufactures make them...
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    2006 Monterey Boat with a 4.3L Mercruiser TKS Engine S/N 0w354897 Mysterious Loss of Power

    I like the clogged fuel tank vent. A friend of mine had a similar problem on his Penn Yan. It turned that in his efforts to make the boat nice and shiny , he actually clogged the air vents on his tank with wax. It made it hard to fuel up, because the air had nowhere to go and as in this case the...
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    Suggestions on LongBlock Supplier

    I have used several long blocks from Michigan motorz and in retrospect, there are a few important things to consider. No matter what rebuilder you choose. For instance. Is the rebuilt oversized? What is the actual compression in this block and how does it compare to standard. I had a mercruiser...
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    Engine size for Wooden Boat?

    There is another very important factor to be considered. Insurance companies will often check the horse power capacity of the engine that was on the boat at the time of an accident. If the the hp is bigger than what is allowed according to calculations mentioned above, The insurance company...
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    Redline 302 removal

    Is this what you have? https://packaged-media.redd.it/7nvbmgk3rmrz/pb/m2-res_480p.mp4?m=DASHPlaylist.mpd&v=1&e=1731301200&s=5844c0a911200e19ecf9b0cad11400a1cf9d398c
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    Fuel pump Gale 12S13B

    A Gale is an Evinrude made machine using last years Evinrude everything. If you know the production year of your Gale. Just check the evinrude parts catalogue of the year before that and you should find the right numbers. Your Gale is a 12 hp 1956 so the 1955 Evinrude should hold the right...
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    Engine size for Wooden Boat?

    the computation method is best to use. You multiply your boat length by the transom width. Then you take that number, which is known as the “factor,” and match it to a horsepower capacity according to the Code of Federal Regulations Table 183.53 — Outboard Boat Horsepower Capacity, shown...
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    Engine size for Wooden Boat?

    There is a formula if you go to the United states coastguard site and look for information about do it yourself boat building there is a lot of info and there is a formula about the maximum horse power allowed on a boat. It even has it for different types of boats.
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    Gun ownership and permits.

    Thank you all for your answers. Change would be very hard to accomplish. In a hodgepodge of laws and opinions everybody should just be as responsible as they can and make sure to never be on the wrong end of a gun.
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    Suggestions on how to fill my onboard gas tank?

    I have seen some people use a 10 gallon (or maybe bigger) red plastic tank with its own dolly and hand pump (not electric in order to prevent static electricity mishaps). They roll it up to the boat and pump the fuel into the boat tank upon which they roll the tank back to their truck. I asked...
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    Gun ownership and permits.

    It's not about proving the same point. It is about making sure that you remember the right way. I remember, that when going on reserve duty. Always on the first day, there was the ritual of the refreshing course in first aid and in gun care. We could and would also bring in our private weapons...
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    A real useful tool….

    An endoscope? I had just bought one at harbor freight and it was laying on the table when my son came in with his one year old. He asked what sort of tool it was and I told that it's an endoscope. He looked at me completely grossed out and asked "Are you doing that yourself??"After I explained...
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    Tarps

    Costco has fantastic tarps. they are 12 by 16. They come in a package of 2. for less than $20. I have been using the same tarps for easily 4 or 5 years and never had a leak. You may think that one is not big enough to cover your boat. but when you put the 2 of them together they easily cover a...
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    Gun ownership and permits.

    All those different laws sound like a potential hornets nest. It is almost as if any law abiding citizen needs a law degree if he chooses to own a gun. When still in Israel I had my m16 4 hand grenades and all my tactical gear sitting in the cupboard next to the front door. Now that I am here I...
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    Gun ownership and permits.

    Mostly ownership. I once met a guy who got a hand gun to protect his family just in case. He shot maybe three bullets with it and put it away.I did not ask him if it was loaded, but I suspect so. If he ever were to use it he would not know how and endanger everybody around him. That would be the...
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    Gun ownership and permits.

    What if the yearly refresher course was done through an organization like the NRA and they would only inform the authorities if the refresher conditions were ignored?
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    Gun ownership and permits.

    Israel.
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    Gun ownership and permits.

    I would hope that this does not draw politics. The question of ownership is not part of this conversation. How to responsibly own a gun is discussed here.
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    Gun ownership and permits.

    Where I lived there are many gun owners. The government does the usual background checks so guns stay out of the hands that should not hold them. But once you have the gun there are a few rules that are interesting. Every gun owner has to renew his license every so often and once a year every...
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