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    double your salary?

    Would you leave family and friends and move cross country to double your salary?
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    New Virginia State record_Striped Bass

    The 74-pound, record-setting striper measured 56-3/4 inches in length and had a girth of 31-1/2 inches. The prior state record of 73 pounds was caught in the Atlantic Ocean about one-half mile north of the 4A buoy, which is located off Fishermen?s Island, by Frederick Barnes of Chesapeake on...
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    What is up with all white portable shelters in Quebec?

    I drove from Manchester NH to Saguenay Quebec today and couldn?t help but notice all the white portable shelters in the driveways as I neared Quebec. What is up with these things? One would think the snow would crush them.
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    pulling stumps

    We recently purchased a large tract of land that was once a tree farm. There are a couple of hundred trees that we need cut down and the stumps removed to turn the area into pasture. Most of the trees have trunks between 2-4" in diameter. Is there an easy way to remove these stumps? Any...
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    Link and sync question

    Part of the link and sync procedures calls for the cam follower roller to be aligned with the mark on the throttle cam. One would assume that you align the center of the roller with the mark yet the drawing in the manual looks as if you align the mark with the outside of the roller. Which is...
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    Test your Knowledge of Fishing Rods

    All of these statements are either true or false, albeit some are not so clear cut. Let?s see how well you do Action: 1. An extra fast rod will generally only bend in the top fifth of the rod and as you move down the scale, more of the rod will bend, where at the bottom of the scale you?ll...
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    Fishing rod debate #2

    Do you size your rods to match the line weight, casting weight, or your reels drag capacity?
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    Tachometer problem

    According to my mechanic, my tachometer is ~200 RPM off at low RPM. It was almost 300 rpm off before he adjusted it. He didn?t check the upper end that I?m aware of. The charging system works well and the stator shows no signs of damage. What would cause this? I have a line on a new...
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    A man has to know his limitations

    Well, we?re 10 days in to the Maryland?s Trophy Striped Bass season and we?ve already lost 3 boats with 2 deaths, so far..... The first boat to be lost was a pontoon boat that capsized off Bloody Point. Why three guys were out in the open waters of the Bay in 20-25kt winds with 4-5 foot seas on...
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    1997 ? 200 HP Ocean pro - idle issue

    New power head. New fuel pump, recirc system, Carbs rebuilt, etc. Still will not idle reliably below 1000 rpm. Above 1300 RPM it runs like a Swiss watch. Anything below 1000rpm it will idle for a bit, lean sneeze and stall. The lower the idle speed the worst, or quicker the idle...
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    Trickle Chargers are harmful to battery life?

    Per the care instructions for my AC Delco Deep Cycle batteries. Do not leave the battery connected to any type of battery charger after it is fully charged Using trickle chargers over long periods of time will shorten the life of a battery. The Voyager maintenance free design has a very low...
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    Delamination on hardtop

    I have a couple of places where the gelcoat has, or is, starting to delaminate on the hardtop. Most of the delamination has taken place around a couple of holes the PO filled with 5200 and water got under the gelcoat. I drilled out the 5200 and cored the hole with wooden dowels and epoxy last...
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    Motion Damping Thrust Vector Control System for Marine Craft

    A friend of a friend helped in the rigging and the inventor is looking to team with an outboard manufacturer. He says that it allows the boat to run flat with no real impact from the waves and in turns the boat stays flat like a rail car. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKXGJ38g7ac
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    Replacing lower units and stainless props

    You hear guys all the time saying things like ?if you hit something with aluminum 90% of the time all you will have to replace is the prop!!!! hit it with stainless and most of the time you will be fixing your entire lower end or outdrive.? How many guys running stainless props have needed to...
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    RPM question

    Full throttle operating range 5000 - 6000 RPM Prop for WOT or peak HP? There is a 500 RPM difference between the two.
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    Adding an ACR to dual battery setup

    Currently running a dual battery setup with a 3 way switch. Been working well for quite sometime but getting tired of messing with the switch and will install the Blue seas Add a battery kit. Both batteries are Grp. 27 deep cycles. The switched ?boat? accessories are currently wired to the...
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    97 200HP Ocean Pro - erratic idle RPM

    Ran it yesterday for 10 hours w/o any noticeable problems. Trolled for 8 of those hours w/o any symptoms. Go out this morning to flush it and its acting up on the hose. Start it up, it sits at high idle @ 1500 rpm then drops down to it's normal 1100-1200 RPM. It will sit there for a couple of...
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    92 Mercury Force 40 HP Water pump

    I?m helping a friend with a cooling problem. No surprise, the impeller was pretty well shot, but we did not find any gaskets on the WP assembly either. We checked the factory parts list and it does not list any gaskets for the assembly. I find it hard to believe that they did not seal the pump...
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    Unprecedented White Marlin Action

    Maryland Anglers Seeing Unprecedented Marlin Action Near Ocean City Annapolis, Md. (September 2, 2010) ? Over the past 10 days, fisherman in the waters off Ocean City have experienced a frenzy of white marlin action. ?It appears the ?perfect storm? of conditions came together off the...
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    You might need a little bigger boat if......

    Diamonds Shoals, N.C as of 10:50 am EDT on 09/02/2010: Wind Direction (WDIR): ENE ( 70 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 21.4 kts Wind Gust (GST): 25.3 kts Wave Height (WVHT): 12.8 ft Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 15 sec Average...
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