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  1. jimmbo

    Never owned a boat!

    We have grooved ramps, that even One Wheel Drives, have little trouble with
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    How much outboard motors have improved.

    That engine goes back to about 1955
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    1400 RPM loss from 13 to 15 pitch!!!

    Are those Dia and Pitch numbers on the Prop, or just from the Box? There is possibility that the Prop is mislabeled, as well
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    1400 RPM loss from 13 to 15 pitch!!!

    An odometer on a Boat. Must be a new gauge...
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    Help IDing Trailer

    That trailer looks very much like the one my dad had under a 1980 Mirrocraft but a lot shorter, but different colour. We bought the Trailer at a Canadian Tire Store, as to who made it, who knows. I would guess that the Axle is not the one that came with it, it looks heavier, and the Tires are...
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    Never owned a boat!

    Well, your mind is made up, and you are hoping someone will give you the Answer you want to hear that confirms your line of thought. You can tow whatever you want, with whatever you want. But if there is an Incident, and the Insurance company(s) does its Diligence, and they will, you might find...
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    What is this on the transom?

    There is a risk of building a hull Too Rigid, and having the Glass shear along the beefed up Stringer/Keel. Perhaps if they put down more glass on the Hull, and not just the Stringers/Keel...
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    Carburetor tuning on muffs

    I never worried about balance, I would just adjust and readjust for best Idle, the add 1/8 of a turn rich
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    How much outboard motors have improved.

    But speed is nice... To me, getting there is the mission, not the drive. same goes on land.
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    Engine clunk on first start

    Hydrolock means unable to complete the compression stroke, so how would it start and run?
  11. jimmbo

    What is this on the transom?

    If people were see how the boats look prior to the floors, the trim pieces the cover the seam between Hull and Cap are installed, and the carpet being glued down, a lot of boats wouldn't be bought.
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    Carburetor tuning on muffs

    Until some owner with 10 thumbs starts turning every adjustment in sight, to make it run better, you know turn that 90 into a 115/140...
  13. jimmbo

    Cavitation Burns

    In 2002, I found a submerged Rock Ridge, with my Stainless. Neat thing about Stainless, the blades will tear, bend, but not break off, eventually you end up with a bent propshaft, and a sculpture Aluminium is more forgiving
  14. jimmbo

    What is this on the transom?

    No, the Depth Finder Sensor was off the boat that I traded in, but the Speedo tube was there from the factory. The Dealer, likely pulled the tube back, drilled out the Hole and used some sealer when both tube and wire were put thru.
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    Cavitation Burns

    I first saw Cavitation Burn back in 1975, on our 1965 90hp's small hub props, on the same side of the Blade, just closer to the Gearcase. Likely caused by the Vacuum Bubbles formed as water went past the End of the Gearcase, and when it contacted the prop blade, collapsed, hammering little pits...
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    daily music fix

    Weird Al Yankovic, has proven to be a Constant the past 40+ Years. He and his Band actually have a lot more Talent, than most of those they Parody Audio Clips of him covering other songs
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    What is this on the transom?

    My sx195 at rest. The Speedo hose, and the Depth Finder wire were both routed through above the water line, just Port of the Outdrive, below the Tow Eye. Also mounted in the area is a Switch added so I could Operate the Trim Pump when behind the boat.
  18. jimmbo

    What is she?

    Not an OMC boat
  19. jimmbo

    1972 Johnson 85 HP outboard fuel filter location.

    There are a lot of Differences between a 72 85hp and a 96 60hp. So the Video is not applicable, unless the 72 had been butchered
  20. jimmbo

    1974 Evinrude 115hp v4

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