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  1. JASinIL2006

    Pulling Engines and Gantry Built

    Nice! Looks like it could’ve easily carried twice the weight!
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    Building a '93 Caravelle 1750 Classic Bowrider

    You are making great progress!
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    Garmin power

    I had a Humminbird GPS/fishfinder unit that used to do that. It was wired into a circuit off the starting battery. Every time I started or restarted the motor, I had to restart the Humminbird, which was not very handy when pulling skiers or tubes (the Humminbird served as my speedometer, so I...
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    Boat carpet question.

    Pretty sure I have absolutely no idea what this thread is about. :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
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    Replacement bumper cover

    My daughter hit a racoon while doing about 60 mph in her Chevy Cruze, and it did a bit of damage to the bumper cover (and maybe some of the other plastic on the right front bumper area), so I was looking for an inexpensive option to fix it. I found a place on Ebay that sells bumper covers...
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    Alpha one Gen 2 Impeller Direction

    For Gen 2s, I heard that they can flip themselves in the 'wrong' direction when the motor is shutting down... I think I may have read that in something @achris posted some time ago. I think for Gen 2s, it's much easier for the vanes to flip around than on the first gen of Alpha Ones.
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    Oil change could be easier...

    The threaded portion of my dipstick tube is really hard to reach, also. It's really hard to get the garden hose attachment to screw on. I can get it, but only with a pair of mechanic's pliers and some contortions. Another alternative is to get the kind of pump that have a long thin poly tube...
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    Happy Birthday colonel_sanders

    Happy Birthday!
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    Larson users guide

    When I first got my boat, I was looking for a manual, too. I wrote Larson (before they disappeared like so many boat makers), and they sent me 2008 version of their manual for runabouts (bowriders & cuddies). As others have said, it contains a lot of general information, and just a bit specific...
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    Looking for a bigger boat....

    In addition to your tow rating (“how much towing weight can my vehicle safely control”) you also need to know your payload, which is how much weight your vehicle can carry. Payload would include the weight the trailer and boat exert on the hitch (ballpark is 10% of the total weight of boat +...
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    Scotch Guard on Sunbrella

    303 Marine Fabric Guard. Really good stuff.
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    Newbie few trailer issues

    Before you spend a minute of your time or one dollar of your money working on this boat and trailer, make sure you can get them titled and registered in your state. Sometimes registering or titling boats and trailers across state lines can be very difficult, and you don’t want to be sinking any...
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    Hull support trestle

    This is really good advice regardless of the type of vehicle. Never get under anything that isn't supported by something that can't move; use a jackstand, not a jack to support the boat. A jack is only good for getting the thing up in the air; you need something more stable to hold it there.
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    Any home brewers out there?

    All the stuff was from a beer brewing supplier and was labelled as beer brewing stuff... the beer itself tasted pretty good (the beer that didn't explode, that is...). I thought my buddy said something about a 'lazy ferment' and he did something in an attempt to rectify it (more sugar? IDK...)...
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    Oil change could be easier...

    Those Fumoto valves are cool (I put one on my wife's minivan), but if I could reach a Fumoto valve on my boat, I'd just pull the drain plug. I don't think I could reach down there unless I grew 6' long arms with double jointed elbows...
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    AOL Broken

    AOL??? What is this AOL you speak of? Some ancient technology, like the 1200 baud modem? Dis you discover this “AOL” on some sort of archeological dig?
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    Hull support trestle

    I built a trestle out of 2x4s using 1/4" carriage bolts. I first found the correct angle for the 'V' that supported the keel and sides of the hull, then I cut legs and a base to hold the boat just a bit higher than the trailer bunks. My trestle had three legs (on in the middle, and one on each...
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    Repairing rotten wood on bass tracker deck!

    Better options (in my opinion): - gelcoat (rolled on), with nonskid pattern - paint, with nonskid - vinyl covering, e.g., Nautolex (several guys here have installed) Pretty much any deck covering you can imagine would be superior to Durabak.
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    Repairing rotten wood on bass tracker deck!

    I strongly encourage you to NOT use Durabak. I used it in my restoration and it was a huge mistake. Durabak sucks. It is NOT durable and once you apply it, you're really screwed. When it begins to wear thru, and it will, in just a few seasons, you will be faced with a very difficult decision of...
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    Wisconsin title.

    I was looking at a Wisconsin boat that similarly didn’t require a title for the trailer. As I looked into what might be involved in getting the trailer titled and registered in Illinois, I actually decided it was going to be way too much hassle and I backed out of the deal. It doesn’t matter...
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