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  1. JimS123

    Best carpet for trailer bunks

    Go to West Marine or any other marine supply store and buy "boat trailer bunk carpet". The easy answer is ebay, or a google of the "".
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    flat bottom hull id

    The title and bill of sale will show the hull number.
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    Should I be worried

    Nice boat, but the wrong trailer. Too short. The pic shows that the boat cannot be moved forward. If its cheap enough and you like the boat, go for it. Then, buy a new trailer.
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    Johnson sea horse

    I have bought those for 20 bucks a few years ago. But now everybody selling them thinks they are worth gold. If you sell it, someone in the know would probably give you up to 100 bucks if it has compression. Truth is many of those motors are still running and in use today. They are easy to...
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    Repairing a crack in aTaylormade Fender Cushion

    Been there, done that. If you are in to aggravation, go for it. If it were me I'd throw it away.
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    Evinrude 9.5 vs 8hp speed test

    If you wanted to get there real fast and look cool, you bought a Merc. (think tower of power) If you wanted to get back home again, you bought a JohnnyRude.
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    Evinrude 9.5 vs 8hp speed test

    I have a 1970 9.5 on a 14' tinny. One vacation I replaced it with a 1984 9.9. The difference was negligible. One thing I can say about the 9.5, though. It simply runs and runs and is probably the best OB I ever had.
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    How to actually BOOK a flight online?

    I took my first business flight in 1971. Was a road warrior until 2016 when I retired. Now we travel a lot for leisure. First, go to every airline website that is in your local airport and sign up for a frequent flyer account. When you want to travel, go to travelocity.com and see what's...
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    Lifting plastic trailer fenders?

    I bought my first boat trailer in 1968. Had metal fenders for eons. Constant problems. Back about 20 years ago I got some plastic fenders. The improvement was so great that I wouldn't own metal fenders ever again. Like lots of things, experiences can be different.
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    Hoping someone here can help

    Google NADA for the boat web site. Put in your zip code and it will give you a good starting value.
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    Boat year and type

    The HIN on the starboard size of the transom will provide all that info for you.
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    New to Ted Williams 9.9

    Google Discount Marine Parts.
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    what is make and model?

    A quality pitot tube speedometer, with a transom mounted pitot tube, properly mounted with a solid hose sealed at both ends, will provide a speed that is +- 1 mph of the actual water speed. The "hole" on an outboard motor may not provide accurate results because of changing trim of the motor...
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    Lifting plastic trailer fenders?

    I bought my first brand new car in 1970. The oem tire brands varied over the years, but in my experience when I ordered a car with a towing package (which is always) I usually got Goodyears. On some of the wife's cars there were varioys brands, some OK, some good and some crappy. My current...
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    Ideas on getting lake water temp sensor w/o drilling into hull?

    Yeah. That's an issue. Obviously, since he won't drill a hole for the normal Temp mount, he's kinda stuck without options.
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    Ideas on getting lake water temp sensor w/o drilling into hull?

    If the string is long enough, and you wait till you open your beer you get an instant reading and no bending over. Regardless, a boat is not your own unless you've drilled dozens of holes in it. You simply have to add a transducer and they all have temp.
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    Ideas on getting lake water temp sensor w/o drilling into hull?

    Buy a pool water temperature gauge. They are mercury, so very accurate. Plastic and only a couplabucks. Tie a string to one and and a lead sinker on the other end. Drop it in the water. I have one in the glove compartment of my jetski. Works beautiful.
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    How do you guys mix Gas

    I have a gasoline John Deere lawn tractor. All my other equipment (weed-wacker, leaf blower, chain saw, garden tiller) have been switched to electric. They are all the same manufacturer so I have a whole pile of batteries. I always get the job done. They actually work better! 1 hour full...
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    How do you guys mix Gas

    PS - just picked up a 1947 2.5 HP Lauson Sportking. Air cooled 4-stroke. Heavy as all heck and more greasy than any other outboard I ever got. Looks like it's a runner too. Fired right up.
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    How do you guys mix Gas

    That's sooooo true. But after many years running 2-strokes, and then thankfully switch to I/Os, I'm glad I had the ability to switch to 4-stroke outboards. I remember the advertisement video done by Evinrude, comparing their OB to a Merc. Stern-to-stern and then WOT. The 'Rude literally...
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