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    Cross country trailering advice/tips

    yep...it's impossible to overtighten just using hand strength. Where a mistake can be made is after hand snugging the castle nut, some see that the cotter pin hole is just slightly ahead of the "slot"...so they take a tool and use it to snug to the hole. That might make it too tight. I always go...
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    Cross country trailering advice/tips

    eh...from what I learned in the 70's... tighten the castle nut while spinning the wheel forward. 25 lb/ft torque.... but who walks around with a torque wrench, right? So the castle nut gets snugged as I rotate the wheel. I kinda remember what 25lb/ft feels like, so there's that. Loosen the...
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    Scientist claim to have brought back Dire wolf

    didn't we get a small taste of this in Wuhan? 😉
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    Random

    don't throw a lighted match in my backyard😳
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    Random

    lol...I can't decide which ones I like best.😂
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    Cross country trailering advice/tips

    it is great you are asking. A few times a year I take my 24' pontoon on the road, 2-3 hour trip one way, summer (hot). My tandem trailer is equipped with the dreaded 10" tires. However, I buy the highest load rated tires, use timken bearings, the best highest temp rated grease, wheels checked...
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    Cross country trailering advice/tips

    I prefer timken.
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    Cross country trailering advice/tips

    maybe something like this?
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    Prop Question... Bayliner BR185

    you are getting good advise, especially since"propping" can get expensive Important question, is your WOT@4600 with a loaded boat or a number with just you. On paper, the basics are: Reducing a blade count, decreasing pitch, and decreasing diameter .....everything else equal ( including...
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    Which battery is best?

    to the OP: I like this guy. Worth a listen. report is 4 years old, and not marine battery, however. I go well over the 3 year warranties on my everlasts, but I do "maintain " them. My 2021 Merc outboard,115hp, stated battery requirement was 1000 CA, so I'm headed into my 4th year with that new...
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    New boat owners leaving the hobby

    it's around $16-$17000 with a matching painted trailer. supposedly a limited run of 200.
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    New boat owners leaving the hobby

    what about this.🤔
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    old pictures

    nice....you'd be arrested today😂
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    Adding third toon

    waterglide is another Co..... and this:
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    George Foreman gone but will never be forgotten!!

    Ali...left jab Frazier....left hook Foreman...the "stare"
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    Prop Selection - Bayliner 175

    if it was my boat, I'd be happy.
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    George Foreman gone but will never be forgotten!!

    sigh, yes, sad. what a boxing era I grew up in! ABC's Wide World of Sports, every Sat. afternoon to begin with. Now all my "great's" are gone. Ali, Frazier, Foreman. Life lessons learned from each, get knocked down, get back up. Stand up for what you believe, stay true to yourself. I've learned...
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    alaska cruise

    the world would be a great place to live, if it wasn't for humans...😉
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    alaska cruise

    to those that have done alaska cruise: what is the best scenic route , viewed from the ship, or the one place to make sure is included?
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    alaska cruise

    b.s....
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