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  1. Bondo

    Ayuh,... Built a new Tool yesterday,...

    Ayuh,... Ya know what it's like when you're stabbing an outdrive back onto the boat,+ You hear that solid metal to metal Clang, about 2" short of Home,..?? It's the Splines lining up with each other, rather than sliding together... Bumping the motor is Out of the question, the key is 20'...
  2. Bondo

    Somebody Help me out here,...

    Ayuh,... I thought I was reasonably Tactful in my reply,... Yet, I get Another azz Chewing with my responce.. Between this thread,+ the 1 titled Propper Prop,.... I'm about ready to throw in the towel,+ call it a Day.... Ask a simple Question, or ask for more Info,+ then have to take a...
  3. Bondo

    Ayuh,.. This is the 1,... The Big 1....

    TeeWenty Thousand Posts Ayuh,...:D:cool: I can't believe I've Wasted so much time, pounding on this keyboard with 1 danm finger,....:rolleyes: Actually,... I've pounded through a Couple of keyboards,.....:( So,... Do I get tenure, retirement, 401k, lifetime 50% Discount, Free Health...
  4. Bondo

    Wow,... What happened,..??

    Ayuh,... I've been seeing a white Technical Difficulties page All afternoon...
  5. Bondo

    Part # for the New improved version of the Alpha Shift Cable,.?

    Ayuh,.... Don has mentioned a few times about the New Improved Version of the lower cable,..... I just looked up the Merc.# at Bam,...865436A03... Is this # superceded,..?? I'll be getting the cable from My local Marina/ Dealer,.... So,... I want the newest # for the Newest cable,... Just so...
  6. Bondo

    Have any of you Guys ever heard that,......

    Have any of you Guys ever heard that,...... When an Outboard motor's T-Stat sticks Open,.... And runs Stone Cold,..... Or with an Outdrive,.... If you switch to a Thru-Hull Exhaust, with no Hot cooling water being dumped down the exhaust cavity,...... That Either of these senerios will cause...
  7. Bondo

    Ayuh,...... I've got a Question,..??..??

    I just got done reading an article in Go Boating magazine,.... In it, Grid states that the new Alpha drives with the 2:1 lower unit gear ratio, When mated to the Upper unit for the 3.0l motor, that uses a 1.98:1 gear ratio... The final yeild is a 4.16:1...... So,..... Somebody tell Me...
  8. Bondo

    My experince with GLM manifolds,.....

    After the latest thread about using aftermarket exhaust manifolds,... I decided it's time to do alittle more with mine... My 4.3LX was bought as a Frozen core motor,.. I replaced the Block,+ welded the original mercruiser manifolds,... While the welds held just fine,.. I knew I was boating on...
  9. Bondo

    Oh Oh....... We have a Problem...........

    I don't know if it's a Temporary thing,..... Or,.... Maybe Mercruiser has Closed the Door...... But,........ All the Service Manuals that were available Yesterday thru this link,...... Are now Gone......... Man,......... I Knew I shoulda downloaded,+ Saved to disc All of them.......
  10. Bondo

    Engine Alignment Question, with a driveshaft

    I'm about to give Bob, my Bud with the 50' Scarab a hand finishing up the motor installs, All 3 of them.... We've got the 2 outside motors going in Just Fine,...... The dilemma is with the center motor,... I'm well aware that the drive,+ driven Flanges must be Perfectly Square/ Plumb/...
  11. Bondo

    Milwaukee Cordless Tool Owners,.....

    Check This Out,........... Free replacement Batteries,.......... Of the 6 batteries I own,....... 4 are covered by the Recall,....... That's 4 Brand New Free Batteries................:)
  12. Bondo

    Anybody looking to Upgrade their Boat a few feet??

    I just found this surfing craigslist,...... I'd Buy it,........ But it won't fit under the Bridge next to the house,+ it's 430' Longer than My waterfrontage.......:rolleyes:
  13. Bondo

    OK Guys,...... I'm out of My league here.....

    Hi All,...... I've got a 1954 Johnson, 5.5hp outboard that I bought at auction many years ago,.... It came with it's pressure tank,+ everything is/ was in Cherry condition.... Well,..... It sat in storage til a couple years ago,... I pulled it out,+ had it gone thru by a local shop here...
  14. Bondo

    Has anybody noticed,..??.....

    That the Iraqi Congress,+ Our Own Congress are doing the Exact Same Things,..??..??.... There Must be a house Full of Liberals over there in Iraq,......... All they're doing (Both Our Congress,+ the Iraqis) is sitting around, Whining,+ Moaning about Things,..... And Doing Absolutely...
  15. Bondo

    Any Kayakers in here,..??.......

    Hey Guys,......... I'm about to repair a Broken Kayak Paddle,....... Originally,.... Before the Kids broke it, it was adjustable between having the blades on the Same plane, 45*s from the Same Plane,+ 90*s from the Same......... Well,....... I'm going to Weld it,....... Which brings up the...
  16. Bondo

    Volvo-Penta Distributor Hold-Down bolt

    Re: Volvo-Penta Distributor Hold-Down bolt I suggest you either go Back to the Dealer,+ raise alittle 'ell about it,........ Or,....... Find yourself Another Mechanic to work on it,........ 'cause by the sound of your post,...... You're Already in Way Over Your Head.......... And,...... You're...
  17. Bondo

    Hey,........ Don,........

    Hi Don,..... How about posting that link to your write up about Loosing WOT RPMs again,...... This thread here is in Need of it,...... And,..... I need to save it to My favorites,.....
  18. Bondo

    Ayuh,.. I needed a Trailer,+ Had a Pile of Junk,....

    As some of you know, I ended up buying a 34' Nauti-Line Houseboat last year,.... "Mom's Paycheck",.......aka; Bondo's Barge........ Mooring it at the Riverhouse turned out OK last year,+ I've come up with what I Hope is a Better Plan,..... But that's Another Story,....... The Main drawback to...
  19. Bondo

    OMC Info,..??..??....

    Hey Guys,....... Ya'll know that I'm not much on OMCs,.... But,... A Bud just called and is in Need of Info on a Junkyard Dog he's putting together,..... I Know there's an OMC Info Website I've seen posted here,... But I've never saved the link to it,.... Stuart Moss or something like...
  20. Bondo

    April Fool's Day is Opening Day in Ny. for Trout Fishing

    April Fool's Day is Opening Day in Ny. for Trout Fishing,....... So,.... Sunday morning I grabbed My Love,+ took Her down to a Secret Spot, a couple of miles from (OMC)Steve's place...... Steve came over a couple of years ago,......We met,+ had a quite a Talk for a couple of hours,........ I...
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