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    Removing regret

    My last project boat a 1957 Alumacraft Flying D has been sitting in a shed for the last 4 years. I moved and do not have the space for a proper shop so the boat has sat incomplete and neglected. I tried to give the boat away to a friend when I was diagnosed with a health issue and I didn't have...
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    Pinstripe removal tool

    I have a single pinstripe I want removed, do the erasure wheels work as well as advertised?
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    Where would you rather fish the 3rd week in October

    New England, around the vineyard and other spots by Fairhaven MA. Florida, Gulfside near shore near the Manatee River by Palmetto FL?
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    Barefoot skiers?

    Any bare footers here? As an added bonus with a recent purchase came with a barefoot boom. I think it will be enjoyable to watch my son face plant.
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    Why I do not have new boats.

    Pontoon has been parked since the party weekend when the pontoon was driven the length of the lake with the anchor down, resistance was felt so full throttle with occasional "beeping" from the motor. During boat maintenance discovered an overfill of oil better known as gas in the oil.
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    1989 Mastercraft prostar 190

    Do I want to consider an inboard ski boat? Starting to do research on one
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    The Lake will never be the same again

    My grandsons are getting old enough to tube behind the boat, at slow speed. I went and bought a 3 person tube with a back on it and handles for each seat. Put the boys on it with their Dad and started pulling was not 5 minutes and I was getting the speed up signal. 2-1/2 hours later the boys...
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    Lucky Day

    Tilt and trim was not working on the go fast, this was problematic for the skier due to wake size and trimming properly. (don't bother I did not bring up hull displacement and wake size) I pulled the boat and got motor wedged up, relays were working I looked at the trim motor and said well that...
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    Submersible dock lights.

    Anybody have submersible lights on the dock? Fresh water or salt water? I am pondering buying just to watch the fish, dang near impossible to be on the dock after dark unless you want to donate blood to the bugs.
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    Weed control

    Decided this year not to have the weeds chemically treated by a contractor and I am going to DIY without chemicals. I have a shed full of weed cutters, bottom rollers, rakes etc. Looks like the best solution is a V blade cutter I just have to modify the handle. What do you do to keep the weeds...
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    Anybody have "old" pontoons?

    I have to start out by saying I am thrifty when it comes to toys, I will not finance a toy like a boat. My pontoon is 20 years old it is in ok shape I hope to get 1 more year out of the seats. The Honda 40 hp starts right up and runs good. I am gobsmacked when I sit in a new show floor pontoon...
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    Went electric

    I needed a new walk behind lawn mower and started researching. I ended up buying a Stihl electric 21" self propelled. I am going to go all electric with my outdoor equipment. Tools that are used infrequently it makes the most sense do not have to worry out fuel issues, or a cold blooded string...
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    Giving away the last project boat.

    I have a 1957 flying D project that was complete as far a parts but not assembled. It got lost in the move I do not have shop space to complete it so I am giving the whole thing to a long time friend, all he had to do was find a lower unit, and he did. I have a big bin with all the parts...
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    Thought better of it

    I have the go fast ready my son bought a wetsuit he thought he was going to ski on easter. The dock at the landing is not in yet and it was a cold NW wind gusty so he valued his testicals and chose to not try, he vowed to ski in April.
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    Now I went and did something.

    I could not draw my bow this fall even with it turned all the was down, kind of a sad day I had not shot the bow in 3 years and when you realize yeah I am old now. I have decided to hit the easy button and bought a crossbow what a machine. Launches a 400 grain arrow at 450 feet per second. My...
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    Saddest day of the year.

    Next Saturday the dock is scheduled to be pulled. Boats will be put away, water toys too. Going to enjoy pontoon rides while I can, my son is coming up to watch the Packers with his Pops and go for one last ski of the season if it will be in a cold rain.
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    Electrolysis not a bad thing

    I have a submersible pump hanging off the dock for irrigation. It is the envy of the neighborhood, I irrigate at 30 gpm. It is a 115v motor, I bought the pump on e-bay it was cheaper than to build one. It is a chinese product not made with the same safety standards. It is a 2 mire motor with no...
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    Non conventional issues.

    So was having a sudden issue with my Mariner 115. I have only owned the used motor for a year. At first I suspected a fuel issue with the built in fuel cell so I installed a clean 6 gallon cell, no improvement. I replaced the plugs and wires, no improvement. I changed out the fuel filter no...
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    Moving the filter

    1992 Mariner 2 stroke 115 hp. Can I move the fuel filter to the intake side to allow for easier accesss and protect the fuel pump? Wondering it has tolorances for lower intake vaccume vs pressure discharge?
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    EVA Foam Install

    Doing the front deck on my pontoon with EVA. I will have freshly cured glass epoxy on the wood do I need to prime?
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