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  1. Grub54891

    So, what did you do today?

    Went bow hunting. Don't look like any deer in my hunting spot anymore, I think they moved to the lowlands for the winter. Nothing on the cam since last Saturday. Pulled all my equipment.
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    Brain fart while removing Alpha drive

    Did that myself. The shoe looked OK, re-assembled the drive, wouldn't shift correctly. A new shoe fixed it, the bend was real small couldn't really see it.
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    Oil change could be easier...

    I never use the dipstick screw on attachment. I went to the hardware store and got clear hose that fits snug on the dipstick tube, stick it on the tube, pump the vaccume tub up , poke a hole in the filter and have a "soda" or two. No mess, no fuss.
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    Electrical Panel Issues

    What boat? Are you turning on the battery switch when on shore power? Shore power only runs the 110 volt systems. The 12 volt should work either way.
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    Water Lines

    The fittings should be regular pipe. Only use bronze fittings, and they make them to fit pex.
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    Impeller

    All impeller housings are built like that. It pressurizes the water a touch to get going where it has to go. If the housing was round, you would not need a rubber impeller. It could be just like a circulating pump impeller, but it would not pump water where it needs to go.
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    1995 OMC 5.0L Electrical mishap

    What BT said. For a force that is invisible, it can sure make ya jump when you turn it Into lightning !
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    Water Lines

    I'd go with pex. There are alot of boats that have it, but some are I think metric sizes. Its a little more reliable than the old school gray pipe and fitting they used back in the day. Any local hardware should have it. But the thru-hull fitting should be bronze, with a ball valve attached...
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    Plywood cover for open bow

    Been on lake superior with my 17.5 Larson. Perfect calm day, left my bowcover home. Not a good idea, the wind kicked up about ten miles from home. I was taking water over the bow every other wave. Filled the ski locker full all the way to the bow under the floor. Considered beaching it but got...
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    Volvo Penta Stiff Steering

    I'm going to follow along. Inquiring mind wants to know also.
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    Sterndrive Hinge Pins Question

    Please don't use to much red locktite a tiny drop goes a long way. I've had some come in that any amount of heat could not remove without damaging the paint on the ring itself.
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    Marine Growth Took Over.-

    There are ones out there that eat seaweed, you could sell it to one of them and cover your cleaning supplies cost's!
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    Fog

    Fog can be a real bugger. I was out on our 340 acre lake years ago, we are about five miles from lake superior. Well that day a fog bank rolled in, watched it swallow up peoples docks one by one. Couldn't see shore from the middle where I was out there. Of course no compass as I've been on this...
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    Pressure Testing Specs

    When pressure checking, wiggle the shift shaft also. That's a common place for leakage, but an easy fix.
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    Fuel stabilizer running through carb

    Ya know, I forgot to add any stabilizer to mine in the past. All three boats. One sat the entire next year and the other two were used with no problems. The third started fine and ran perfect the second year also, don't worry about it much myself.
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    ‘72 16’ Fiberform Columbia (?) Bilge Pump

    Slap some pics of the boat/ interior areas, don't take the pics to close up or to far away. We'd like to see what we are working with.
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    ‘72 16’ Fiberform Columbia (?) Bilge Pump

    Step one. Install a bilge pump. Step two. Find the leak, but I see you are trying to.
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    Towing boat with motorcycle rack

    Not sure about the swivel wheel either. The small tires over long distance might be an issue, and they show a vehicle behind it. In my opinion to much stress on the setup. And would your insurance be ok with that? But you are pulling a small light boat so maby ok? The front mount receiver would...
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    Towing boat with motorcycle rack

    No.
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    Tilting mercury 18 hp motor

    Mines a 35 hp, i have to put it in fwd to tilt it up. I'm going to look at it to see if its just an adjustment or if its just built that way.
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