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    Flywheel magnets

    On my 50 horse Force the flywheel magnet came unglued from flywheel. Its not cracked or broken in any place. I was going to glue it back on with epoxy. Will this work? Plus also what would be the best way to clamp it back in place wile the glue drys. Thank for any input.
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    Warning on Ford Focus

    Dont let my wife near it. :D Just to let people know that the engine that the 2.0L split port has a valve seat problem. The valve seats brake apart and will destroy your engine as it gets sucked down through the engine. I just found out the hard way. It started out as a tick that i could not...
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    What is a Direct Voltage Adapter?

    Hi im trying to diagnose my 50 Force ignition problem and its telling me that i need a DVA (Direct Voltage Adapter) to test my Stator. Its a prestolight ignition if there is another way to test it and some one could let me know that would be great. Thanks
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    Why do things always go bad in 3s

    It all started yesterday when my dad phoned me in the morning. He told me one of my Aunts had passed away yesterday morning. She had live a long and full life of 84. One of the nicest people you would ever meet. So becouse she lives very far away we decided to take the boat out and go crabbing...
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    How to make a coworker mad at you

    Tell them there just an job accessory for you to use and make do what ever. Works every time. But im not that mean, ok some times.:D
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    Fire Extinguishers

    I thought this would be a good subject to bring up. Is there a minimum size of fire extinguisher to have on a given size of boat. I know the bigger the better but a 10 pound would take up a lot of room on a small boat and a 2.5 pound is not big enough on a larger boat. Lets say what i would...
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    Knight Switch

    I'm going to install a knight switch on my Spectrum. What im thinking is to install it on the negitive side of the battery so i don't shock load my electronics when i turn it on. Lots of automotive electronics are switched on the negitive side for this reason. My problem is every boat Ive ever...
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    What up with iboats

    It seems every time i try to post a reply. I get disconnected and have to re log on and loose my reply. Its happened about the last 3 times. Just wondering.
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    A once in a life time sight

    As most of you know i live and work around the ocean going from camp to camp doing repairs. Today coming back from Port Eliza on the west cost of Vancouver Island we had a Gray Whale breach the water and come out of the water about 20 feet in the air. It then came about 30 feet off our starboard...
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    Couch cleaning help needed now

    Help me please quick. My son had a friend sleep over last night and in his sleep he peed on my new couch. What is the best way to clean it. We have already taken the covers off. I'm not sure what the fabric is called but it looks like suede leather "its not leather". I would rather not send the...
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    My old girl

    I'm selling my old 4 Runner today. Its a 1993 with 347,000klm on it and the odometer stopped working 2 years ago. This little truck has packed my but and my family up past the tree line in the mountains and down to the ocean "and every where else to boot" way to many times to count. I think in...
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    Ta daaaaaa

    This is my 1000 post. Just had to mark the occasion with all the great people of the iboats" im laying it on kinda thick arnt I".
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    My sons a HERO

    He was at work last night in the mill he works at. He is also the first aid attendant. As he was doing his thing he got a call over his radio "im "bad word" dieing. They had to look all over to find the guy. When thay found him his foot had been riped off in the conveyor belt and blood every...
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    Honda 90

    I'm not sure where to post this. I'm thinking of buying a new used engine. My 17 foot boat presently has a 50 horse on it and im thinking of upgrading to a 90 horse Honda that a friend's selling. In my experience has been Honda has an impeccable produced. What im asking is my boats capacity...
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    Stuck my foot in my mouth again

    I went down to the office the other day "our shop and office are at two separate locations". I walk in the front door and there is a new young lady at the front desk. I didn't say good morning all that came out was. How in the heck do you keep from falling off those things. She was wearing 6...
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    Another one to think about

    If a car is doing 100mph. At the point where the tire meets the road how fast is it going.
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    2001 Bmw

    HELP My bosses wife's car has a battery draw. The draw is when you turn on the turn signal light switch on with the key off and out of the ignition. Then the brake light on the same side as what the switch is turned to stays on as well as the front turn light on that side. To me it sounds like...
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    My ride to work every morning this week

    Its a 55 foot Nied. Way cool or what. We are about 2 hours each way to get to the island were working on. Today we were in about 6 foot swells and about 60 mile anhour winds out on the water and this boat just crused. An exallent crew and a way cool ride home. What do you all think.
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    Whats going on with iboats

    Im not sure whats up but every time i go into different parts of iboat message boards im getting advertisements with girls coming up. Some of these advertisements are showing more skin than some men's magazines i see on store shelves.:eek: Has my computer been infected with something that takes...
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    Walnuts verse Spiders

    Has any one herd that if you put walnuts in your windows and any were that spiders can come in it will deter them from coming in. I herd this from some guys at work. The way thay said it,it sounded credible. Apparently the oil in the nut is what thay don't like.
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