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  1. garbageguy

    Quit My Job . . .

    Thanks all for another fun read - and congrats to you tpenfield! Y'all give me hope. At 60 now, I go back and forth between never retiring, retiring early, trying to decide about when I'm done on this planet (for the Admiral and $ planning). Crap shoot, but for now I'll try to keep my head...
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    Think it's restorable....

    That place looks real nice! And that "boat" makes me feel so good about all of ours.
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    Purchasing in this market

    Yes, with all the current goings-on, we're gonna run our '98 Wellcraft 240 til it gets beyond our abilities, time, $ - then we'll see. So glad we put fresh power in the Wellcraft a few years ago - and that carb'd GM 350 is something I can work on. The boat isn't perfect, but if she'll continue...
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    Winner/Johnson basket case

    To me, that's a nice looking hull shape. Likely a fair amount of work to make sure it's sound and well-supported. The good people on here have a nice history of providing really good assistance, if you decide to dig-in. Thanks for posting pics
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    Seat cushion for small aluminum boat?

    Looking for suggestions on seat cushions for a 14 ft aluminum boat with small side driver console. (Alumacraft w 20 HP outboard). It's our 2 mile by 4 mile Adirondack lake camp fishing boat Our current method is to sit on a throwable cushion, towel, whatever. I envision two cushions (one for...
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    Free Boat

    A quick internet search turned up a little info on that boat type. They do look like interesting boats - not sure if it's a real good 'guest room' - intended primary use and waters it'll be in are key factors. It's an old boat, make/model likely have little to no bearing on what you'd be...
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    Head with no holding tank, is this illegal?

    My 1998 boat in great lakes area - during a regular on-water inspection, leo's wanted a closed locked valve on the OEM head discharge line (there is a holding tank). I think in great lakes boating areas, you can't discharge anywhere anytime. The old cities discharge raw sewage as part of...
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    Grass Cutting

    Mud season for awhile, a little snow on the way soon (WNY) - means most boating is a way off too
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    Johnson 50hp 1996 2cyl, 2stroke revved out of control.

    control and cables all good and properly connected/adjusted?
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    Annual Maintenance

    when it was dewinterized (summerized?), did it get a new oil/water separator? how's the engine oil? plugs and wires?
  11. garbageguy

    JACK PLATE?

    what changed to develop this problem? or maybe nothing changed, and the problem just became apparent as you had more experience with a fairly new-to-you boat?
  12. garbageguy

    Rec gas prices???

    $3.99/gal for 87 octane at a res in Niagara County on Friday 3/11/22
  13. garbageguy

    Weather

    so that's where it came from?
  14. garbageguy

    Olympics

    I've been watching some nights. Ya, really like the speed sports that don't rely too much on judging - skeleton is siiiick! The kid that laid-down a really great super-pipe run on a snowboard (Japan?) seemed to get 'robbed'. Ya, the hosting country doesn't seem to care they don't have enough...
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    Weather

    weather?, climate?, change? all depends on how these terms are defined. and yes, now that there's 24/7 "news" in so many places, "news stories" must be more sensational than the next to get eyes/ears/ and advertisers attached
  16. garbageguy

    2022 NFL Divisional Weekend

    Good - add some more bad vibes to KC...
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    1970 River Queen Houseboat new owner here!

    Congrats and sounds like you're ready to concentrate on the positive, and have safety in mind. And yes, certainly, we're boaters with DIY point of view - all our best boater friends are at least a bit crazy. Enjoy!
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    Bayliner 265 (2002 vs. 2003)

    with the info that can be read and seen here, and if one of those two must be selected - the '02 wins in my opinion
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    2 parking problems

    I suspect I'm thinking the same as you as to why the 2 tires have little to no air pressure
  20. garbageguy

    I/O Exhaust Riser life in Fresh Water environment

    When we re-powered our 1998 model year, I cleaned and re-painted the exhaust risers on that 350 (I assume original), to put on the new 350. They looked fine, and have been good on the re-power engine for the 5 years it's been in the boat. I think this boat has always been in non-salt water.
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