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    Alpha 1 Gen 1 Upper Outdrive gears grind! Stranded on lake for 6 hours! Pic included

    While tubing and porpoising on the lake 5KM out from shore, suddenly my engine roared and I heard gears grinding. I immediately keyed it down and took a pause, but since we were in the middle nowhere I decided to see if I could idle her back to shore. Unfortunately, the motor was seized from...
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    Help! Bearing race stuck on axle

    Hi, I was just arriving at the lake when we pulled in a gas station and I saw my wheel hub smoking. By that time the bearings were gone and the hub was broken. The wheel came right off when we lifted the trailer - luckily it didn't fly off while on route and that each of my two axles can...
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    TIME SENSITIVE: How bad is this crack?

    I'm just dropping the boat at the beach and noticed this. Any feedback would be appreciated! Just loaded another pic, its moist not dripping.
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    Safety Chains in conjunction w/ surge/hydraulic brake actuator

    Hey, Thanks for looking. I've searched the forums but have not found an answer to this particular issue. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PICTURE. I have a trailer that came with the safety chains hooked up in a bad way. The idiot who installed them on (4) in the picture swapped the original grade-5 bolt...
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    Water stuck in bilge - Boat too low on trailer? Please help, PIC INSIDE.

    Hey, Thanks for looking. I'm just done my winterizing and I must conquer this last obstacle before I am done. I have some water still stuck in my bilge even though I removed the drain plug and used the trailer jack to lift the bow to the highest position possible. I tried to lift the hull...
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    Billboard Tarp Cover - Ontario

    Hi, Does anyone know of a supplier (or person) selling one approx 20x40 in Ontario? I know there is a supplier in London but they don't have this size as I need at least 18ft width. Shipping defeats the purpose of getting one from the US. Thanks.
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    Correct Gear Lube/Oil for Alpha 1 Gen 1

    Hi, This may seem like an obvious question, but given that there are so many variations of Gear Lube available, I thought I would ask just to be safe. I found that some bottles confuse you by saying that they are meant for Sterndrive Outboard units. My local Canadian Tire store sells...
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    Bleeding Surge Brake BLUNDERS - Wheel Cylinder stuck?

    Hi, Thanks for looking. I just bought a two axle tandem trailer with a Surge Coupler (Titan/Dico Model 60) and Drum brakes. The previous owner advised that the brakes never worked since he got the trailer 3 years ago. To bleed the brakes, I did the following: * Topped up the Master Cylinder *...
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    Need Driveshaft Upper - Alpha 1 Gen 1 - #45-42634

    Hey, Might anyone have a used one in very good condition they would like to sell? Let me know ASAP with your phone number. I will call right away. Thanks.
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    ALMOST SWAMPED! Large floor crack after bouncing on waves. PICTURES INSIDE

    Hey, Thanks for reading. So I was in Lake Ontario on my 15FT 40hp runabout and the lake was pretty choppy. The boat has a very slight V (practically flat) and it hits the water VERY VERY hard as it bounces on the waves to the point that your *** simply hurts the next day - this and the fact...
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    *PLEASE HELP* Carb Float gets stuck everytime motor gets no gas or runs out! Johnson

    Thanks for reading and please help out! Motor: RDS-25D Johnson 40HP Outboard, 2 cyl w/ one barrel carburetor I had an experience where I ran out of gas while going WOT, and the motor shut off of course. Then when I refilled gas oil mixture and tried to restart, gas was spewing out of the carb...
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    Cracked keel the of Fibgerglass Hull over a rock, CRAZY STORY! (PICS)

    Hey, CRAZY STORY: Well, last Sunday I had a day from hell. On the way to the beach, my trailer tongue snapped. Luckily, we discovered this hanging by a thread when we stopped at a Canadian Tire out of all places. At first we thought our day was over but after 1.5 hours of drilling we installed...
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    Nautical Maps/Charts - Canada

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone might have LARGE SCALE nautical charts of any bodies of water listed below. I'm thinking of launching next weekend and I want to be sure to be extra safe. You know how it is when your out there, one minute your cruising without a worry and the next your heart drops...
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    Pocket PC Marine GPS application - Most Versitile

    I was wondering if anyone can enlighten me as to which Marine Navigation application is most sophisticated for Pocket PC. I?m hoping there is one that can display depth at all times while warning if you enter areas that are too shallow or approach dangers. Of course a bonus would be marine trip...
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    Nautical Maps - Georgian Bay / Great Lakes

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone might have a nautical map of Georgian Bay or any bodies of water listed below. I'm thinking of launching there next weekend and I want to be sure to be extra safe. You know how it is when your out there, one minute your cruising without a worry and the next your...
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