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    Water softner repair question

    I just found a very small crack in the plastic housing that sits on top of the resin tank on my Culligan softner. It drips at a drop every 2 Seconds or so. Anyone think it's a bad idea to clean and use silicone to seal the crack? Any concern in polluting the water supply? It's bypassed for the...
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    Max weight capacity of trailer tires + Tongue Weight?

    I have a tandem which came straight from the boat dealer with OEM tires rated to 1480lbs each (5920lbs total). I always assumed my whole rig is about 6400lbs wet. So this kind of threw me for a loop. Would I add another 10% for the tongue weight which would get me pretty close to my assumed...
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    Assisted in a bad boating accident

    I just wanted to share a sobering moment we had yesterday. My two buddies and I came across a 20-21 ft. runabout sitting real low in the water and grossly overloaded with people. Maybe 12 -15. of which 5 were kids (W/O jackets) and the rest were rather portly. It was so low the swim platform...
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    Factory Installed Tower Mounting Points

    I have attached some pics for those interested in seeing how a tower is mounted from the factory. Maybe this helps in the decision on an aftermarket tower install and if you do it yourself. The front mount did not appear to have any reinforcement but it was covered by carpet so i could not...
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