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    First trip of the season

    Well we took the boat out for the first time this season finally. Pretty uneventful except I jumped on the tube and had the wife drive and the rope got tangled on my leg. Hurts like crazy but the leg still works. Got back to the dock and thats when things got interesting. This one guy was...
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    wiring a hot tub

    I saw on another post some of you have electical skills. We just got a used hot tub and I had a few questions. It is a 50 amp and needs either 220 or 110. If its 220 both heat and blower will work at the same time, 110 only one at a time. I am installing it in my deck and its about 15 feet from...
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    anyone use a durango?

    Anyone use a durango to pull your boat? We found one at a dealer for what seems like a good price. Its a 99 dodge durango with a 5.2 v-8. It has the factory tow package and is fully loaded with all options....even has the third row seat. Its Black with saddle interior and it has 140,000 miles...
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    95 chevy blazer brake lights.

    I was dragging my utility trailer the other day and the brake lights in my blazer went out. Well, the 2 regular ones went out the third brake light is still working fine. This happened to me a while ago and turned out to be the brake light switch under the dash. I got one and put it on...
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    pop up window problems.

    I have a newer HP pavilion laptop and I use mozilla firefox. over the past few weeks every 5 minutes or so a window opens with the line (www.popuppers.com) and tries to load. It will do this if im logged into the internet or not. now over the past week or so it is trying to download a file and...
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    Trick or treat troubles

    Well we took the kids to my wifes nieces house to go trick or treating. All together we had 4 kids with us ranging in age from 2 to 9. On our way home a car drove slowely by and threw an egg at us. The egg hit the ground between me and my daughter and splattered some on each of us. the car...
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    Ever feel bad for the other guy?

    I was at the ramp the other day and just brought the boat back in from a day on the water. The guy in the lane next to me already had his trailer backed in and his boat on it. His family was with him. He jumped in his truck and started to pull out and SCRAPEEEE his older son yells "Hey dad you...
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    86 bayliner warning buzzer??

    86 bayliner 16 ft cuddy cabin 85 hp force. Out on the lake yesturday after maybe 3 hours we had been swimming and tubing on and off. I went to start the boat and a loud screaching sound came from the dash. It sounded like speaker interferance. My VHF is right under the dash and I thought at...
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    86 bayliner warning buzzer??

    86 bayliner 16 ft cuddy cabin 85 hp force. Out on the lake yesturday after maybe 3 hours we had been swimming and tubing on and off. I went to start the boat and a loud screaching sound came from the dash. It sounded like speaker interferance. My VHF is right under the dash and I thought at...
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    Prop question

    Not sure if I should post this here so feel free to move if its not in the right place. We took our 86 bayliner with force 85hp out for the first real boat trip since we bought it. We went tubing and had a blast. Only problem. When we first got there we pulled away from the docks and halfway out...
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    Impellor for sears 8hp ted williams

    I have an old 8hp ted williams sears outboard that needs an impellor. Where can I get one from? I went to the parts section of this site and cant find a listing for one. Any help would be great. Thanks
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    Log home anyone?

    My wife and I have decided to build a log home kit from southland log homes. Has anyone on here built a log home before? I plan on doing 95 percent of the work myself. I have gotten a few bids here and there and would like to know what it cost other people to do certian phases of the...
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    95 chevy blazer hard starting

    recently my blazer is really hard to start. It cranks and cranks. Usually if I crank it for a few seconds and let it sit for a few seconds it will start. What can cause this? The engine light hasnt come on and it seems like it runs fine after it starts. I dont know where to start with it. thanks...
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    rebuilding a PWC engine?

    how hard is it to rebuild a jet ski engine? I have found a few cheap ones that knock or are blown. I have rebuilt several car/truck engines and am pretty good with my hands. If I got a good book is it as easy as a car engine?
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    motor lowers itself tilt help!!!!

    On my 86 bayliner with 85 hp Force outboard recently when I tilt it up and leave it alone for a minute or 2 it will lower back down like the pressure is bleeding out. Could this be air in the lines or something simple or is this a major sign of the pump going bad? It is so bad that when I take...
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    winch cable coated or not?

    how many of you guys use coated cable on your trailer winches? It seemed to me that it would last longer weather wise as it wouldnt rust as fast. Another thing how thick of a cable do you use for your size boat. And one more how do you hook the hook onto the cable? with the 3 u-bolts or with...
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    windows taskbar problems

    Every time I turn our new laptop on the search assistant toolbar and the quick launch toolbar both come on. I right click the taskbar and close them both but they both come back everytime I turn it back on. What am I doing wrong? how do i get rid of them for good? Oh yeah on one of the posts...
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    price right??

    Sorry about the price question as I know much you guys dislike them but I dont have any other experianced people to ask. I bought an 86 bayliner capri cuddy 16 ft with 85 horse force motor(stock motor im sure) I paid 2500 for it. Does this seem like a good price. The only major problem I have...
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    wait for the light next time :)

    Was sitting at a traffic light this morning and a guy wanted to turn right at the light. the turn lane was only 20 feet long and he was 30 feet back so what does he do? pulls onto the shoulder with his old jacked up chevy pickup and starts to roll....right into the ditch. Bottomed out and got...
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    listing of local public boat ramps??

    Where can I find a listing of local boat ramps and how much there launch fees are? I know I have seen something like this before but cant remember where. Thanks for any help you can give.
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