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    Rub Rail Insert for Starcraft?

    Hello all - <br /><br />I'm getting closer to finishing my project, and I realize I'd better buy new rub rail insert before too long - I hope to have the boat in the water within 4 weeks!<br /><br />I pretty much know :rolleyes: Taco Marine is where I'll probably end up, but just in...
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    TC-W3 oil in 2-stroke Motorcycle?

    Can one of the oil experts settle this? Is TC-W3 ok to use in 2-cycle motorcycle/dirtbike engines? If not, why not? Trying to settle an argument at work.<br /><br /><br />(BTW - I vote for it being OK)<br /><br />THanks for any help,<br />Matt
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    Additional License Fee

    I just successfully completed my 3-day Motorcycle Safety Foundation course & got my Motorcycle Endorsement!<br /><br />The best part is that I was sent there by my job (along with 10 others), so I didn't have to pay or take time off.<br /><br />The worst part is 3 of the other guys did not pass...
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    Retro-Encabulator

    Rockwell Software Informational Video <br /><br />This is something I had to post - especially considering my posting signature. . .<br /><br /><br />.....................<br /> Et tu, Brute?<br />.....................
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    Wiring Loom into Outboard replacement?

    Hello all - <br /><br />I need to replace the rubber tubing that the harness & battery cables went through. I do not know if what was there was the OEM black rubber or if it had been reblaced previously.<br /><br />The motor is a 1975 70HP Evinrude 3cyl.<br /><br />Any...
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    New York Boat Show 2006

    OK - Who's going?<br /><br />When are you going?<br /><br />What're you going for? (buy a boat/buy accessories/ogle/just for the helluvit/etc.)<br /><br />I'll be there on Monday Jan02, mainly for ogling purposes, but I need to get a pennant made for my boat. I have an old window decal from the...
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    Do you count your silverware after the guests leave?

    I do - otherwise two forks would've gone out in the trash tonight :)
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    HELP!!! AMC brake drums?

    Hello all - <br /><br />Yeah - I know. AMC. Right :rolleyes: .<br /><br />I need a pair of brake drums for my 1970 Ambassador Station Wagon :rolleyes: :rolleyes: .<br /><br />Not an item that's stocked at the local Pep Boys, y'know? :mad: <br /><br />The part number in Wagner...
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    All You Practical Jokers -

    What are some of the practical jokes you've pulled?<br /><br />( this is a poorly-disguised attempt for gathering new ideas )<br />----------------------------------<br />One that I did involved the manager of the movie theater I worked for almost 20 years ago - along with almost every other...
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    Giving new meaning to the term "Lifeboat"

    Hello all - <br /><br />A friend on mine just e-mailed me this photo:<br /><br /> http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8cnv0/id9.html <br /><br />SCARY!<br /><br />Had to share it with everyone.<br /><br />Matt M
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    Variation of "Not Funny - Just Stupid"-

    -and the good part is it wasn't me (or any of my friends) that were stupid (this time)!<br /><br />September 2004, Lake George, NY.<br />---------------------<br />(background info)<br />My friends parents have been running this annual trip for years, they are now retired. The trip is now 3...
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    Mark42 - Where Are You?

    Please e-mail me - I have contact phone numbers for the hardtop MFG! Took long enough...<br /><br />No - I haven't spoken to him yet...Figured I'd let you talk direct.<br /><br />Matt M
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    What Cast Net to Buy?

    Hello all -<br /><br /><Originally posted under saltwater - figured I'd see what answers I get from the sweetwater crowd...)<br /><br />I am looking to purchase a castnet, and just want to see what everyone else's opinions are, before I plunk sown a chunk o' change. I've used the Betts in a 5'...
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    Just what exactly is a "looper"?

    OK - I realize this is a type of J-E Outboard, but what exactly does it mean??!? What does that do as opposed to a non-looper? And is that even the correct term for something that isn't a looper?<br /><br />Just wondering...
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    What cast net to buy?

    Hello all - <br /><br />I am looking to purchase a castnet, and just want to see what everyone else's opinions are, before I plunk down a chunk o' change. I've used the Betts in a 5' size, & am thinking about moving up to the Excalibur gold series in either 6' or 8'. It's primarily for salt...
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    Another lower unit compatibility question

    This is probably a question for chinewalker...Having seen the pix on his website...<br /><br />I have acquired a 1952 Evinrude 7.5hp, model #4447, which is missing the lower unit. Will a LU from a 1957 or 1958 work with this?<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Matt M
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    A Website to help research those old Evinrude & Johnson model numbers

    Hello all - <br /><br />I found a website that helps considerably with all those model number questions for Evinrudes & Johnsons that keep coming up:<br /><br /> Marineengine.com - Evinrude Manuals <br /><br /> MarineEngine.com - Johnson Manuals <br /><br />I've used this twice already -...
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    What necessities do you keep on YOUR boat?

    Just want to see what other people find indespensible to their peace of mind, in addition to all the items required by the Coast Guard, state law, etc.<br /><br />Just another way to pick people's brains for ideas. . .<br /><br />Among other things, I have an extra fuel hose & bulb, and extra...
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    RPMs Too Low!

    Hello all -<br /><br />I have a thread in Boat Topics & Questions (http://www.iboats.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=012914#000013) that evolved into a prop question, so here goes:<br /><br />1976 Starcraft Holiday 18 Aluminum<br />1975 Evinrude 70HP (model 70573)<br />With a...
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    Aluminum Starcraft transom repair?

    Hello all - <br /><br />Anyone ever repair/replace a wood transom on an aluminum hull? This is just a preliminary inquiry before I start figgern' out my winter projects.<br /><br />I have a '76 18' set up for an outboard. There is a gap now of about 1/2" between the wood transom & the...
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