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    trailer spindle nut

    Scott nailed it. Some just tighten the nut, spinning the wheel until resistance is felt, then backing off one hole. The point is to pre-load the bearing.
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    RV build quality - Rant

    You have to understand that after 2020 build years, these things were built on a piece-rate basis...with the accompanying poor quality. Even some late year 2020s are not built well. I've had several travel trailers over the years, my newest is a 2018, and it is built well...solid cabinets...
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    2001 Mag MPI Alpha lugs

    A true 350 Mag MPI is designed to run 4800 - 5200 rpm. My brother had this same engine in his Rinker. Something is VERY wrong with your engine. Did you REALLY replace it with a 350 Mag internals? "Smoking" indicates a problem with fuel delivery and/or ignition. IMHO you have exceeded your...
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    safe?

    What the heck is a "cutty cabin"??? Maybe CUDDY CABIN? And no...you can't use it unless the hull is dang near the same configuration...strakes, deadrise, width, length...etc etc...too many variable as noted above.
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    Is it Safe to boat, knowing you have partial rotten stringer?

    At this point you are basically relying on a thin layer of plastic resin and fiberglass mat...which, while it has SOME strength to it, it's not much at all compared to a sound keel structure. While I have not seen it personally, I have a friend who actually watched a boat simply come apart...
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    Wife will be pleased (hopefully)

    @ typical $160/hr shop rates, you had to have saved at least a grand I would say...add in markup that shops add on parts...probably closer to $1,500...
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    I can not believe

    Several years ago I was asked to help find a windshield for a friend's 1995 Baja that had had a tree fall on it and break about half of it. We finally found a complete windshield for $3,500...a guy happened to be parting out a similar model. Crazy.
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    Cobalt 226 vs 220 or something else..

    Mercathode systems are great...when they work...which unfortunately isn't that often. It's best to combine it with a Quicksilver isolator. Does your boat have the Mercathode monitoring system?
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    Faria Beede Tachometer reading high intermittently

    I've found that it's simply easiest to just give them the 'thunk' every now and then...every Faria tach I have ever seen did this at one point or another.
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    Great day on the water yesterday

    Indeed. For the last several years I have only put maybe 15 - 20 hours a year on my boat. It's stored 300 miles from my residence, and I just don't get to the lake like I used to... Enjoy your time!
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    1988 Bayliner Capri restoration, parts needed

    Brunswick was very good at sourcing commonly available products to help keep costs down, have you look to see if there is ANY sort of identifying information on the intact pieces? Sometimes you can find virtually identical parts at big box hardware stores, often in an unlooked-for location. Or...
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    Great day on the water yesterday

    Always nice when everything runs well and a good time is had by all! Reminds me of a time a friend of mine INSISTED that I allow him to "fill your boat with gas", I told him that wasn't necessary, etc etc but...he insisted. SO almost 90 gallons later @ $5.50 a gallon he...learned a hard lesson...
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    I have to share my excitement

    Pretty sweet!
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    Is this possible?

    Yeah, she's a pretty big girl...bike and her have to weigh 160 pounds or more...no way there is that much buoyancy...definitely AI.
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    Water pump rebuild after 11 years and 600 hours

    Yours is definitely the winner as far as hours go! I've had friends and family that got close to 500 hours out of the pump on an Alpha. After all this time, what made you decide to change it? Did I miss that in your post?
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