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    Non tow vehicle suggestions

    Hi all so I'm thinking of retiring my 2007 9-7x truck based SUV and moving to a car instead. The 9-7 was my daily driver and my back up tow rig. I'm at a certain point in my life now where I'd like to move to something with a little bit of flash and luxury, preferably a full sized car or...
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    Auto Repair - dishonest shop

    I had to take my wife's suv in for some repairs to the local repair shop. The shop called me up and explained that my brakes (all four of them) were completely worn out right to the metal and dangerous and that they need to do both axles plus the front rotors. The rotors have been pulsating a...
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    Trim on throttle won't go down, transome switch does

    Hi, all on my first ride since last weekend and the trim on my Mercruser shifter won't go down. The up switch will trim up and the transom tilt switch goes up and down. Not sure what to check. Lots of wires in the bildge and connecting to the trim pump, not sure which does what. Only thing I...
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    Too much throttle travel - Mercruiser

    Hi all, I picked up a boat this spring that seems to have a sloppy mercruiser throttle. When shifting from neutral to forward it seems to get hung up each time instead of a smooth motion and then it seems to allow the throttle to travel past what would be a normal stopping point. Now suddenly...
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    Suggestions to remove drywall mud from unfinished window frames

    So we are having our basement finished and to save money I opted to do all the priming and painting of the walls and ceilings and stain and finish just the window frames. I had stained the window frames prematurely because we ended up going with a much darker walnut stain than the Early...
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    Wheel Chock Suggestions

    I am picking up my new boat tomorrow and will need to park it on my angled driveway until I bring it to my lake house to live which could be a few weeks. I can't seem to locate any wheel chocks locally/ conveniently located that are up to the chore. All of the ones I'm finding are hollow...
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    Is Dewatering Lube the same as WD-40?

    Hi all, I'm getting set up to winterize my new PWC for the first time as fall is setting in. The manual calls for a the Yamaha branded 'dewatering lube' called Lube Zall. Honestly I've never heard the term dewatering lube. Is dewatering lube the same as WD-40 or is it something different such...
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    Cleaning the chalklyness off a metal garage

    Hi all, one of my garages is a 28 year old metal/pole building. Some of the exterior metal is chalky to the touch and faded to a lighter color than it is supposed to be. I figured this must be a common problem but I'm really not seeing any type of a chemical or process to bring back the color...
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    4.3 hesitation from idle and surging rpms at WOT

    Hi all it, would seem that my carbed 2bbl 2003 Mercruiser is starting to act up. It's the same set up as it has been for several years and the prop is the same and undamaged. It's at about 200 hours on the meter and had a full 200 hour tune up at the 100 hour mark because it needed outdrive...
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    Anybody own rental property?

    Hi all, I'm going to possibly be purchasing a rental property this week. The current renters are month to month with no rental/lease agreement in place. I will either need to have them gone by the time I close or figure out how to deal with them. Some months they don't pay their rent at all...
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    Engine cleaner suggestions

    Hi all, this past fall I had a new place do my winterizing on my I/O. They were very messy and my engine has a lot of what must be fogging oil all over it. When I clean my suv engines, I simply take a can of foamy engine cleaner, remove any plastic shrouds, liberally apply the cleaner while...
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    Considering buying an out of state boat

    Hi all, looking at adding another boat to the fleet. The owner lives in one state and the boat is at his cabin in yet another state. While we would find a spot to meet and I would tow the boat back home, apparently he has a loan on it and so I'm worried about all the usual scams you hear...
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    Anybody Know about Gas Furnaces

    Hi all, I went up to my cabin this past week and at some point the furnace shut off for an extended period of time. Luckily I drain everything as a precaution even though I keep it heated but must have missed the master bedroom shower and had two burst pipes to fix. The HVAC heated garage is...
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    Boat Insurance Question

    Luckily the angle the boat hit the cabin, it only damaged the trailer. I just pounded back the bent tail light holder that doubles as a step and put a new tail light assembly on. It took a day to fix all of the damage to the cabin since when the boat tore through the corner siding piece it...
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    Boat Insurance Question

    My cabin unfortunately got hit by a straight line winds storm last July. Lot's of destruction including my boat lift and dock. It apparently made for a good news story as my property was used as the lead story in the local news which was a bad way to find out about it. My sig boat was on the...
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