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    Cobra Water Feed Hose/Pickup Tube

    I had an overheating issue on the first trip out in our '87 Mach I Saturn II which has the OMC Cobra and 5.0L Chevy. I assumed it was the thermostat, so I replaced that as well as the impeller today. Impeller was replaced two years ago when I purchased the boat, and still looks like new. Found...
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    Finally got new powerplant in

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    Finally got new powerplant in

    Finally got the new powerplant in the '78 Glastron CV23. Went from a '70 429ci to a 466ci, and ~300hp to ~500hp. Block zero-decked, 0.030" over Speed Pro Hypers, ported/polished/blended D3 heads (Cobra Jet sized ports, 2.25"/1.77" valves, new springs/locks/retainers). Lunati Voodoo cam. Harland...
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    Glastron/Carlson CV23

    Recently sold my '86 Wellcraft Nova II, and am somewhat regretting it. Last week I purchased a '78 CV23 jet. She's very solid and original except the engine. PO claimed the original 460 was only 225hp (have no idea where he got that number) so he swapped in a 429. I'm betting the 429 was one...
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    Scam or ??

    I've got the Welly advertised for sale; looking to downsize. I get a call from a guy who says he's not a broker; he is basically a middleman, matches buyers and sellers, helps with the financing before and transportation after the sale. Sounds like a total scam to me. Told him I'd maybe get...
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    New Toy

    Picked up a fairly rare toy about a month ago in San Diego. Have done a few maintenance repairs, but am loving it. I do still miss my 540i, but the 850Ci drives better overall, especially for long trips. She's one of 166 exported to North America in 1997 (last prod year for N.A.), one of 363...
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    Solo Launching Advice Needed

    I used to launch/retreive my CVX-18 and 23' daycruiser jet solo all the time. Low profile, not too heavy for me to sling around in the water, could easily board the bow from the trailer tongue because of the low deck height. For the last 2 seasons, my 17yr old son has been able to drive...
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    Repo Games

    Anyone watch it?? I was LMAO at one 18yr old girl who said she was a smart, straight A student. She thought the names of the Rice Krispies characters were FRED. Then said Bill Clinton proved lightning was electricity by flying a kite with a key!!! She looked shocked when the host...
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    Ramp personnel

    We finally splashed yesterday for the first time this year (WooHoo!). Our first lauch of the year is always a short day just to shake things out, make sure everything is A-O-K before we start staying on the water overnight. We're getting to the dock area around 11:30am to leave, and it is...
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    What's with this weather?!?

    The Nova II is still sitting in the boat port covered. Last Thur morning it was 25*, supposed to get down to 22* this Wed night, possibly more snow during the day Wed. Usually she'd have hit the water starting early-mid April!
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    An Epiphany

    I was having lunch with some friends a few days ago, one of the guys was my drummer for about 12yrs, my best man, etc. He is massively into analog electronics, I think he has 7 or 8 turntables now, including a few really nice ADC AccuTrac tables (the programmable remote controlled ones from the...
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    Changing because of gas prices?

    Anyone making major changes due to increasing fuel prices yet? Last Fall I decided to sell my '02 540i. Was looking for a 97-99 Aurora to replace it, but couldn't find a decent one so I picked up a 96 Bonneville SSEi so I could stop racking up miles on the 540i to preserve it's value (a bit...
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    Need a vent window

    The port side vent window blew out of the Nova II last Fall while trailering. Anyone know of any salvage Nova 23' or Nova II 26' being parted? Worst case I'll have to use the strbrd side as a template and have a new one made.
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    NFL Week 4

    Oh good Lord, Lovie Smith needs to be fired!!!!! After the game he basically blamed the defense for letting the Giants score 17pts! He's off his rocker. The defense played an excellent game. He basically said the Giants' defense was too much for the offensive line, and they could only block so...
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    Worst day of the year!

    Winterized the boat yesterday. #8^( Supposed to be upper 70s/low 80s this weekend, but could be low 30s the next night. April won't come soon enough!
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