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    My poor, sinking lift

    So I got the deal of the century. Two year old, shore master 4010 with top. I've been wanting one for years so i don't have to pull my boat out every weekend. All went well in the beginning. put it together and floated it out on tubes. Dropped it down on the lake bottom. I was all smiles...
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    Help with identity

    Surfing one day I found a boat. Exactly like mine with a tower that followed the windshied lines and flow of the boat to a T. The picture was on Swim Platforms website and they gave me a couple of links to try as to who makes the tower but I'm not sure its the right one. The one they led me...
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    25hp no start

    Here is the brief: Bought a pontoon cheap. Been sitting for 10+ years and even had trees growing on the deck. 25 Envinrude hangs off the back. Pull the cover and mice have had a hayday. Repaired the harnesses, cleaned all the terminals, cranks great, has good spark but no fuel. Pull the...
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    1979 Evinrude 25 hp hard crank

    my neighbor just picked up a pontoon that's been sitting for 12+ years. Rodents made a nest on top of the engine. After replacing some wires we have the engine cranking over and have good spark. Now when we put the plugs in the engine barley turns over. Should/does this engine have...
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    May have to hang it up

    I?m into my third year of riding and learned the hard way a while ago to watch that precious front edge. Well this past Friday I thought I would try something new. I can do surface 360?s so I thought I would try one in the air. I didn?t want to go all out and clear the wake so I edged in with...
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    28hp Evinrude - Now where did that come from?

    I noticed the telltale sign of oil in the water behind the pontoon this weekend. The motor was tipped out of the water and checking the engine over I noticed a small amount of oil coming out of small hole in the lower unit on the starboard side. I assume this is telling me there is a seal...
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    Need some advise from the wood burners

    My dad?s shop is heated with a wood burner. We knew the chimney needed to be cleaned for some time now and were waiting until the weather straightened out. Well two days ago my dad returned home to find the shop a thick cloud of smoke (my pontoon is in there, just a little panic) and no smoke...
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    I now know the true definition of insanity

    Trying to potty train my 2 year old twins! AAAAHHHHHH (insert smiley pulling hair out)
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    Wise console and ignition?

    I'm installing a new Wise console and wanted to see what other opinions were on the ignition switch location. I wanted to mount it on the same panel as the steering wheel. This is angled up a bit. My concern here would be water getting down in the switch. There is a drain hole in the switch...
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    1986 Playbuoy pontoon rebuild

    We got this pontoon a year ago on a barter. It's powered by a 28hp Evinrude. It was in need of some serious help. The carpet was rotted out and sections were missing. Most of the seatin had been removed leaving holes in the floor where the table had been. The console had to be reinforced to...
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    First time ice fishing

    I hate winter, but due to all of our family living in Michigan I have to make the best of it. I borrowed all the icefishing equipment from a co-worker and my brother and I headed to the lake. Mind you it said 9? on the dash of the truck on the way out. I'm estimating the wind and blowing snow...
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    Bachelor's degree online?

    Anyone every pursued a bachelor?s degree online? I currently have a General Associates but I seem to be stuck. All of the jobs that I apply for require a bachelor?s degree. I?m trying to get into a test engineer/application engineer position and prospective employers skip right over my resume...
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    5 Star Crash Rating

    Crash ratings is something that I've never really considered before until a few weeks ago. We bought a new Dodge Charger in 2008 because it's one of the coolest looking 4 doors made. We didn't know at the time that it had a 5 start crash rating. Well my wife was headed home with our 18...
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    Now this is pretty cool!

    I built a custom lifted wagon for my kids that's a huge hit at car shows and so on. I would have to say, this has mine beat! http://www.ktuu.com/news/ktuu-radio-flyer-car-092910,0,1784245.story?wpisrc=nl_wonk
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    Alpha 1 Trim Cylinders

    I pulled the outdrive off my Bayliner for the first time to inspect the norm. When I removed the outdrive the trim cylinders moved on their own to the position seen in the picture. What caused this and what is the correct way to fix it? As far as I can tell the outdrive has never been off...
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