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    What's your SS?

    Just a fun little thread as boating season is starting to wind down for a lot of us. SS = 'Stupid Score' :redface: :D Some of these are 'not if but when' like the plug out but most I've seen/heard of often enough that they are not uncommon. For things like not attaching the kill switch...
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    Heyyyyyy Howaaaaaard! (Sterndrive, that is.)

    Where did you get the pic in your avatar? Any more like it? :cool:
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    Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of..............

    Here's a question for all my fellow 'rummys' out there. What kind of rum do you like? In my younger days it was usually Bacardi or Lemon Heart, or whatever was on sale. :D I prefer the flavor of amber or dark rums. Lately I have been quite enjoying Appleton Estates 15yr and Reserve. I'm...
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    Computer gurus- transfering files settings to new computer?

    Well, my old computer's motherboard/processor gave up the ghost. I have the new computer up and running and loving it! Question is, I have the old hard drive that is still good (running XP) installed into an external case that I can plug in to the new machine with a usb cable. What is the...
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    Info for Stringer drives

    I've seen quite a few posts and had a few people PM me about basics for stringer drives, so I thought I would post up some helpful basic info for my fellow 'Stringies'. :D Here's some specs from my owners manual:
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    MTBFR - 18yrs.

    Mean Time Between Failure Rate Approximately 18yrs ago, it was a "where's that water coming from" moment. Yeah, after many years of boating I left the plug out. It was just a matter of time. If you boat long enough it WILL happen to you. The other day we went out for dinner on the...
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    Yamaha 8CM carb info needed

    I have an early 80's 8hp 2 stroke, model 8CM, serial# SG1 S 001629. I'm rebuilding the carb and need to know the correct measurement for setting the float. Thanks.
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    New TV time, I'm so confused!

    Our TV is packing it in and it's time for an upgrade! All our TV's to date have been CRT's, and we're looking at going to something new. Wow! Picking a TV sure has gotten a lot more confusing. Plasma, LCD, LED-LCD, rear projection, HDTV, 1080p, 2D, 3D, hard light holograms. :D I've spent a...
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    Proper procedure to start OMC on land?

    Re: Proper procedure to start OMC on land? HS: I used a cut down blue plastic drum on mine once with the water level about halfway up the upper gearcase (about 6-8" lower than the level when the boat's in the water as in your pic) and it primed and pumped no problem. I'm sure there is a level...
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    Proper procedure to start OMC on land?

    Re: Proper procedure to start OMC on land? You either need to have the flushing adaptor on the trunion cap, or you need to submerge the leg in a large bucket of water. The water pickup on these drives is just above the propeller on the underside of the cavitation plate. It's about a 1" round...
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    Re: Bad ignition coil? Update: Bad owner!

    Re: Bad ignition coil? Update: Bad owner! I'm troubleshooting a no spark problem. I have 9+vdc to the coil + terminal, but no spark. Testing for continuity between + & - is <2 ohms. Between + or - and center terminal I get 7.11K ohms. It's not technically 'open' but it's pretty darned...
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    Pondering point gap

    I have a 1975 OMC 175 (302 Ford) and my OMC owners manual shows a point gap range of .014-.019. All the other motors shown have a single gap # (eg, .018) What gap setting should I use? I'm thinking just split the difference and go with .0165 (ish)? The dwell should be 31* but I don't have a...
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    I've found my new runabout.

    It's the XSR48. It's 48' long, has 1600+ hp (with diesels!), a carbon fiber hull, and even a carbon fiber toilet! :eek: All this for the bargain price of just 1.1 million POUNDS! http://www.xsmgworld.com/ There's some video on youtube from the show Top Gear (love that show! :cool: ) wher...
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    Help settle an argument?

    I was having a 'discussion' with my father in law on the weekend about waterskiing and boat/engine size. He has an 18' runabout style (early '80's?) v-hull boat with an early '90's 90hp yammy o/b. He was stating (quite vehemently!) that this setup was not enough power to pull a skier without...
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    What colour is the sky in your world?

    Here's mine about 5 min ago: I know it's blurry but it's the best I could do without digging out the tripod which would have taken waaaay too long.
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