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    Thinking about making a trailer cover... Opinions wanted.

    Living in Western NY in a suburb, I have a similar code problem,but... As long as you don't ask for permission, nobody told you that you cannot do it. Code enforcement is a funny thing. Usually it is enforced only when there is a complaint. If there is a complaint I have the right to know who...
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    Thinking about making a trailer cover... Opinions wanted.

    If you jump up to the $200 covers with a 5 year warranty and spray silicone on it every spring you will have exactly what you are looking for. If you get a tear in it you can activate your warranty. On the other side. If you like to make your own stuff, then by all means go for it! The canvas...
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    67 Year Old Head Bolts

    some guys have all the luck
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    Been a little cold.

    The cold destroyed a fishing boat that had gone out of Gloucester. The salt water spray froze onto the deck and rigging, it became top heavy, capzised and went down together with its crew. No survivors. It was a boat and crew that were featured in the "Deadly Catch" tv series. Let them rest in...
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    pop ups...

    Between Firefox and Eset I have no pop ups. Firefox has a little program that allows you to remove your browser history every day.
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    Been a little cold.

    Salt is funny stuff, it only works when the temperature is above 13 degrees F. And you cannot use sand if there is a storm sewer system because It will clog up the sewers. So it is best to crawl back into bed.
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    Been a little cold.

    It,s been so cold here that even my golden retrievers who are snow lovers did not want to go for a morning walk.
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    Kicker Motor

    Isn't the 9.9 Merc made by Tohatsu in Korea?
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    Having Hot Start issues

    Crazy question here. before you turn off the engine do you let it idle a bit to allow the temperature to go down a bit , or do you shut it off right away?
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    2ND TIME REPLACING TRANSOM

    That is because the Islander transoms were made with either redwood or cedar. Those plywoods hardly ever had any rot. I do not believe that you will find the same quality plywood anywhere these days
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    2ND TIME REPLACING TRANSOM

    Before you rip out the old transom you should find out why it started rotting and take care of the reason why the rot started. If the rot is not in a crucial support area you may be able to impregnate the rotting wood with some material , I think it is called "west Bond" from West Marine, that...
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    Just curious

    I do the same thing, not exactly with live savers but with old nuts and bolts and weak rubber bands. The weight reaches the bottom and one good jerk breaks the rubber band. the expense of some old nuts and bolts is zero , while lead sinkers are expensive when you loose one every time you drop a...
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    A tale of woe and poor anchor management.

    Getting the anchor stuck in the prop is not hard when the anchor line is short, drags through the sand and whoever started the boat forgot that he was anchored in the first place
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    Replacing a transom on a 1989 Starcraft Islander.

    So I contacted the dealer in Florida to order and pay for the Suzuki. He told me that the Suzuki company will not allow him to ship the engine from Florida to NY and he is not even allowed to have me install it myself. All of this is in order to protect local dealerships. The price difference...
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    Bob Weir of Grateful Dead passed on.

    The parts you don't remember were probably the best.
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