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    Newbie trying to fix up a (possible) StarCraft Nova 16

    Capacity plate should be small metal plate nailed onto the inside of the transom. No hull ID on boats pre '72, just a serial number. Nova was 15' and 18' in 1972 and 1973 1973 Starcraft Nova 15' rebuild - Page 1 - 529923 http://forums.iboats.com/forum/owner...5-nova-rebuild...
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    RV build quality - Rant

    MANY OF MY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES HAVE OWNED CAMPERS OVER THE LAST, ( oops, caps lock ) 65 years. All but 2 have had issues with quality. They were both Airstreams.
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    stupid question - trailer lights

    converts 3 light vehicles to 2 light trailer wiring ?
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    Starcraft on C-list/ebay!

    You got me beat. I'm the default loser.
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    Cobalt 226 vs 220 or something else..

    Never happened without pictures.
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    What ? , Really, what is with this trailer?

    I love finding this stuff. But how many inexperienced yahoos out there think this is the way to set up a trailer?
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    What ? , Really, what is with this trailer?

    There is actually a very simple answer to BOTH of the oddities in the picture. This is your afternoon brain flex.
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    What ? , Really, what is with this trailer?

    I'm at a loss on this one.
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    Extra Bilge Pump

    I have two installed in my 16'. Learned my lesson when I sunk my 18' at the dock in an all night storm. One is hooked up to the main battery via a switch on the dash. The other is on a float switch connected to the house battery. The secondary pump worked well and kept the boat empty when a...
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    Anyone affected by the Canadian Wildfires ?????

    We've stayed at Finlayson, and Indiaonta on Calm lake. The other places have been along the Hwy 17 corridor and north on 599.
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    Anyone affected by the Canadian Wildfires ?????

    Glad you are ok for now. Looks like a decent break in the weather this week. Where is your camp? Which fire? The Evac orders, and the Implementation orders, and the entry permits (which aren't being issued.) Kind of a confusing mess. You would think that if the Evac order was lifted, you could...
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    Anyone affected by the Canadian Wildfires ?????

    Returned home from 11 days in Canada, near Upsala Ontario. Fished Wawang for 6 days. Then moved 45 miles south and fished Lac des Mille Lac for some smallies for 4 days. A week later, fire moved in from the west and burned almost 100,000 acres around Lac des Mille Lac. The fire burned the...
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    old pictures

    Looks an awful lot like a Yamaha RD350. 2 stroke. You all must have come from rich families, having color film for your cameras. We had a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye. You looked down thru the glass on top, and you never really knew what you would get in the picture.
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    How to correct positive camber

    The 400# difference is not enough to cause this. Need photos of: Axle, from the front or rear. Is it curved, either up or down on the outside edges? Tires on trailer, view from the front, looking at the tread. Is this camber clearly visible? Also photo of the spindle sticking straight out...
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    How does my 1997 Force 75hp sound

    that 75 is a nice motor. Might even push your Jupiter to the moon.
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