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    Custom wetsuits and hyperstrech fabric

    My Problem is I am built like a caveman. (no gieco can't save you any money) I have a big chest,broad shoulders, large short arms and legs and any wetsuit that can fit me is too long or too tight. I think i am going to a custom wetsuit because I am tired of either getting a farmer john type of...
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    Need Advise Muffler shop drove my truck off lift

    Hey guys I got problems last night i took my truck to the shop for a new set of quieter mufflers seeing how the old ones were rusting through and making a racket. They were supposed to get it done last night but they didn't call. This morning i get a call that i had better come down on my...
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    Towing something other than a boat

    Okay here is the deal i need to rent a skid steer for my massive landscaping project i have going on. I need to rent a machine that weights 6300 LBS I am pretty sure my truck can not do that. Here are the numbers that i have for the truck I am not sure what they all mean but here goes: GVWR...
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    How many of you have made a survival kit for your family?

    Just thought i would see who has one and how this poll thing works. I am the only one who has one at work. I have been slowly adding to it for years. Am I paroniod or just ready for this crazy world.
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    Converting a wood fire pit to something else

    Hey have any of you converted a wood fire pit to a propane one or other fuel one? I have been looking at kits on line and they are expensive. I thought about using an old bbq grill burner and regs but i don't think that will put off enough flame and heat. I made a proto type with copper pipe...
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    Slight knock in 1981 Chrysler 75 hp

    Hey all, I was doing some driveway boating a week ago and I have a very slight knock in the motor. It is pretty hard to hear but it is there. The history of the motor is a mystery, i got it for free i know it sat for quite a while and was only used 2-3 times a year by the people i got it from...
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    1981 75HP Chrysler Electrical issue

    Gentlemen, My motor (756h1g) has a battery drain somewhere and is making its own power some how. If i connect the + lead to the battery i get voltage readings on the rectifier's two DC + - terminals, off the unhooked - battery cable and on the bus bar on the engine from the +. How can this be...
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    scuba in San Diego

    Hey what is up? I am going to San Diego to see some in-laws with the wife. What are some good diving sites to see? I am thinking about the Marine Room in La Jolla has anyone dived this site? I am pretty much limited to one dive site seeing how we are supposed to be visiting and not having any...
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    name on cowling chrysler 75 hp "WIN"???

    Hey guys, I have a trivia question. On my 1981 75 hp Chrysler 756H1G cowling it has 75 HP WIN does anyone know what that "WIN" means? I have been wondering about that for just about since I got the boat motor running. I was joking with my buddy that it stands for 75 HP When In Neutral. Thanks
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    Tach for 1981 75hp 756h1g

    Am I correct in thinking my tach needs to be of the 12 p type? Once again it is a 1981 Chrysler 75 HP 756h1g. Has anyone ever owned a Hurricane sportsdecker?
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    New boater with a lot of questions

    Hello Iboat peoples. After haunting this website for months i decided that i need to join this group. I have a free hurricane sportsdecker that needed/needs alot of work and have some questions I couldn't find elsewhere in the posts. The boat i have put in a new bildge pump, put in a fuse box...
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