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  1. dwco5051

    Does anyone remember when car & boat engines only had.

    Had a couple of mid 50's Buicks that you would turn the key and depress the gas pedal. A Studebaker that you had to depress the clutch so you wouldn't start it in gear. Several old trucks with out solenoids, just a pedal that was foot operated, a lot of military equipment kept them that way...
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    Bent skeg on outboard

    Like the others said, leave it be. Any attempt to straighten it is a percentage game. No matter how careful or experienced you are it is only one light tap from being a very expensive job.
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    Went to the lake and nearly got that sinking feeling...

    I/O or outboard? Were all the drainplugs on the engine replaced after winterization if I/O?
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    15’ boat weight

    Net weight list as 1432. Add fuel, trailer, supplies, etc. https://www.jdpower.com/boats/1997/sunbird-boat-co/spirit-150_/10179612/specs
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    Had to send a FAX or "Back in the 20th Century."

    Had to send a FAX yesterday to a company I have an investment with. Either snail mail or FAX, no email address. Realized that it has been years since I FAXed anybody and my main desktop doesn't even have the capability to do so. Have a twenty some year old desktop as a back up that I can...
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    Pet surgery cost😮

    As and eighty five year old grouch I prefer my dog to most people and only once or twice a year at most she won't be on the boat with me if I am on it.
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    Can anyone on this site read Japanese

    get me a better pic of the first one
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    Can anyone on this site read Japanese

    With the info dingbat supplied through google translate I was able to trace the tea supplier, the city they were located, and even the last 4 digits of the companies phone are the same today as back when the box was made. https://www.visit-suruga.com/en/spot/hamasa-shoten/56
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    daily music fix

    Here's one for Memorial Day
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    Who needs freeboard?

    Found this on another site. My wife watches all those Alaskan shows and I often wonder about some of the boating. Barge Powered By 35 hp Outboard Mike Kerry, Anchorage, Alaska: "We have a place on a 160-acre island near Anchorage, Alaska. I wanted to take my Deere 790 loader tractor out there...
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    Trouble Below

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    Can anyone on this site read Japanese

    Thanks to dingbat I now know I have a Japanese Tea Box. Looked on the internet and the first one that came up was for sale at $450. Expensive holder for a few hundred shotgun shells.
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    Can anyone on this site read Japanese

    I have had this wooden box with a tin lining for years. It probably came from my uncle who lived in Japan for many years until he retired and moved back to the States. Any guesses what the writing on the label or the letters say? What it's original use was? is a sturdy constructed box and I...
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    Wealth preservation,....

    I have told the kids for years "Have enough property to feed yourself and a way to protect it from those that don't."
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    Random

    AC/DC ???
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    Columbus Discovers America

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    Curious to what type of steering this is and what is a replacement for it.

    Yes, there is a good chance it may have a lot of wear even if you can find the exact match cables. Ordering the helm and the cables as a set you will find the helm is the least expensive part of the deal. If it was a special to you boat and you were planning on keeping it for years think about...
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