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    repair failed....boat sinks

    a boat that had just undergone a hull repair sank today in the okanagan lake B.C. the survivors said the boat started taking on water fast. it was being towed to shore when it went down. im waiting for the news to post the story so i can link you to it.....and ill find out who did the repair...
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    oops's bilge liner.

    a lot of people have been asking about the restoration of my bayliner on the hull extension thread.....so i thought i would show you some of the highlights. the whole purpose of the bayliner was to have a boat to play in while i extended the hull on the searay. also, it was allways my intention...
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    we lost another one today

    http://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/55848/Man-missing-presumed-drowned bunch of people on a toon......the driver slowed the boat abruptly....and the guy at the front of the boat went in........they heard a "bump" and saw him floating without a life jacket behind the boat. the passengers dove...
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    carb problems on a 2bbl 3l

    hi.... my little bilge liner...('90 3l merc i/o) devoloped a carb problem. it seems that the float bowl is emptiying into the main body of the carb. i tried to start it...it fired and ran for about 2 seconds....then quit (flooded) i pulled the aircleaner and looked....i saw the gas...
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    liquid glass for polish.

    short story......has anybody used it on gellcoat and how did it do? ....long story... i saw a product called liquid glass on the discovery channel.....it actually formed a layer of glass on a surface.....it was said to be a new product....and was used for mostly grafitti removal at this point...
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    just wanted to drop a note to say hi !

    havent been on as much as i want lately....its really busy....we are doing the transom on a thirty one footer. im re fitting the bay liner.....the big boat is still getting its interior as well i have upholstery jobs and wake tower installs as well as the regular seasonal summerizes... lol...
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    gell coat cure question.

    this is kinda an advanced question....but good for any one working with gellcoat. jody...you still on..lol we have had an issue lately with gellcoat not curing hard lately. we are painting on gellcoat using waxed. curing at approx 2.2-2.5% temps approx 75-85 deg.....hi humidity for the area...
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    possible coupler problems.....vibration.

    hi guys....im running an older rebuilt 350 (possibly a 78) with an alpha 1 gen 2 roughly a 1996. i am experincing a vibration between 3k and 4k. at 4 it flattens out. i would describe the vibration as mid to severe at 3k. ( carb problems did not allow me to monitor between 2-and 3k on the...
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    89 3l mercrusier....switch to electronic ignition?

    hi guys..... im having problems with my bilgeliner again. 1989 3L. it has points. again this year it wont start with no fire to the holes. i changed the coil last year and drove all over town looking for points, condensor and a cap. this season it ran sluggish for the first 2 hrs....i...
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    nla alternator/power steering bracket..

    im looking for a 87115a1 bracket... its a duo alt steering pump bracket. does any one know if that bracket was replaced with a different style or part number? with my current configuration its the only one that will hold my larger alternator and power steering pump. i have a 350 chev and i...
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    top 10 reasons yar should name the baby oops !

    10 its easy to spell. 9. your child will have a natural talent for cutting into things with a chain saw 8. your child will have a lot in common with george w's favorite saying after pushing...."the button". 7. if you hit the dock......your child can fix it. 6. the government will allready...
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    dorge ram diesel tranny problems

    i have a 98 ram 2wd diesel. auto trans. yesterday with out notice, the truck wouldnt shift out of first gear. i pulled over and down shifted, then up shifted into drive......after a few moments....it shifted normally....???? it did it a few times only after i turned the truck off. i checked...
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    has any one here tryed this?

    buying insurance write offs?....not nessararly hurricanet type boats....but ones that are a writeoff due to motor or drive gone.....or storm damaged? fixing them up and selling them?...... any one?
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    a real redneck barge

    noklu and i were on kalamalka lake at kekuli bay the other weekend......i only got two shots... this guy has been tryin to float this for about a month hes running a 7.5 merc on this thing....i thought he was building a dock at first....but then it started to take shape. yes....that is a...
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    another i boats record.... !

    two years ago.....i boats hit 490 something users on the 2 or 3 of july now its more than double that........ Most users ever online was 1,053, July 6th, 2009 at 08:58 PM. this gain is huge....congratulations to i boats and the team. again....thanks for the new servers....and mods, thanks...
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    Over 1000 Users !

    Most users ever online was 1,004, Today at 01:37 PM. CONGRATULATIONS IBOATS way to go team !
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    happy fourth of july everyone !

    wishing you all the best ..... have a happy, and be safe. from your brothers up north ! cheers
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    sold a boat and it busted - re visited !

    hi all.......this was a thread from 2 years ago that became great reading. im bumping it for pure reading enjoyment for all the newer members..... enjoy. http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=207127&highlight=sold+busted
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    intake manifold questions.

    hi guys... 350 chevy. the motor i have is an older block casting. i purchased a different 350 motor for parts. it has a hi rise intake. this hi rise has other benifits over my current manifold. i would like to bolt on the hi rise, however the center two bolts on the intake are at a different...
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    what the heck is it?????

    on our lake....we have quite a few nhl ers that have houses here. a few movie stars and even a govenator also have homes here. the other day i was out in the bilge liner with mrs oops and no klu, when we heard a deep throated go fast.....some where on the lake! we looked around there it was...
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