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  1. ziggy

    extended season question

    so i'm gonna try treadin on thin ice this fall. so i think........hoping for them 70* days that have freezeing nights inbetween.....then winterize before it snows.......like i say, so my plan goes........ my first question is how soon after a run can i drain the block and manifold? do i need...
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    iboats boat covers

    http://www.iboats.com/mall/coverfinder/?model_id=101376&SubmitButton=View+Covers&brand_id=100&**********=661402558&*******=373235938 so anybody know which one is better... or have one or the other and like or dislike it? the westland or the endura? i'd be lookin at the most expensive of either...
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    exernal chimney repair

    guess this is a masonry question. my house was built in 1920. my chimney on the roof is in question. it needs the outside of the chimney repaired. it appears that i have a brick chimney w/concrete neatly slopped on the whole outside of the brick. i assume as an half way attempt to fix it for...
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    windy weekend

    whew, man the winds just won't stop blowin here. yesterday, noaa called for 30mph sustained winds, gusts of 40-50.....hum, i'd been out thurs. and fri. but knew the winds were gonna be high this weekend. i been wanting to see how the aristocraft did in larger lakes.....just had to go. does...
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    what is this? a water toy?

    aristocraftboats.com/fiberglassbrochures/AllRoundpage2.pdf so what is that helicopter lookin thing behind that funliner? looks like a ski tow rope connected to it..........is it a water gyro copter......wonder where ya get one of them at....... man, i sure do wish i had a haircut like that...
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    roller trailer maint.

    i was reading another trailer thread and it dawns on me. what types of preventitive maint. should i be performing on my 75 ez loader roller trailer? so far i've not done much. went thru and checked all bolts for tightness + lube the rollers w/ tri flow.......surely there's more to it than...
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    eda james

    i don't suppose anyone else is gettin off on eda james tonight. shes on net2 here in nebraska right now...... she sure is right on......has some real richous trombone solos...very cool......just one of the best blues artists out there......she make my heart skip a beat.....shivers up my spine...
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    a new aristocraft website

    for info on aristocraft boats. aristocraftboats.com they got some real cool bochures on these boats there.........it's a new website for them too. can't have been up for very long...... who'd a thought of useing the ski locker for a combo fish locker too......very interesting boats these...
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    a good day at the dock

    hum, new rules ay? ok with me. here's my harmless (i hope) dockside chat.... went out boatin yesterday afternoon. real nice and quite at the boat ramp. one fisherman dude off loaded and was gone. so i'm waitin for my buddy with his bayliner, and some older folks are comeing in from some...
  10. ziggy

    wheres all the sand come from?

    just took my second 1 drive apart for a impeller. both had the shift shaft area totaly filled with sand. that's about a third of it. the other 2/3rds i used a screwdrive on to remove into the thrash can. why does it plug up like that. it's filled up all the way to the top on both of them...
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    mercruiser 1 drive, driveshaft o ring?

    my boats been gettin to warm lately, so i'm doin me a impeller. so far so good and the impeller was intact. good. question. on the lower drive shaft. at the top of the shaft. just under the spines is an oring groove. a while ago, i believe i was conviced by achris and others that it wasn't a...
  12. ziggy

    why? ign sys. ?

    so why do folks change there points type ign. to hei. seems all they get is grief over doin that. my points type ign. works okdoekey for me, and if i had ign failure, i look to repair what i got to oem prior to any mods anyways..........what's the benifit...........
  13. ziggy

    new sub catigory idea

    mods, i like pictures. i think others do too. how bouts creatin a new catagory. boats and outdoor photos. what ever ya want. yer hip boat, big engine, pretty wife.:D big fish, small fish, cat, dog, hamster, pretty flower, fine light house, sunkin treasure........whatever......leanin twards boat...
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    yellow pages advertiseing, marketing ?

    hi peoples. i have me this small business that makes me a living. doing locksmithing. my question is about yellow pages ads. they are very expensive. and the original phone book here in lincoln are some real rape artists. every year they raise the price and tell me how lucky i am to be in their...
  15. ziggy

    gasket sealer question

    hi folks, on my 75 165hp L6. my front pushrod cover gasket leaks oil. :( i put my a new gasket on it this spring to no avail. i didn't use gasket sealer. anyone got any opinions on what to use. i got some hi tack or some perfect seal. guess i was leanin twards the perfect seal......
  16. ziggy

    temp question

    morning folks. i posted this yesterday, but i don't see my post. oh well, hopefully not gonna have a duplicat. '75 165hp L6, 1 drive went river runnin sunday. about 110 miles round trip. when i would stop for a breather, shuting down for maybe 10-20 min. at a time. when i'd restart my temp was...
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    anchoring, bitter end ?

    hi folks, got the boat below.. my problem is connecting the bitter end to the boat. i can connect it to the bow eye. to low to reach it practicly. or the side cleats which are to far astern. ya can barely see em in the pic. starboard side back by the window. or the liftin ring on the ft deck...
  18. ziggy

    how resposible are ya for yer wake?

    well, finally got my buddy with three kids out today. been tryin to get him out for a month or better. only one kid came along though, 7 years old so not to bad, anyways... so i'm just floatin there. enjoyin some tunes and this creaton comes along in the largest boat on the lake. way bigger...
  19. ziggy

    surf rider ?

    hi folks. got me one of these surf rider things and am thinkin about tryin it out today. wondering if anybody has any ideas how to hold on to two handles at the same time. the ski rope + the surf rider handle?
  20. ziggy

    3m 5200 consistancy?

    hi folks. what is the consisancy of 3m 5200 after it cured? i just resealed the bow of my boat hopeing to stop a minor leak from an unknown sorce. i used the 5200 fast cure and understand the cure time to be 24-48 hrs for a quater inch bead. i have more than a 1/4" beed since i filled up the...
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