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  1. jay_merrill

    Near Disaster

    Today was a bit chilly for New Orleans, but very sunny and a seemingly nice day for some fishing. I got my boat ready for the outing last night and hooked the trailer to my van, so I could have an easy start this morning. All seemed to be in order for a day that should yield a redfish or two...
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    1972 J65hp Upper Coolant/Exhaust Outlet

    I have a pair of 1972 J65hp motors. One is on my boat and the other is a refurbisment project that I have only run once. The motor that I am refurbishing showed a steady and ample stream of water flowing from the dual hole outlet in the upper, back portion of the motor's midsection. The motor...
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    Old Minn Kota

    I am rebuilding an old Minn Kota that I picked up for a project (like I need more of those!), and I'm trying to figure out what thrust rating it is. The motor has a part number sticker on it, which is "P/N 2307000." Does anyone know what this is, or how I might be able to find out? I suppose I...
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    Dealing With Disaster - The Emotional & Practical Issues

    In this community of friends, we have once again seen an American tragedy. The toll in human lives is not yet known, but it appears that it will be relatively low. That is something to take comfort in, but the financial and emotional impact of Ike will be severe. This will be true in regard to...
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    Ammeter For 1972 Johnson 65hp

    I picked up a NOS Aqua Meter ammeter for 20 bucks the other day, and may want to use it. I already have a hole of the correct size in my dash, which is currently filled with a trim indicator that is of no use to me. Since my motor doesn't have tilt/trim, I may as well use the hole for something...
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    A Great Story

    Here's a great story about survival and a father's love. http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/10/rescue.at.sea/index.html
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    Another Tragedy On The Water

    http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/08/four_killed_in_st_john_boating.html The death count is now up to five - the missing person was found at 7am this morning. It is known that the skipper of the larger vessel had not been drinking but, since the driver of the smaller boat is not known...
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    For The Love of Old Airplanes

    We got off on a tangent about airplanes in another, outboard related thread, so I thought I'd open up the topic here. I have a commercial pilot's license and have flown a variety of aircraft but my love has always been for old, radial engine aircraft. For me, this began as a teenage SAR...
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    Max IV Skid Steer Amphib 6-Wheeler

    I bought one of these a couple of years ago for $400. The motor is out of it, because the former owner had put a couple of holes in the hull, behind the engine. I really don't know what year it is and am pretty sure that it needs a lot of work to the driveline, but the motor does run - it is a...
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    Yikes! Big Oil Spill!

    We suffered a large oil spill in this Mississippi River yesterday morning, after a tug/barge collided with a ship. Four hundred thousand gallons of industrial fuel oil spilled in the river right in New Orleans! I'm not sure what this will do to gasoline prices, because several refineries in the...
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    Cleaning Out Hydro-Electric Gearbox

    One of the members reported a problem with his 1969 Johnson 50hp motor. It seems that the motor had been sitting for about 38 years with Type C gear lube in it. When he tried to run the motor, it would not shift fully into forward gear. I don't know that the cause of this problem has been...
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    Chemical Light Sticks

    Last night, I put a red light stick and a green light stick to use, because my bowlight "died" just before it was time to leave a canal in which I had been watching a fireworks display. While the problem turned out to be nothing more than a burned out lightbulb, I didn't want to take the time...
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    Good Cop, Bad Cop

    In another thread, we were discussing being inspected and/or boarded by marine patrols, be they USCG, CG Auxilliary or state/local law enforcement. Before opening this thread, I did a search on the topic and did find a few older threads, ranging from a couple that were fairly recent, to a few...
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    George Carlin May 12, 1937 - June 22, 2008

    I just saw on CNN web news that comedian George Carlin died last evening at 6pm local time, in Los Angeles, CA. The apparent cause of death was a heart attack. Thanks for the laughs, George - you were one of a kind.
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    Drownproofing

    In another thread, incidents in the Mississippi River, in New Orleans, have been discussed. The title of the thread is "How Not to Drown." I think that is a great title and is deserving of some discussion on a technique that can help people do exactly that - not drown. The following link is...
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    35,000 Foot Oil Well!

    I just read in my local paper that Freeport MacMoRan is drilling a well in the Gulf of Mexico that may go as deep as 35,000 feet! It is currently permitted to 33,000 feet and they are now seeking permission to go the extra 2,000 feet. For all that gets talked about in terms of what isn't being...
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    1974 Chrysler 10hp Gaskets

    I have been fixing up a 1974 Chrysler 10hp motor over the past couple of months - basically "hacking at it" an hour here and an hour there. I had to pull the powerhead off of it to remove and free up a frozen swivel assembly, so I now need to replace the base gasket for the powerhead. There are...
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    Another Waterman Lost

    Once again, a waterman has been lost to a preventable accident. I don't have full details at this point, but it appears that the man was attempting to remove an entangled shrimp net from the prop of his trawler. He was the captain of the vessel and went overboard without a PFD, in an attempt...
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    New Forum?

    Over the past week or so, there have been several threads on safety related issues. All of them seemed to garner a pretty good bit of interest, and that has caused me to wonder if it would be worthwhile to have a separate forum entitled "Safety" or "Accidents & Incidents." etc. This subject...
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    It's 2:00 am - Do You Know Where Your Boater Is?

    So, at 2:00 am this morning, I was just about to turn out the lights and go to bed, when the marine radio in my office crackled to life on channel 16. "Pan, Pan, Pan, this is United States Coast Guard, Sector New Orleans, United States Coast Guard, Sector New Orleans. We have a report of an...
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