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    I'm sick of hearing overused cliche phrases . . .

    Here are two that quickly come to mind as I hate hearing them used many times a day . . . 1. "Having said that" . . . . 2. 'With all due respect" . . . Any others you personally hate hearing????
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    "Spot" GPS personal locator and messenger service

    I'm checking out these new personal tracking GPS units. For $99 plus an annual $100 subscription fee . . . it "seems" like a great idea. It works by satellite (not by a cell phone where there might not be any service). It will call 911 or it can notify a family member to send help to your...
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    Best to clean boat rug?

    We have a 10 year old 14.5 Aluminum with full rugs on the floor and over the lockers that we bought used last season. Rugs are beige, are in decent shape,but probably have 10 years of dirt built into the fabric. Since the boat is empty of everything now for winter storage I was thinking of...
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    Attack of the Killer Goose on a Fisherman!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cV4FCwtTEo
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    Valentines Day gift ideas???

    OK, tomorrow I have to make the annual Valentines day gift hunt. Flowers are OK but candies always a no no because she is always dieting. I wind up eating the candy anyway. A sexy negliche would really be "for me" not her (and no, I'm not going to be the one wearing it) I just mean, it's not...
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    Funniest Superbowl commercial!

    I don't know if this one was talked about here yet but I thought this one was the best. In case some missed it while watching the game. I used to have a Lab exactly like this one in the video too (great breed). Try to watch this video without laughing . . . hahahahha Give it a few secs to...
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    Northeast Alert: Splashdown -81 days :o)

    Weather permitting ice out on lakes where I live is around April 15th. I think last season my first shakedown cruise was around mid April. Outboard is 3 seasons old now so I think since rig is empty of all gear while stored in my driveway I think I'll bring it into the dealer as soon as they...
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    Why does Amazon.com now charge sales tax?

    Anyone know what the deal is? They charge it in NY and they don't have any brick and mortar stores in any state. I usually avoid them now opting to search on Pricegrabber.com for the low price with no shipping or sales tax if possible.
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    Boat totally in flames . . .

    Last night I was coming off the ramp on Route 90 in Albany and saw huge plumes of smoke. A boat being towed was completely engulfed in flames. Sad when you see this happen.
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    You know it's going to be a bad day when . . .

    I can't tell from this pic below but if it is a "go fast" boat . . . I feel a little better :D
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    Fuel line 5/16th or 3/8th 1999 25 hp s stroke?

    I'm not the original owner. So I can't go by what's on there. Seems complete from Mercury fuel line assemblies come in 3/8th and 5/16th diameters. I'm already having a fuel line issue so I'd like to get the OEM one but the correct diameter so I can rule out the 10 year old fuel line as part...
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    Fuel starved at low idle . . .

    99 25 hp 2 stroke. New OEM carb last week by dealer. said he changed the filter too. I'm going to replace the fuel line assembly with the OEM Merc one (since the original one is 10 years old anyway). Runs great but at idle when shifting back and forth it will stall out at times. I'm...
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    Choke by key switch?

    1999 25 Merc 2 stroke. I have a choke on the motor and also the book says to choke press start key in while cranking. I don't have the O/B in front of me at the moment, but when I do how can I tell if the choke on the start key is doing anything. Is there something that should move when I...
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    Gas tank hose - which direction for Arrow

    I installed a new hose and a Raycor 10 micron filter which I spliced into a section of the new the hose line. The back of the Atwood package shows the arrow on the bulb going towards the the tank yet the one that I took off was a Mercury quicksilver one that had the arrow going towards the...
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    Tarrytown Marina (NY) BEWARE

    Just a heads up if you stop there for gas like I made the mistake of doing TWICE! Actually 3 times because I got gas there the day before too! This Marina is located below the Southern side of the Tappan Zee bridge This just ain't right . . . So I only have a 6.5 gal tank. I pulled up to...
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    East River NYC?

    Came down the Hudson on Sunday and entered the East River. Wanted to cruise down the East side of Manhattan. We traveled down about 1/2 mile and it looked pretty depressing. I looked on the GPS and it showed the length about 12 miles. No way I was cruising that length at no wake speeds. So...
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    Reminder when within 100 feet of shoreline!

    Don't learn the hard way. They don't mark rocks and stumps most places within 100 feet of shore. They don't want you in that close anyway so the locals know the rocks and get a big laugh when they see boats take out their props and lower units. Where I go on the Hudson River it has a 6 foot...
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    How to measure a boat seat?

    I need to order online a 3rd seat for a 14 foot aluminum. They come in high back and low back. If I measure from the underneath part of the seat up to the top of the back of the two on there now they both measure at 21.5 inches. Or should I be measuring from the top of the bottom cushion to...
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    Sometimes it's better to let the pro's do it!

    Follow up: So I asked a few questions in this Mercury forum with little response. My Daughter picked up a 1999 Monark Aluminum boat with a 99 Mercury 25 hp 2 stroke on it. First test run I saw it idled rough and bogged down at full throttle. So I changed the plugs, gas filter, lower gear oil...
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    Deep cycle boiled over?

    My Daughter went fishing with a friend and she did not bring her charger cause he said he had one. So when he hooked it up the battery boiled over. She said it was only half down on the charge and his charger (probably some type of rapid charger) was on it for 2 hours when it boiled over. Is...
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