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    Netbook laptop sees storm and saves the day!

    This was pretty cool . . . I keep my electronics in a waterproof Pelican case. So when I take them out to use on the boat that day I put my 3 lb Asus netbook back in the case and take it along in the boat. Past Sat. we launched on Lake Champlain and were anchored in a nice cove to get out of...
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    Using cruise while towing???

    I'm trying to squeeze this season out of my Saab 9-5 while towing my less than 1000 lb aluminum rig. I've managed to get two seasons so far. Odddometer just turned 124k. I'm going to move up to an SUV, hopefully by next season. My question is when I take my 2.5 hour one way to the lake up...
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    Mass delete of subscribed threads ?

    When I go into User CP and click on subscribed threads 276 threads come up. I figured out to how to delete one. But is there a way to click say on the right box of each thread to delete all at once? Thx
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    Temporary fuel flow gauge?

    Does anyone know if there is a type of fuel flow meter gauge that I could temporarily hook up. And what or how does one hook up? My dash only has room for two more gauges and I want to use one space for a fuel gauge and leave the other blank for some future use. Once I've driven around awhile...
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    Emergency distress beacons dropping in price

    I always wondered why such an important safety device like the emergency distress beacons were so expensive. I also thought there were activation or monthly fees. There are no fees! Now they finally seem to be dropping into a decent range. I'd like to buy two. One for me for the boat and one...
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    Important Swine Flu alert . . .

    Don't do this . . . :D
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    What product to clean plastic windows?

    I Google'd around and found a thread on cleaning plastic windows. The consensus seems to be to use a product called 210. My enclosure is two seasons old and I've never cleaned it. I figured the less I clean it, the less chance of making circles and swirls that are going to be annoying in the...
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    Scary, family of 6 missing in their Bayliner!

    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,517435,00.html
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    My poor little ladder . . .

    So since I do so much trailering, I keep this little 3 foot wooden folding step ladder in my vehicle to make it easier to jump in and out of the boat. Does anyone else forget to do stuff as much as I do? I've only been boating for like 40 years! I just backed over it again last friday :eek...
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    Angler Underwater Camera Systems Unfair!

    So I just received a catalog in the mail with two camera setups smack on the cover page. Anyone agree with me that these new underwater camera systems are unfair to the poor fishies . . . I mean, come on . . . give the fish a fighting chance :mad: Whats happening to the "sport" of fishing...
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    Ahhhh, season opener (the movie) splash down!

    It wasn't just "Good Friday" it was "Great Friday" :D. Finally hit 63 degrees here. Took it out for a spin on the Mohawk River to check the new steering and the new motor position (dropped one hole down from the two I went up last year). Hit the water and found I hooked up the new steering...
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    Tips on how to hold prop while torquing nut?

    Since I somtimes switch my props between pitches. . . How does one hold the prop from moving as I tighten down the nut to 55 lbs? I've tried bracing it with a board in my driveway (but I don't want to crack the paint and I'm afraid I'll bend an ear. I've held it with a bunched up towel, but...
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    2007 Merc 40 hp EFI ELPT, need friction?

    Anyone know if on this O/B there is a bolt to tighten down to give it more friction, so it does not swing back and forth so freely? I have the Teleflex Safe-T lock rotary steering unit that came on the boat. Don't know if that is where I'd adjust it for more friction. I searched the O/B's...
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    Plastic deck table ?

    I'm looking for one of those oval plastic deck tables, iboats seems to carry them only in ivory and I want white. They seem to only come in a kit which I would have to screw the base into the deck and the pole support goes into that. I already have the seat post platforms on my deck (it's not...
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    Dumb question, but I'll ask anyway . . .

    So I'm trying to splash down early this year. But the rivers I go on (Hudson and the Mohawk) are windy and very shallow in places a few feet out the channel which is marked by red and green buoys "on season". Due to ice they remove them over the winter. At least I saw them removing them on...
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    Torquing #'s for the 4 O/B bolts to transom?

    I'm asking this in the general forum and not the Lund forum since it's probably the same for all 15 foot or so aluminum transoms. I raised the Merc 40 4 stroke EFI ELPT outboard a hole yesterday. I looked through all my documentation and found no reference to how much to torque down the 4...
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    What removes 3m 4200 off your fingers?

    Man this stuff must really work. I had to lower my outboard 1 hole yesterday and used 4200 to seal the bolts. Spread it on the bolts with my fingers and now my fingers have all grey spots on them. Gonna look real classy in a suit tomorrow in work. I tried with a brush: bleach, mineral...
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    Best way to degrease the O/B steering tube?

    So the C/S at Teleflex steering systems suggested to me that once a year I should detach the end of the steering cable where it connects to the O/B and clean the old grease out of the tube. Then apply a good quality lithium grease and reassemble. So how do I get the grease out of the tube once...
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    Looking at a 4.3 merc ? scan for hours . . .

    Only a few years old but can a Merc dealer or a technician like a boat inspector hook something up to verify how many hours on the motor? Thx
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    Which gets better mileage?

    So I've located my second boat, but it's not the one I want. If I take this one to hold me over until I find the exact boat I'm looking for (I'm looking for an out board not the I/O). So this one is an I/O with the Merc 4.3 I'm thinking I might buy this one and resell it after I finally...
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