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    don't know how to choose a tenant

    I've been renting out a couple of my old houses for a few years now, can't sell them anyway so why not instead of take the loss. Anyway with the economy in the crapper the rental market is unbelievable right now, I have one set of tenants (GREAT people) leaving, so I ran an ad yesterday. I was...
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    while we're complaining about delivery companies- fedex freight

    I was expecting a pallet today at my residence. They called last week while I was on vacation at 5am local (not their fault no, annoying, yes) to schedule delivery today between 4 and 7pm, that's when they "do their residential deliveries" so around noon I'm at costco doing my usual weekend...
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    ever flown through PHX and changed terminals?

    We're heading through PHX tomorrow and with an hour layover I didn't realize changing terminals required a bus, reclearing security, a horse drawn carriage 3 mules and a ladder to accomplish. Think we have a prayer in making the change from 2 - 4 in 1+10 minutes? It IS sunday so maybe security...
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    so that's an unpleasant way to wake up (search warrant next door)

    So round about 6am I'm dead asleep and I hear some talking and think the wife woke up and kicked the tv on or fell asleep with it on or something but it keeps repeating the same thing over and over, and as I'm waking up I realize he's shouting an address that's pretty close but the street I'm on...
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    I hate these new combined company shipping services

    here's an idea, lets take a package that UPS or USPS would deliver in 3-4 days, and let UPS do half and let USPS do half so it takes 6-8 days to deliver it! that sounds like a great idea. I'm not just picking on UPS, fedex does it too and it's equally terrible. when a company uses either of...
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    terrible day boating

    show up at the lake, wind goes from nothing to gale force pressure fuel tank for my trolling motor I just rebuilt leaks, really more like spews fuel skyward when pressurized... I figure, well I just did a bunch of work on the trolling motor I'll go run it anyway, re-pitched the prop, new...
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    need help on transom repair. 91 tracker guide v.14

    Re: need help on transom repair. 91 tracker guide v.14 As requested: first pic is the inside corner showing the inside of the rivet, next is of the side showing the rivets through the inner transom plate, last, just the rivets along the back. The inner plate goes down to that line and then...
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    need help on transom repair. 91 tracker guide v.14

    Re: need help on transom repair. 91 tracker guide v.14 well, mystery solved a little bit. I popped the corner cap off and there's definitely wood in the transom, and it's rotten as can be. the downer is that inner piece that folds over the top is riveted through the hull on both sides and it...
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    seemingly weak running '55 15 hp

    Re: seemingly weak running '55 15 hp here's a pic of the plugs
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    need help on transom repair. 91 tracker guide v.14

    Re: need help on transom repair. 91 tracker guide v.14 I've read a few tin replacements and they always seem easy to get at, pop some rivets and pull the cap off. I guess I can drill the rivets and bend the cap back, but then I worry about cracking that bend or getting waves in it when I bend...
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    seemingly weak running '55 15 hp

    posted in the prop forum too, because I think it might also be a prop issue, but I'll seek advice here too if I may. '55 15hp I took possession of a year ago, I replaced all the lower unit seals, the impeller, and both coils and plugs, I left the plug wires alone. Motor had sat for awhile but...
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    need help on transom repair. 91 tracker guide v.14

    I'll get some pics tomorrow, darkness crept up on me today. I need to beef up my transom, but I don't know how to get into it. Basically as near as I can tell the cap is one big aluminum piece that is the whole back side of the transom, run up the back, folded over, and riveted to the outside...
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    pressure tank rebuild snag

    tired of smelling like a gas can when I get home, so I'm rebuilding my plastic button pressure tank. the snag comes on the rubber seal under the pressure pump, on the original rubber there's a metal sort of cap under the rubber seal attached to the seal, on the new seal there's nothing. Not...
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    prop for a '55 evinrude fastwin 15

    I have an old 15hp fastwin I use on a little 14' fishing boat. the motor is running great but only pushes the boat about 10mph and gets to 3800RPM. It gets full throttle, the carbs been rebuilt, ignition gone through and replaced, it runs as it should otherwise. I'm up at about 5800 feet and the...
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    having trouble with the low needle setup on my '55 15hp

    I rebuilt my carb a few months ago and finally got out on the lake to get the motor set up, the high set up just beautifully, piece of cake. Ran the boat around at WOT to get the engine nice and warm, set the low needle to about 2 turns out and slowed it down to idle, the problem is adjusting...
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    rebuilding '55 15hp carb, question on the needle seals

    Hello, I pulled my carb apart to rebuild it today and on the blow up diagram that came with it it showed two seals between the needle vale packing nut and the needle. The kit I got has round flat washers about 1mm thick and o-rings that were a little too big for that hole, is using two of the...
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    hopefully last question for awhile: '55 15hp not pumping water

    I took the lower unit apart, replaced the seals and impeller, put it back together and put it on the motor, everything is connected, the water tube is in good shape, the drive shaft pin is catching the impeller, the plastic water pump cover is seated, I don't think it CAN go on wrong because the...
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    adding a livewell?

    my boat has a little box that opens up, it's about 12"x12"x12" and has a plug in the bottom that goes through the hull, I've looked around for livewell inserts but haven't had any luck and to be honest don't know what I'm looking for anyway, anyone have any links or suggestions? It's an older...
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    pressure tank rebuild info

    Is there a thread on how to rebuild a pressure tank? I have the gaskets on order and have seen mention of it in other threads, but have been searching for awhile and haven't seen anything. Maybe there are no tricks to it?
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    how smooth should the lower unit feel?

    I just resealed and put fresh lube in my 55 15hp lower unit, I can't imagine I got something out of place but in gear (F and R), turning the prop I can distinctly feel the teeth clicking together, I might just be paranoid but it feels a little rough to me. The unit is still off of the motor. On...
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