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    repair or replace windows

    I live in a wooden house and we are having problems with rot on several windows. The sills in particular are getting to the point of where I no longer want to try to patch,fill, or otherwise treat the wood but would prefer to simply replace it. The windows are 25 years old, and original to the...
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    Cleats. Make them bigger, give me more.

    Just a little rant going on here, we seem to have an ongoing issue with nearly every boat we own, insufficient and undersized cleats, mostly the latter. After going out today, we pull into the slip and try to fight all our lines onto our cleats. This happens to be a 40' sloop, so our dock lines...
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    Skeet shooting offshore

    Pretty much that, if i could get my hands on a trap launcher (bass pro), and devise a way to mount it to the boat (couple sand bags on the foredeck, bolted to a solid pulpit, whatever), or even get the el cheapo plastic hand launcher, could I legally shoot? I am in a US flagged boat...
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    yamaha 85 hp 1992 2 stroke overheat

    I have a 1992 yamaha 2 stroke 85 hp engine that has been great for as long as we've had it, but lately i've had some issues with it. We just changed the thermostat(broken closed=bad) and the impellor(annual service) and it's still over heating. Unfortunately, it's kept at a location that we...
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    I want to talk to a person; not a recording

    I have now officially spent all morning digging through phone recordings and deciphering the Lee County Florida (my home) website. I have yet to find a person on any of the phone systems, or make any headway with the website. All i want to do is find out if a piece of property is buildable...
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    Any advice for wall paper removal

    OK, that's pretty much it, i have a bunch of wallpaper on a wall that has a meeting with the trash that needs to be arranged and I'm looking for advice on how to arrange that meeting. I know I can steam it, I know there are chemicals, I just have never tried either before, and want to make this...
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    I got passed by a towboat

    A few days ago I called up a couple friends and decided it was a good day to go out on the boat. All 9 of us finally get in the boat, which was fine, its a big boat, and head out. Well, I'm at the helm and she's running about 80% throttle and we keep getting passed. That's fine, I went on the...
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    Craigslist elevator install

    So, I live in a two story house with my parents while I'm in school instead of moving out and paying rent-under the agreement that I work around the house. Great deal, but we've been doing a lot of remodeling, under the premise of making the house more accessible. My father happens to have...
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    OSB stitch and glue boat

    Recently, I was in a local marina, and saw this gorgeous boat, Miss Osb. She was bar none the prettiest boat in the marina. From more than 10 feet her hull sides appeared to be burled walnut, but then upon a closer look, they were oriented strand board, finished to a mirror shine. My jaw...
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    Replacing head bolts?

    OK I'm in the process of reassembling an omc 115; Many of the bolts are rather gunked up and i would like to replace them with new. I've been told many of the bolts are just grade 8's which i can get locally a lot cheaper and easier than ordering from brp. The problem is that i would like to...
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    Scuba gear-what should i watch for?

    OK, I am a certified diver, and looking into getting some gear, I have 4 aluminum 80's and now need a regulator and buoyancy compensator-are there any brands to be wary of: those that have gone out of business, have spotty parts availability etc. I will most likely be limited to second hand...
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    Break Out Another Thousand

    So I get in the boat for a short trip, the boats a 40' sloop with a 5.5 foot draft, and the guestimation on time was a 4 hour trip, just moving from one slip to a new slip a few miles down the ICW. Well I cast off and every thing's going great, I vastly over estimated time and make it to the...
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    Engine heat fresh water heater plumbing

    Ok we have a 50 hp diesel kubota as the main engine in a 40 foot sloop. While we were out, she was losing coolant/overheating. The area around the water heater(remote from the engine) smelled like antifreeze so we hobbled home and called the mechanic, who bypassed the water heater. We took her...
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    Lister Diesel

    OK, i was trolling craigslist and found a Lister diesel for sale. Now for those who aren't aware Lister diesels (at least the low powered ones) were first manufactured in 1929. They ended the production run in the 80's-same engine. They were the first cold start diesels(no preheating)...
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    So about that mustard

    OK i was at work cleaning up some property after class, unfortunately i went straight from campus and forgot to put real shoes in the car, so im doing this in flip flops. Well i found some fire ants, and the guy who owned the property saw me slapping at my feet, figured out what happened and...
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    post machining cleaning

    ok first off i searched unsuccessfully on here for advice on this but couldn't find any. My block has been machined (bored and honed) and i was told to be sure to clean it well before reassembly. I clearly understand why, but i haven't a clue as to how. i suspect a pressure washer would be bad...
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    running a wire between liner and hull

    Ok one of our boats is a 40 foot beneteau sloop, which is my first experience with liners as the cabin interior and i must say they are horrible. there is no way to do any work on the wiring or plumbing systems and have them end up looking like anything. the dilemma is that i have a ceiling...
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    115 rebuilb bubble back or flat?

    OK i have two omc 115's which both came to me in a variety of pieces. one is from a jet boat(which is where the sum of the two engines will be replaced) one is from an outboard. The jet drive engine, which i am more or less not using(several issues with the block, but had a new starter and...
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    what hose...uh oh

    OK as some here may have gathered from the variety of issues my engine has that it is in need of a rebuild, if not then ya I'm rebuilding an omc115 from a jet drive, basically the same engine as an outboard, but I digress. Now on the carburetor there are the obvious fuel lines, but there are...
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    mahogany bendability

    OK i have a boat(clearly) and the slide in part of the rub rail is damaged in several areas. I've found a very good price on some Honduran mahogany that, with a little table saw work, would fit nicely into the slot left by the previous rub rail. Also, as i said, a very good price on the...
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