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  1. rolmops

    hearings

    The Gonzalez hearings are broadcast live on NPR. This is a very interesting buziness.
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    Check valves. (2000 50hp ELPTO)

    In my rebuilding adventures of this engine I am almost done,but one thing baffles me. In the reed chambers there are 2 check valves with nylon balls inside.The manual tells me to remove and replace, because the nylon balls tend to melt when overheated. I tried several suppliers and mercury...
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    energy

    Just a couple of weeks ago,a new alternative energy program was launched in the East River in New York City. A sealed wind mill turbine was lowered into the water.The turbine gets its energy from the tidal currents rushing in and out of the river.There will be six similar electricity generators...
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    selling fish

    We think of taking out a commercial striper license this year.Mostly because these week long fishing pilgrimages to Cape Cod cost us an arm and a leg. Taking out the license is the easiest part.Now what is the procedure of selling the fish? Are there specific times when we have to be on the...
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    four years

    aint it true.
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    Now it is Darrel Issa.

    Today just one day after Nancy Pelosi visited Syria,republican California congressman Darrel Issa had talks with terrorism supporting Syrian president Assad in Damascus.That would be the fourth republican visiting Syria in a week. Is Bush loosing his grip on the party? Is foreign secretary Rice...
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    2000 50 elpto 0T062237 thermostat

    I am still working on the outboard which my FIL fried,but it is almost back together.While replacing the thermostat,I found a flat rubber ring in the package and I checked the manual,where it is mentioned as an O-ring.In some pictures this ring sits between the black plastic carrier tube and the...
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    Converting a 1965 9.5 evinrude from tiller to remote.

    The title says it all. There used to be a conversion kit on the market,but they are very few and far between.I found one on a barter meeting of old outboard lovers,but I was grossly outbid by at least four people. Did anybody ever try to jerry rig a remote setup?Have you ever seen one?If you...
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    wiseco piston rings

    I am currently rebuilding a 2001, 3 cylinder,50 horse mercury,and my supplier gave me forged wiseco pistons and rings. While reading the manual there is mention of a chrome piston ring that goes on top and a steel one that goes in the second groove.Is this only when I use original mercury parts...
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    FBI and illegal phone taps.

    Today in a news conference ,Robert Mueller, admitted that the FBI engaged in illegal phone tapping. What I like about him is that he took full responsibility for what happened and did not look for some small bureaucrat to dump the blame on.On top of that he said that the force will be retrained...
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    light bulb

    What type do you use?The traditional bulbs or the new energy saving ones? There has been a lot of development in the newer type.They have them in many different shades and they even do the adjustable dimmer type now
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    Oil price up or down?

    If we leave Iraq tomorrow and civil and possibly regional war will start.Will the price of oil go up or down? The overall price would go down for the the USA simply because our "hidden" cost (maintaining an army in combat) would go down. But the price at the pump? Would everybody start selling...
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    lead core line

    Does anybody do any lead core line fishing in salt water?
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    Live shad ,dead fatheads.

    Last summer I bought a different type of airpump from Gander Mountain. It really is an ionizer.It separates the oxygen from the H2 and allows it to become part of the air in the inter molecular space between the regular water molecules . This has great advantages in the bai bucket because it is...
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    lead core line

    In a previous thread we discussed alternatives to down riggers and it caught my attention because I am an avid lead core fisherman.At least in fresh water situations. I do have a few problems,which are mostly caused by lack of proper information and they mostly have to do with the amount of lead...
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    A small note on global warming.

    On Monday 10 leading USA corporations,including General Electric,Alcoa,Dupont and Caterpillar,launched a coalition with four environmental groups to push for mandatory federal emmission controls. The corporate leaders pledged to work for specific targets to reduce current levels of carbon...
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    resleeving

    My FIL fried his nice 2000 50 horse 3 cylinder ELPTO and yours truly has been elected to undo the damage. Anyway,I split the block today and to my surprise the inner sleeve of the top cylinder had been pulled down by the overheated piston for about a third of an inch where it set up the engine...
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    Karl Rove

    Where is he?
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    repair manual for outboard.

    I was just asked to rebuild a 2000 50 horse 3 cylinder 50ELPTO which seized because of zebra mussel build up in the water intake and the usual dose of owner ignorance. In order to this I will need a good service manual and all I can find on the web so far is the usual seloc and chilton stuff...
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    National health insurance.

    Could somebody please explain to me why there are such strong emotions for or against some form of national health insurance? It seems to me that a basic level of health insurance that can be added to depending on the customer's desires,takes the pressure off companies to provide health...
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