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    Am I buying the right parts?

    I want my mechanic to redo my bellows and impeller he said for me to get the parts: I am planning on buying these and having him install it, is everything correct? http://www.iboats.com/Transom-Seal-Kit-for-Mercruiser-30-803099T1-GLM-21960-Sierra/dm/view_id.187684 He also mentioned that you...
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    Laundry list boating preason...

    I am taking my boat to do some needed maintenance from my mom and pop mechanic. I want him to replace all the bellows and the impeller. Is there any other things I should ask him to do while he has everything taken apart? I am also going to ask him to look into the 6"+ play in the steering...
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    Is ignornance really bliss?

    The more I learn about boats, engines, and cars, the more anal I get about maintaining and fixing them up. The question, in the long run, if I spend money fixing all issues, large and small, will it save money on some really large ones that people dread? The worst thing of all is the "i told...
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    Ridding of rust?

    I have some surface rust on my trailer and I am thinking of taking my Drimel to it and then priming/painting it. I've done it on my old Avalon, never a trailer, any comments? -Hostage
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    What is with low profile tires?

    It seems to be a new fad, with more vehicles having low profile tires. The price of the tires are much more and they don't last nearly as long. My g/f just got a new set of tires 1 year ago and put 10k miles on them and they are already kaput! I can understand on some sports cars that have large...
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    Higher Taxes if I get married?

    It is tax time again and I was looking over some tax information. I currently earn more than my g/f that it puts me in the 25% tax bracket, while she is only in the 15% tax bracket. I was looking at the tax bracket information, if we were to get married I found the following: 1) She is put...
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    Looking at getting a different car for the g/f.

    I wanted to get some outside opinion. My g/f currently drives a large Sedan 2k6 Toyota Avalon w/ 92k miles on it. It is a nice car w/ great performance, but with the winters here in Rochester and the hours she works as well as that the job requires her to be there no matter what the weather, is...
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    Posts sometimes don't post

    :facepalm: After spending about 15mins writing a reply to a post, I got an error message regarding the page refreshed after I logged in or something. Should have saved the error message. The first time I ran into this issue, anyone else have this problem? I also had to rewrite the whole post...
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    People who Fax!

    This is my rant... I have the luck of sharing a small room that is divided in two w/ a 6ft high office partition. On the large side is the copy/fax/printer and on our side is me and two other coworkers. Some people will go into the copier section send a fax and just leave. Every so often...
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    Deer problems (hunters don't read this)

    We have been seeing a lot more deer this past year and they have been coming closer to our house. In one instance a deer was almost on my deck. Mean while I have friends that travel many miles to sit in a tree stand freeze their butt off and come back empty handed. This past weekend my g/f...
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    No good forums for Cross Country Skiing.

    After really enjoying the summer with my boat I wanted to find something to do during the winter, so I got into cross country skiing. I rented some for a weekend, tried it with the g/f and we both ended up buying some. I noticed there is not really any good forums for Cross Country Skiing as...
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    My eyes!...They are on fire.

    I don't know what it is about this new forum, but it feels a little overwhelming. It could be psychological, but it feels like it hurts my eyes. -Hostage
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    My old man just got a new boat.

    My old man has been thinking of getting a boat for a couple of years and finally made the leap after my mom and him loved my 19" Maxum. The dealer is going to deliver it to his house. Since he didn't see it yet I took the liberty of conspiring with my mother and my sister about putting a...
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    Health Insurance/Extortion

    Right now I am kind of stuck in a bad place with health insurance. First problem is I live in NY State, where insurance is 3 or 4 times higher than other states. Secondly my employer doesn't have a health insurance program for me, I am a contractor. I am 29, in good health, have little to no...
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    Hunters and Fishermen!

    Was randomly on youtube and found this video of a not so shy deer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srry8NisMU8&feature=related This has to be one of the most oddest things I have ever seen.
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    Car shopping with a friend.

    Living up here in snowy Rochester, NY cars that were owned in the South, (states that were formerly part the Confederate States of America) are liked more, because of the lack of salt used to melt snow. I was looking at a vehicle with a friend, which was listed as a "southern car" and according...
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    Another Battery Question

    Is it possible to run two batteries in this fashion: 1) Starter Battery that only is used to start and run the motor 2) Accessory Battery that is used for radio etc. (can be switched over if starter battery dies) 3) Both Batteries are charged by the alternator Thanks, Hostage
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    UPS and iboats

    I ordered something off iboats and on ups it showed the order out for delivery. I checked again cause nothing came yet and I got this on the tracking: THE RECEIVER REFUSED, THE PACKAGE APPEARED TO BE DAMAGED. UPS WILL NOTIFY THE SENDER WITH THE DETAILS I never saw the ups guy and the gf who...
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    Stabilizer question

    I had my boat winterized (antifreeze and fogging) my mechanic didn't add stabilizer and neither did I. I only put 10gals of e10 in it three fill ups ago. The rest has been marina pure gas. Do I need to worry about stabilizer or should I just put some in the tank now. I am worried about carb and...
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    Boat Key Question

    Do most boats use the same key blank? More specifically stern drive boats. Thanks, Hostage
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