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    Evil smoking habit

    Been 3 weeks and a few days with not one smoke, and I feel great!! Used Chantix to quit and cant say enough good thing about how easy this appears to be. I make sure I eat before taking the med, but am already starting to wind down on it, and feel very confident I can stop smoking for good this...
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    Chevy 5.3 V-8 best guess diagnosis

    My Chevy Avalanche 2008 with 110K on her has been maintained to the tee from new. Oil changes (non synthetic) every 3K, tranny flushes all the basic maintenance has been done as they where needed. What I'm getting now is a puff of oil smoke when cold starting, and even then it's only maybe...
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    Car insurance request

    I just received a letter from my Car Insurance company asking/demanding I disclose whether I have health care coverage and what kind. The form looks to be of the govt. type and I'm betting it has to do with Obama care. But it basically tells me I have x days to respond or my rates will go up or...
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    Snore guard

    Ok after 2 years of my lady barking she cant sleep with my snoring I finally am trying this new mouth piece that my dentist is telling me has 100% success rates. It's call the sleep guard, they took impressions of my mouth yesterday and the device will be ready in three weeks. The concept is...
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    Brake issue Chevy Avalanche

    Had my factory pads replaced at 65K and they still had some life left, but I didn't want to take any chances. Dealer put new pads and I thought turned the rotors too. The symptom I have now is at high speed brake situations I get a rather violent front end shake. Only happens when I have to hit...
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    Iboats bought by GM?

    Today I went to my favorites and hit "iboats" only to be directed 100% to some GM website, I did it again just to make sure I didn't screw up. Sure enough it took me 4 tries to actually get to the website. Is this some kind of test or are things changing to include more of this? Is there a way...
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    Instaling a new fuse block

    I am replacing an old fuse block on my 97 tin Spectrum and order a new Blue sea systems 12 circuit from the site. The unit I ordered doesn?t have a ground block with it like my old glass fused one has, and like some of the Blue Sea blocks you can order here. Looks like I ordered the wrong one...
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    Materials price comparison

    I am getting ready to purchase all my glass materials for a Lone Star restoration and would be interested in knowing if US Composites is cheaper than just walking in at West Marine, which is right around the corner? With shipping on 10 gallons of resin and everything else, plus the $30.00...
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    Worst boating situation you have encountered

    I have been boating on the Great Lakes for 40 years, and have seen quite a few situations where we needed to be careful trying to get home safe from a day of fishing or boating. On Lake Michigan (Frankfort) a few years ago, we fished all morning and the conditions were great, but this changed...
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    Lone Star ?Fleetwood Sport? 61 or 62 ?

    I picked up a project boat, which has no tags, but based on my research, is either a 61 or a 62 glass Fleetwood sport. I haven?t seen any of these style boats with the hatch cover and dashboard configuration. The other cool thing is, it was set up for twin motors from the factory, based on the...
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    1961 Lone Star Restoration

    Some may recall my earlier post about a 1956 Lone Star I found and purchased. Well after digging and searching I was able to find more data that told me this waxs actually a 1961 Lone Star "Fleetwood Sport". I also has Big Twin Johnson 35's, that may not have been original to the boat, however...
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    1956 Lone Star

    I am considering purchasing a 56 that is currently rigged with twin 35's from the same era but perhaps not from the factory. Can anyone comment if they ever came with twins from the factory? The boat appears to be unmolested and in fair/good original shape. Thanks GBF
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    Johnson 15 hp/2 stroke maybe mid 90?s

    The engine was just serviced (hadn?t been run in 3-4 years) cleaned/rebuilt carbs replaced impeller, and new plugs. Watched the guy start and run the motor in the tank and it seemed just fine. This is my kicker for the river fishing on the Detroit River; I use it to keep vertical jigging going...
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    2000 Evenrude 150 HP Ram fitch/good-bad motor

    Guys,gals, I am considering purchasing a Lund with 2000 Evenrude 150 HP Ram fitch 2 stroke motor. Besides making sure the spark plugs are instaled correctly, does anyone have any opinions about it and would you feel comfortable buying a boat with this powered by this motor? I have read that some...
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    96 Merc 115hp- 2 plus 2/ 2 stroke

    Looking for some basic ideas on this motor that has trouble going from idle (2 cylinders) to ?up on plane? using all 4 cylinders. I usually can?t get a smooth transition from idle to full throttle. I don?t know if this is an electronic issue or mechanical when changing from 2 to 4 cylinders to...
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