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    Slipping a boat

    I am sure some of you have seen this on another boating website but there is good advice to be found here. I was wondering what you thought of the below: The wife and I were talking this weekend. We stayed at a nice marina with good rates ($210/month for 30 foot slip + electric) and we decided...
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    I/O or OB

    If you were buying a new boat would you go outboard or I/O? Wife and I are thinking of buying a 2nd boat for just the lake when we can't make it down to the coast: OB +: 1. Drains its self 2. No Bellows to mess with OB -: Small swim platform. I am just wondering what peoples thoughts are on...
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    Truck pullint left with WD hitch

    When I hook up the boat to the truck with my WD hitch it seams to make the truck pull left. I don't really know where to look. if I lower the brackets and lift the rear end less its not as bad but that kinda defets the point of the WD hitch. If I pull her without the tortion boars than there is...
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    Oil filter in storage question

    I have a few oil filters that are 1-2 years old. They have been sitting in a locker under a seat in my boat for over a year. Any reason why they would not be good? They never got wet, they were just sitting in a non climate controlled locker.
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    Bad boating year

    Just venting and I am sure I am not the only one here but man this has been a bad boating season. Got one lake trip in and two overnights on the coast so far. On one of the overnights the truck motor blew up on the drive home. Next trip is planned for the weekend of the 4th and the last time I...
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    Gas smell in generator oil

    I have a portable generator (Ryobi 2200). I went to check the oil on it and noticed it had an odor of gas to it. It did not stink like gas but I could smell it. I bought the generator last Feb and it prob has about 70 hours of run time on it. I went ahead and changed the oil (I was planning on...
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    Holding Tank Vent Hose

    I am putting in a holding tank vent filter and will need to extend the vent hose attached to the tank. Can I use any vent hose or is there a special tank vent hose that I need to use?
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    Boat Security Questions

    The wife and I have decided that we like coastal cruising more than sitting in the sun on the local lake. We are going to leave the boat at a storage place on trailer next season in South Port, NC. Reading around the internet I see a lot of my outdrive,electronics, boat, trailer etc got stolen...
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    What in the world

    I would love to know how this happened. http://cheezburger.com/8206241792
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    Deer hunting with 45-70

    Work firewall blocks anything gun related and those forums are filled with too many wackos anyways. Anyone out there dear hunt with a 45-70? I am thinking instead of buying another 308or 30-06 of adding a decent scope to my Marlin 1895.
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    indexing with google

    It appears the indexing with google may have gotten messed up. I googled a thread to show a friend and it pulled up the wrong thing Google this: honda eu2000 vs ryobi Click on the iboats foruim link and it will take you to a totally different thread...
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    cleaning the bilge

    Mine is filthy, some small leaves from a tree I brushed up against made its way down there and its pretty ugly now. I have vaccumed them out but they left stains. My worry is about getting all of the connectors and what not wet. Any advice?
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    Too Much Boat?

    Re: Too Much Boat? Lets start by identifying the boat first(so we know what the load is).
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    Rough Idle

    Last weekend when I was waiting at the ramp to load back up I notice I had a bit of a rough idle. The engine would loose about 100-150RPM then kick back up. You could see it most obvous in the voltage gauge. It would be at around 12.5 at idle then kick up to 13 or so and drop back down. This is...
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    Love my WD hitch

    I towed my boat to the ramp this weekend and did not use the WD hitch. I forgot what a difference it makes. The trailer will tend to sway, push the truck around and makes the rear end bounce up and down. I would reccmoend anyone with a heavier boat (over 5K) really consider getting one.
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    Towing MPG

    I know this is going to be all over the place but I was wondering what your towing MPG was? With my boat and trailer clocking in at around 9K my Excursion did it in about 8mpg and my Duramax was about 11, no idea what the F150 will be until Labor day when we head to the coast.
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    Lower HP for outboard vs inboard.

    What gives with HP ratings on inboard and outboard boats? I am seeing that some boat makers are offering the same boat with an inboard or outboard option but the HP difference is huge. You can get a 330HP I/O but only a 250HP Outboard. Are outboards more effecent?
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    Mercruiser Oil Filters

    What gives? After a google search these are the part numbers I found. Can I use any of them on my 5.0MIP with Cats? 35-866340Q03 35-802884T 35-883702K 35-883702Q 35-883702k 35-883702q12 35-883702k12 35-866340K01
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    Remove engine from truck.

    I am going to get moving on removing the engine from my Excursion later this week. Any advice? Never pulled a motor on my own.
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    Too much oil in lawn mower

    I messed up and put way too much oil in the mower. Now when I go to start it the oil is coming out of the air intake via the carburator, the air filter is soaked in oil. Any reccomendations on how to fix?
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