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    Trailer tires not wearing even.

    I noticed today that the tires on my trailer are not wearing even. The tires in the rear seam to be wearing much faster then the ones in the front. There is this camber thinghy that seams to balance the weight across the two axels. Is it possible that it won't work? Honestly it looks like he...
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    Bravo 3 prop socket

    Do I have to spend the $50 on the merc prop socket to remove the inner prop on a Bravo3 or is there something else that will work?
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    Pulling a Bravo3 off.

    Has anyone pulled a Bravo3 off by yourself? Is it doable or are you just asking for a disaster if you don't have someone to help you move it.
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    marine.geogarage.com down

    I use this to plan trips. It has been down a few weeks due to google maps releasing new APIs that are not compatable with the software they use. Anyone out there know of another plotting website I can use to measure distance and have NOAA overlays?
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    Why do people wrap their prop?

    Went to check out my boat at the storage place yesterday. A good 1/3 of the boats had a plastic bag wrapped around the prop. I can't think of anything good that will come of this, I can only think of all of the bad things that come from trapping moisture in a place.
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    Removing carpet from down below.

    I think carpet down below on a boat is about the worst thing. Anyone replace their carpet with vinyl flooring? I want the carpet out of my cabin!
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    Bunk Setup

    How far should the transom extend over the end of the bunks? Have a look at the photo below. Does the trailer appear to be setup properly? http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_U2ysj4dqr0/UUydamEPjHI/AAAAAAAAAJw/uPHi4hn_gUo/s1600/IMG_2525.JPG
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    LED with incandescent trailer lights

    I need to replace the two rear lights on my boat, something flew up from the road and ripped one of them off. I want to go LED the only issue I see is that I have side marker lights that are incandescent. Should I change everything over to LED or can I use a combo of the two (keep the...
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    where to mount VHF antenna

    I was thinking of mounting an 8 foot vhf antenna on the rear quarter of the boat but I am open to ideas before I start cutting and drilling holes here is a photo of the boat http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_U2ysj4dqr0/UUydamEPjHI/AAAAAAAAAJw/uPHi4hn_gUo/s1600/IMG_2525.JPG
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    Make the boat shine?

    When I bought my boat it was last feb and it was too cold for the dealer to give her a good cleaning and wax, I used her all season and did not wax her. I have two weeks off in December and knowing north carolina I will get a day or two in the 60s. I was going to go down to the boat and give her...
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    Cleaning out holding tank for layup

    I was just thinking. When I put my boat up for the season I had the tank pumped at the dock. I then pumped it full again with water then pumped it out again. After that I flushed about 2 gallons of pink stuff down the head. Did I miss anything?
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    Snap In Carpet

    I just remembered that I left my snap in carper on the boat. It has a cover on it. The carpet its self if all PVC with a rubber backing. Made me wonder, do you take out your snap in carpet?
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    99-2010 Ford Super Duty Owners

    I think I am having issues with my vacuum hubs. Considering I just use the truck to tow can I just move the hubs from auto to engaged and leave them like that? From what I understand it will make the parts spin but it is still disconnected in the transfer case until I flip the switch to 4x4
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    Mercruiser Cool Fuel replace with Racor

    I can't start to tell you how much I hate this cool fuel thing Mercruiser did. Can I just remove the fuel filter from the Cool Fuel housing and put an inline Racor between the tank and Cool Fuel pump?
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    Gas or Diesel.

    Looking at buying a late 90s early 2000s tow rig. I have been going back and forth on a big displacment V8 (chevy 7.4 8.1) or an Excursion with a V10. I have also seen a few Diesels of that error in my price range. My only issue with Diesel is cost to repair. Gas seams so simple to me where as...
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    I/O vs outboard

    I have always felt that I/O setup is not as stout and reliable as a straight up outboard. Am I crazy or are pure outboards better in terms of reliability?
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    How many people go off shore?

    Just wondering if you would mind sharing if you go off shore, how far you go off shore and what you do it in.
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    2nd tow vehical

    I was wondering if anyone has been through this before. My current truck which is a daily driver costs about $1,400/month between payment and fuel. It is starting to annoy me. Not that I can't afford it just who wants to spend that much on a ride. I could be saving the difference. My question is...
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    Leave the batterys in the boat.

    What are the thoughts of leaving the batteries in the boat for the winter? I live in NC so the boat will be laid up for about 4 months. If I leave them fully charged and disconnect the ground will they be OK?
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    Transducer on balsa core hull.

    I installed my transducer earlier this year on my boat. I drilled holes for the screws, filled the holes with 5200 then installed the bracket with screws. After that I made sure there was a fair amount of 5200 around the screws. What are the chances it will leak and damage the transom?
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