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  1. Tail_Gunner

    Hull cleaner oxalic acid

    Well that video spiked my attention quick cheap and easy. It is as portrayed..5mins later the boat is white again...the hard part was laying down under the boat and spraying it on. However maybe Ondarvr might say something here...this is a bit to easy and cheap...There's always a price...
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    Rebuild Plans

    Re: Rebuild Plans Well food for thought... factroy cam room for improvement absolutely. Time and time again you will hear build for low tourqe and with some solid reasoning..but have anyone ever watched where a boat engine need's tourqe...there not like a car they slip heavliy until about 1800...
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    When in doubt the golden rule

    Almost sticky status...:D
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    Volvo Sea water pump

    I have been dealing with a fresh water pump leak for a while now and as usual just ran across the fact that Part 1 is considered the pump and this pump has a bearing on the outside of the shaft that cause's the failure...Is there a actual bearing that pulley it may be replaceable...a bit to cold...
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    Browser Lagging when replying to a post.

    Re: Browser Lagging when replying to a post. Well it's changed a bit..for the last two days using explorer i get this...
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    Need a Smile drop in

    Maybe marine applicable..maybe not.
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    1987 merc 454 alhpa combo

    Hmm anyone have a service manual for a 1987 454 mag carbed with a alpha drive laying around...:whistle: Closed cooling system of course...:faint2:
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    Well it is boring today soooo

    Blonde wife texts husband on a cold winter morning: "Windows frozen." Husband texts back: "Pour some lukewarm water over it." Wife texts back: "Tried it; now the computer doesn't work at all." __________________ An 80-year old woman was arrested for shoplifting. When she went before the...
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    Advice

    Well gonna due a project boat again with a bit more horse power involved...454 and a bravo 2. Gonna build that motor to about 400 hp but i have no ideal what to look for as potential problem's..Will a bravo 2 handle that much power??? Is a Bravo two a good drive....As to the rest of the...
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    Garmin 178 dead pixels...can they be restored>

    This yr i had a huge amount of dead pixles..looks like a salt on the screen...Is this doa after 4 yrs??? Is there some way to restore them
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    Obfuscation: A defintion: Only You Can Decide

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obfuscation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_and_the_English_Language :mad:
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    Iboat's spell checker doesnt work...Unless i pay for it?

    Re: Iboat's spell checker doesnt work...Unless i pay for it? Actually Don abc is spellchecker...Which does not work for me at all...I found it in explorer dunno how that happened
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    Iboat's spell checker doesnt work...Unless i pay for it?

    Umm what have i done wrong now...:D
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    Atwood master cylinder rebuild

    Has anyone rebuilt a atwood master cylinder..I know there cheap but it looks like a 5 minute job. Ive worked out a hone but the seal should be a simple o ring..maybe not to simple to find however.:rolleyes:
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    Vinyl cleaner

    Used this stuff the wife's buys now for a summer. Its cheap and looks like a come on product...however it cleans grease blood ink tree sap. No vinyl degradation and its only a buck. This may seem like a shameless plug...it is however not snake oil and clean's better than a product that cost 7...
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    Flattening BrightSide's

    I have a very small area to paint and dont want to spend 30 for a flattening (satin finish) agent for a thimble of paint. ANy idea's out there..Single part urethane...
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    Power steering Penta out drive...SX-M

    I have almost 1" of play in my steering system. It appears there is no way to remove the lash i will call it. I know the drive is crabbing either left or right at WOT....Is there any adjustment to take out the slack..it does not appear to be in the steering box but in the mount system on the...
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    Black chrome inquiry

    Time for a update on the boat and part of that will include putting a black chrome finish on all of the metal of ss in the boat. I do need these material's however and cant seem to find them...Are these chemicals readily avaible or are they to toxic for sale...Any pointers out there... •...
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    FBI Locked my computer VIRUS.. BEAWARE

    http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/august/new-internet-scam There is a new virus out there and its nasty. Malware bytes caught it but could not delete it. Windows essentials defender..avg..spybot..ariva...hitman pro...panda all of no use. One can start up in safe mode and battle it but its...
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    Merc 2barrel carb

    Well the fleet is acting up on all front's. Just rebuilt a merc 2barrel for a 3.0 4cyl..soaked and all passages blown out and wired..Carb is clean as it comes..So ran great 2 months ago and now this no idle. I can prime her..two pumps nice clean stream and poof off it goes..for 5 sec's no amount...
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