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  1. Wassachu

    Mold

    This was a Wet Spring. I have a 1990 C-Dory Cruiser. My battery compartment is located on the Starboard side aft. The compartment is about waist high with a fuel tank below. The battery compartment is full of mold. Also in the compartment is a cable run off to the side and the fuel fill...
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    Home Security You May Already Have

    Newer cars come with remote door lock devices on the key chain. Most have a panic button on them. Place your keys next to your bed. If you hear someone breaking in, press the panic button. The horn on your car will start blowing. Do a test from your bedroom. If your car is in the garage or...
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    Weather

    This is for those of you that have Internet Access on board or ashore. Go to www.reportstorms.com and report any Storm Activity in your area. No Instruments needed, just report location and storm activity. This is open to anyone, you just need to create a password and log on. You might just...
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    Buried Posts

    This is a great Forum. Almost too good. There's so much activity that posts are quickly buried on pages 2,3 or 4 where they are seen the least. We need to double or triple the size of these pages so new posts stay on page one a little longer and can be seen by more people.
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    Fords 5.4L V8 Problems

    I realize that these years are old but I bought a new 1997 Ford F250 with a 5.4L motor. At 8000 miles the pistons strarted slapping. I went to Ford and they had no idea what the problem was. It sounded like a desiel when started. The tried a few things with no success. Then they decided...
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    Crawdads/Crayfish

    This is worth a try.* I purchased a minnow trap, tubular with entry holes at both ends.* I enlarged the holes a little to about 2 inches. Took a can of dog or cat food and punched holes in it. With a good line attached to the trap I threw it out in the river. After about 4 to 8 hours I...
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    Power Boat Reports Missed

    Power Boat Reports was an excellent magazine that was a consumer reports type magazine that covered anything marine. They did a lot of boat testing and gave straight forward reports with no bias. They excepted no advertisments at all. I learned a lot from them over the years, especially when...
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    Frozen Steering

    My mechanical steering is frozen. I have a 1990 Johnson 70HP outboard. The piston that goes in and out of the tube on the outboard is frozen. If I disconnect the cable end, at the outboard, I can get movement at that point by turning the steering wheel. I've sprayed penatrating oil in the...
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    ETEC Parts

    I'm considering buying a 90HP ETEC but twice now I've heard that etec parts are hard to come by. Has anyone had problems either with this motor or getting parts for this motor? I've heard a lot of good about the etec. Thanks
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    Cavitation

    I have a 22 foot boat with a 70HP Johnson on it. I bought the whole package new in 1990. I installed a Dolphin on the outboard because of stern slide in cornering. The Dolphin corrected that problem. I've haven't had anymore problems until now. I moved to Maine and my boating is in the...
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    Artillery Fungus, Serious

    This is a serious fungus that's virtually impossible to remove. It's caused by decaying wood chips. Please refer to: http://plantclinic.cornell.edu/FactSheets/artfungus/artilleryfungus.htm When they built my house in the woods in 2003 they cut the trees down, hauled off the logs and chipped...
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    Primer

    My 1990 70HP Johnson has a Primer with a red switch on it. Nothing I've read tell me what the primer is for or anything about this swtich. I've always run it as I found it when new but I'm having problems now with oil, thread "Oil Problems", and would like to know as much as possible about this...
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    Oil Problems

    I have a 1990 70HP Johnson I bought new. I've had on/off oil problems since new. After use I would see oil running down the outside of the motor. I've had it serviced several times and even replaced the VRO. Servicing has made it better but hasn't stopped it. Now I have oil outside my...
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