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    Hydraulic crimping tool for battery cables

    I'm looking to buy a hydraulic crimping tool for battery cables, automotive and boat. I've never used a hydraulic crimper, but they look like a better option than soldering on cable lugs. I don't have an issue soldering on lugs, but have a project that a crimper would work much better than...
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    Your next project boat...

    Here's a cool little project boat. All 123' feet of her... http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/boa/5505075533.html
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    Thinning DAP Weldwood Contact Cement ???

    What do you use to thin DAP Weldwood Original Contact Cement? Xylene, Toluene, MEK? I have a 1/2 a gallon that's thickened a bit and need to thin it down, so I can use it. I think I've tried acetone and lacquer thinner in the past, but it didn't work as it wouldn't mix in with the contact...
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    Pumpkin Chunkin (the game)

    Here's a little something to keep y'all entertained while the turkey is being cooked, eaten and then turned into sandwiches... PUMPKIN CHUNKIN Post up your high scores so we can see who the Iboat's master pumpkin chunker is... (I had 65,000 a couple weeks ago.)
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    Waterless boat races????

    We don't need no stinkin' water! Water less boat Racing I guess this is where old glassers go to die :D (anyone need a lightly used boarding ladder and transom assembly...)
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    filling pinholes in epoxy resin / fiberglass

    I 'm building a swim platform and found a bunch of pin holes in the epoxy/fiberglass that I need to fill/seal before priming and painting. What's going to be the best way to fill the pin holes? I tried coating the pin holes with epoxy, but it didn't work as they just came back when I got to...
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    Swim platform anti-slip paint additive, what's best?

    I'm getting ready to paint a swim platform and trying to figure out what anti-slip paint additive to use, ground walnut shells, play sand, commercial additive. I want something that has grip, but not a 40 grit sandpaper texture. I picked up a bottle of Sharkgrip anti-slip additive from Lowes...
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    Poly laminating resin, sealing top coat?

    I have a small project of making a couple fiberglass brackets and come to find out, I only have a quart of poly laminating resin. My old gallon of waxed resin was rock hard..... I don't want to go out and buy a quart of waxed resin for the top coat (small project), so can I just seal off the top...
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    MC-1 trim cylinder rebuild question

    I'm going to rebuild the trim cylinders on my MC-1 drive (1972, unknown drive S/N) and I'm wondering if the aft pivot end needs to be unscrewed from the piston rod. Manual #4 (Page 5-19) has the rebuild procedure and it shows the aft pivot end being unscrewed from the piston rod first,then...
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    Straightening bent aluminum angle.....

    I bought a chunk of 3.5" x 3.5" x 1/4" structural aluminum angle and found that it's tweaked, definitely not a 90* angle as it should be. Does anyone have any ideas on how I can straighten it back to 90*. I have a good home shop, but nothing that I can apply enough pressure and bend it back into...
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    Epoxy vs Poly Resin with mat and cloth (+ couple ?'s)

    I'm building a plywood swim platform and need to seal it up before painting it. Which would to be stronger (IE: banging into the dock), plain epoxy or poly resin with a layer of mat and cloth? For a 6'x20" swim platform, how much epoxy would be needed, how much poly resin? Is 1 layer of mat...
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    Attaching rub rail

    For the rub rail below, would you put an aluminum strip inside, so the rub rail doesn't droop or pull away. Screws attaching the rub rail would go through the aluminum strip, spaced about 6" apart. This rub rail is going on a swim platform, so I don't bang up the swim platform docking in...
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    Cougar add...

    We don't want young men. We want YOU! :lol: Well, atleast that's what the scantily clad ladies in the pop-up add at the top of the page said. (Guess I need to get ad-blocker installed onto my new computer...)
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    Water in #4 cylinder, 140HP Mercuiser

    I want to run this by you guys before I tear into the engine further... My 73 140 HP Mercruiser is getting water in the #4 cylinder. I removed the riser and the gasket was sealing well, so no leaks there. The manifold had a puddle of water in the bottom of the exhaust passage (not from removing...
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    Riggin' leadcore, what's your color "out"

    I just bought a couple spools of leadcore line and noticed the dark colors are on the top of the filler spool and all the flashy colors are at the bottom, meaning once on the reel it will be just the opposite. I'm thinking it would be best to have the dark colors close to the fish opposed to the...
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    GPS for fishing inland waters???

    How many of you guys use GPS while fishing lakes? Is it a must have now that you have used it, why? Do you have the basic map or upgraded high detail map? I've never had a fishing GPS and now considering GPS with a new sonar unit, but after playing with a couple and seeing how lacking of detail...
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    Lowrance Mark-5x DSI or Humminbird 571 HD DI

    Does anyone have a Lowrance Mark-5x DSI sonar, how do you like it and how does it perform? I'm getting a second sonar for my boat and looking at either a Lowrance Mark-5x Pro, or Mark-5x DSI. I'm leaning towards the DSI so I can see detail of what's in the water, structure/cover, but the...
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    Swim platform..... on a fishin' boooat

    I've been wanting to add a ladder to my 18' fishing boat and it's kind of morphed into me wanting to add a swim platform since we use it just as much for family outings as I do for fishing. Ladder so the kiddies can get out of the water and also in the event I accidentally go swimming while...
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    Good quality leather work/hiking boots?

    Hi Guys, I'm looking for good quality leather work/hiking boots and wanted to see what everyone here likes. I've had a pair of Timberland boots for 10 years that have worn extremely well, (used about 1 day/week) but the soles are wearing through and it's time for another pair. I've had several...
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    New style starter slave solenoids, "problematic"?

    I had a 10 year old starter slave solenoid from a Mercruiser 3.0L go bad and replaced it with a matching aftermarket part. That solenoid lasted 2 years and went it ka'-put, no engine start, no click, nothing. The small lugs on the solenoid show infinity resistance between them so the coil inside...
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