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  1. chiefalen

    Snowing in Central NJ !

    I miss something ? I watched the weather report last night, nowhere did i see snow in the forecast. Again i wish i had the weather mans job did a rant on it once here.
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    Sking more dangerous then boating ?

    Jeez whats her last name Natasha dies hitting a tree on the bunny slope ? Famous actress, just going down the baby slope and a tree is there wtf. Man when it's your time to go, it's your time to go.
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    Travels with charlie

    Anyone ever read the book travels with Charlie, i believe it to be the last work of the great novelist Steinbeck. If i remember correctly, he buys a pickup truck and a camper that loads on the back, and goes on a trip around this diverse and great country called America. And of all the people...
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    Waking up the boat after the long winter slumber

    Ok guy and gals, i have been getting restless, and more and more, my mind turns to waking the boat up after it's long winter slumber. So i say to myself, myself whats the first thing your gonna do, when you yank that boat out of the backyard and onto the driveway, into it's prized spot right in...
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    Where YOU got started with wrenching ?

    I just posted a reply, another forum here, asking a different question of me. So i thought i would start a thread on where people first started to learn about mechanics and who their mentor was. I grew up in Brooklyn NY, and worked when i was 10 years old, upstate NY, in chicken farms...
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    Worse thing you hit in the water ?

    My man Smithy in the other forum was showing us pictures of what he just did to his baby. Sad, sad, sad, but with a little lovin i'm sure she will survive, better then new. Might even get some paint on the insurance company's dime. No one wants a paint job thet way, so i said to myself; myself...
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    When is the best time of the year to buy parts?

    Getting the itch, and want to be ready to do, what i got to, when i pull the cover off. Oil change stuff i got. Today wanted to see if i could get a good price for a tune up kit. Last time i went to the dealer, all he had was Sierra and i bought it and got the, ole royalhowangotcha on the...
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    How a carb, works !

    What does a carburetor do? The carburetor has several functions: 1) it combines gasoline and air creating a highly combustible mixture, 2) it regulates the ratio of air and fuel, and 3) it controls the engine's speed. How a carburetor mixes fuel and air When the piston moves down the cylinder...
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    Reservation rant

    2 weekends ago my whole family with the mother in law and father inlaw, go to PF Changs its a gourmet chinese joint, never been there but my squaw has, my eldest has. Expensive but i say so what you go around once i hear, and no second lives. So we walk in and it's 4:30 and the girl at the...
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    Kids and texting !

    How in the world can a human being send and receive over 6 thousand texts. In one month. It just boggles my mind. I get a text, from the V company and it states you are about to go over your alloted minutes. I have 1400 minutes, shared between 5 cell phones. Unlimited texts, unlimited, pics...
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    How a point type ignition system works !

    Following is copied from another site. Point Type Ignition Systems I've gotten a few letters in the past few weeks asking me how to set up standard ignition points. It seems there are enough antique cars out there that still use them and need replacing from time to time. So I'm going to...
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    Start your own thread !

    Why post to a old thread ?? They are there for information only. Got a problem start a thread so more people will see it, if you post to a old thread most guys don't get down to your problem and see it. Start your own thread ! I wish after a month they lock all old threads so one from 5...
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    Towson University

    Anyone got the lowdown on that school.
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    University of New Haven Conn.

    Son and wife taking off Sunday to go check it out. Where did the time go. Seems like yesterday he was in the crib. Now hes almost a Eagle Scout, boss of the troop, a junior in High school, and gets his driving license, May 5th. And he's getting to the point where he don't even ask where any of...
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    Schools out !

    Kids off today, but wife had to drive in cause NYC rat, low life, nazi, bast---s , didn't shut down the NYC schools. She a teacher in Staten Island. Know why, i'm gonna post here the dirty little secret why my they will never shut a NYC school, worst weather, don't matter, and my wifes a 21...
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    Northeast iboats members get together !

    Them boys in the south do it, how about we show em how we do it here in the north? We have water, we have space, and we welcome everyone from Canada also. Who's gonna chime in ??
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    Cash or credit card gas price Question?

    We here in NJ enjoy sightly better gas prices then the rest of the country. But can someone please explain to me why they have a cash or credit price per gallon ??
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    Marine parts VS Automobile parts !

    We get so many questions as to the use of marine parts VS auto parts, i thought to shed light on the subject and what makes a marine part marine. 1- J1171 is stamped on all electric parts that are marine. No J1171 it's not marine period. 2- Marine carb. no overflow back to the fuel pump, it...
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    Ungrateful newbies rant !

    I might get a piano dropped on my head for this one but here goes.. What is it with newbies when they start a thread looking for mechanical help, be it a boat, motor or drive, and someone gives them advice they don't like. Or someone asks them to recheck a task the poster performed and the...
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    What is Zgapi.

    Went to the Aug, Sept, issues of the reviews and This Zgapi site pops up and is d/l to my computer i stopped it. As least i thought now the computer is a lot slower, and acting funny. What exactly is it ?? And if it did d/l and i don't want it can i get rid of it ?? And why would the site...
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