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    hub assembly on dodge ram

    Seems like about every year or so I gotta put a new front hub/bearing on my 99 ram 4x4 1500. I had a 96 pretty much the same thing. Do the rams just eat bearings or is it just a curse on me? Dem darn things gettin expensive!! One side, then the other. First one I did myself, to heck with that...
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    removing seat box on maxum

    I would like to get rid of the front/back seats on my 89 maxum 17 foot open bow. I wanna put in single captain chairs to free up some space, the boat is used primarily for fishing. Is the deck a solid piece under those seat boxes? Or should I just cut them halfway down, and mount the seats to...
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    smart tabs and strakes

    I just got a set of the smart tabs sx for my 17 foot maxum open bow. The install DVD that came with them shows the guy mounting them "3-5 inches" from the outer edge of the transom. On my boat this will put the tab right behind a strake. Does it matter much? I could move them closer to the...
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    Baitcaster newbie

    Been fishing for 25 years, never touched a casting reel. The other day I'm at dicks and they had a pflueger/all star combo discontinued and reduced. I think it sold for like 100 bucks, I ended up getting it for 30, so I had to buy it. It just looked so cool!! Anyway, I've been reading about...
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    Note to everyone

    Just wanted to say this site is great. Although I am one of those who wish they had more knowledge to share, instead of just questions!!! Happy boating! Thank you all, Steve
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    small casting deck on open bow

    I bought a 89 maxum runabout to have fun with the wife and kids (but mostly so i can fish off it) wink,wink. anyway, i took out the front cushions, and using plywood, cut out a triangle to fit where the cushions were. Lotsa measuring to get it right but it fits in there surprisingly well...
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    alternator troubles!

    Just got new alt. for my 89 maxum mercruiser 3.0 Can anyone tell me what the heck the terminals mean? It has P,B,L2,EXC,S and E. Which one gets battery voltage, which one gets it from ignition, which one is output? Seems to me this shouldn't be that hard, but i can't find this info anywhere...
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