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    I just realized something

    I logged into the new forum on Saturday and have not had to log in again since then.👍👍
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    iboats on Safari

    For the last 6 or 7 days every time I open this site my Safari browser locks up and I have to force quit to get out of it. Anyone else having this issue? The site works fine using Chrome.
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    Member online now?

    The little green dot at the lower left of the signature block in all the posts on the forum. When I hover over it, it shows every member that has ever made a post as being online now. Seems like kind of a useless feature if it's not going to be correct?
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    Electric Chain Saws?

    I've been kicking around the idea of getting one of these saws and was wondering if anyone here has any experience with them? I have a nice Stihl gas saw but it is heavy and really overkill for light pruning work around the house so I'm thinking one of these would come in handy. The biggest tree...
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    Removing shift rod?

    I'm in the process of replacing the water pump on my 94 175 Ocean Runner and I was thinking about replacing the o-rings on the shift rod while I have the lower unit off. I'm just worried that something in the lower unit will fall out of place when I unscrew the rod and I wont be able to get it...
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    Growing old alone?

    We are both in fine fiddle now, so hopefully this is many years off but it is something that I have been thinking about for awhile. Where would you turn or how would you find someone to trust to handle your personal health and financial decisions for you if/when you are no longer able to? Having...
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    Connect second computer to the internet?

    Looking for a little guidance here guys for someone that knows NOTHING about computers. We have an older Mac that we use for internet and e-mail, the connection is a Motorola dsl modem to a wired Belkin router and then a wired connection to the Mac. My wife also has an older pc with Windows XP...
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    Checking belt tension, are you kidding me!!!

    I'm in the process of performing the recommended 5 year/60,000 mile maintenance on my wife's PT Cruiser and one of the items is to check the alternator belt tension. I looked it up in the service manual and was kind of surprised to see how the factory says to check it. What you are supposed to...
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    New Natural Gas Service Install Cost. Yikes!!!!

    Bubba's post about propane prices last month got me to thinking. We have a propane wall furnace and cook stove and will be replacing our wood stove with a gas model this year. Our neighbor has had natural gas service for many years and the gas main is in the street about 300' from our house so I...
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    Yosemite Frazil Ice

    I received this in an e-mail yesterday and thought it was pretty neat. http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=9V9p4mFEYXc&vq=medium#t=15
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    RV Plumbing Problem

    We ran into a little problem with our bath and kitchen water faucets last week that we have never seen before. When we open the cold water tap, it will run hot water for about 10 seconds or so before the water gets cold and then with the tap off, it doesn't take very long at all for the line to...
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    94 175 Johnson VRO/OMS Question

    Just out of curiosity, if I remove the brass plugs on the front of the carbs and drain the bowls and then use the primer bulb to refill them, what happens? Will the carbs have a gas/oil mix or will it be straight gas? I'm thinking that it would be straight gas because the oil pump would not be...
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    Trailer Broken

    This was posted on one of our local fishing sites. The spring failed in the parking lot after the boat was launched. I hate to think what would have happened if it had failed on the freeway towing to the ramp.
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    Free Standing Gas Stoves?

    We are looking into swapping out our Vermont Castings wood stove for a propane fueled stove. Some of the brands we are considering are Lopi, Jotul and Vermont Castings. Does anyone have any experience with these stoves in there gas fired models and are there other brands that we should be...
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    Medical Alert System?

    We have just started looking into getting one of these units for my mother. Most of the systems have a central call center that is contacted when the alarm button is pushed. The operator then starts either calling the predetermined numbers on the clients contact list or 911 depending on the...
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    Grandma Goes to Court

    Please forgive me if this has been posted before, I thought it was cute. Lawyers should never ask a Mississippi grandma a question if they aren't prepared for the answer. In a trial, a Southern small-town prosecuting attorney called his first witness, a grandmotherly, elderly woman to the...
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    A QuickStart ?

    I have a 94 175hp Oceanrunner and it seems to be taking longer and longer to release the fast idle feature from a cold start. I replaced the 2 wire temperature switch in the port head, but it made no difference. Last week it took a good 10 minutes before it switched to idle speed. The water...
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    94 175 Ocean Runner Flat Spot?

    I normally run my engine at 3500 to 4000 RPM and it runs great, but with all the talk recently about what WOT RPM should be, I wanted to see what mine was. From 3500 RPM I went to full throttle and the engine pulled strong up to 4900 and then it stumbled and actually dropped a 100 RPM for a...
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    Hour Meter?

    I recently purchased an 06 8hp high thrust motor and would like to install an hour meter. Has anyone come up with a good way to wire one in. All I can think of is an on/off switch, which I just know I will forget to turn on or off at some point. Thanks.
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    95 9.9 High Thrust cooling problems

    My motor has a 20 inch shaft and is mounted on a Garelick bracket. Since new,I have had a problem with this motor pumping water.It may pump fine for 15 minutes or 2 hours, but it almost always just eventually quits pumping and overheats. I have installed several new pumps and thermostats over...
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