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    stern splash guards

    the boy and i went out this past week and while i was backing the boat out of the boat ramp stale (protected from the wind) and back into the wind. a couple of waves came over the stern. i turn the boat into the wind and had no real problems i was looking last night at boats on CL to get...
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    (saltwater) fish finder/depth finder under $100

    i know this has been asked about a lot but i never could find my answer and i know the quality of products change for year to year. i plan to run my boat in saltwater canals, marshes and calm days on the bay. i am needing a depth finder more than a fish finder to see how deep the water is to...
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    Underwater lighting

    i am adding a light bar to the transom of my boat and have been looking at LED fog lights to shine down the side of the boat for landing fish at night. example: https://www.amazon.com/Tuff-LED-Lights-27watt-Polaris/dp/B009ES3F0Q/ref=cm_cr_pr_sims_t you could mount them on a pole that would...
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    wetsuits

    i have three wetsuits for sale. the blue and black are XXL and the yellow is Large. i would like $25.00 each plus shipping. i got them from Academy back in my jetski days.
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    spring break and the rain made the girls bored.

    the girls wanted me to thank ya'll for the kind words and they really had fun. my daughter uploaded the rest of the pictures from the area and other pictures she had taken and made them into a slideshow for the screen saver on the computer. i find myself laying on the couch watching the...
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    spring break and the rain made the girls bored.

    spring break and bored girls. the weather was great all week but the last weekend brought rain. my daughter is a high school junior and is lettering in art and has offers from art schools when she finishes school. her friend (in the picture) want her to do some dramatic pictures and this is...
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    Stufz!

    when we were hunting hogs heavy and we would get a bunch at one time, we would grind the meat like hamburger meat. i would make a bunch of hamburger patties and cook them for us for lunches and after school snacks for he kids. i got one of the little plastic hamburger presses example...
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    Prop for 2000 Johnson 25 HP

    i don't have the exact answers to your question but being new i had the same questions for my prop. the prop on my boat is pretty beat up so i asked three of the doctors at work that run bay and off shore boats about props. all three told me to contact Mike Hood prop repair and see if they...
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    adding weight to my little truck.

    after a night of freezing rain, everybody in southeast texas has just gone crazy. most of the over passes and elevated road froze cause lots of accidents and road to be closed. no reason to go out, so i couldn't test my new setup on the road. i did drive around the property picking up scrap...
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    adding weight to my little truck.

    the drums look like this one but have a fold over latch to lock the lid instead of the bolt and i have the chains in one of them. i used a ratchet strap to keep them in place in the truck bed. the wife is from New Jersey and i am from Houston and she says the same thing about other drivers...
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    adding weight to my little truck.

    i want to add a little weight to my short bed 2wd chevy S 10 for the forecasted ice and maybe snow. i don't have any plans to go anywhere but just in case work calls me in early. i have a lot of years of mud play and i know weight over the back helps with traction and i know not slam on the...
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    Floor - carpet or paint ? fasten to ribs or dont fasten

    what type of paint did you use? i have been researching here and things point to porch paint but have been painting the wood on my hunting buggy with valspar tractor paint with a little hardner with good protection results. i also found that you shouldn't paint the bottom of the wood so the...
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    starting and takeoff issues 1985 johnson 20 hp

    i was adjusting "29" out on the water. "15" is the one i am not sure is 100 percent set correctly. i got manuals from this forum and have read through most of them but wasn't sure if there was a home remedy way of setting it. example: on a old vw distributor, you can use your drivers lic. to...
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    Trailer guide posts

    have you thought about the bracket you are going to put the lights on the poles with? i like country dave's led strips but kind of out of the budget right now. my plan is still the development stage and looking for ideals.
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    starting and takeoff issues 1985 johnson 20 hp

    by your definiton then it is lean. if you turn the throttle slowly to increase the RPMs then it would "hesitate/cut out" but if you "punch it" then the motor would take off and run like a beast. when i put the carb kit in the carb, i took the screw out that controls the throttle wing. i...
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    starting and takeoff issues 1985 johnson 20 hp

    i like to piddle and a day set a side to mess with the engine on the water would be fun. when i messed with old VW's, there was a summer setting and winter setting. is it the same with a outboard? before this trip i had the engine idling smooth with the earmuffs but it needed turned up when i...
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    Big Red pork loin

    there is where i got the ideal to use the big red. https://arcadianexperience.com/2010/07/19/big-red-ribs/
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    Big Red pork loin

    my wife from new jersey never knew about it tell she moved here to texas. it is made and bottle in waco, texas. she said it a red cream soda and it is kind of like a strawberry flavor.
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    Big Red pork loin

    https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_1CM8MIpSPNo/TWeR3dJNBQI/AAAAAAAAG8A/UvVC7yNpJJk/s400/BigRedFamily.jpg copy this link to see Big Red
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    Big Red pork loin

    i was helping my 80 yo dad with cooking for the family get to together christmas eve. i got called into work the day before and was going to get off that evening but they started adding on cases and didn't get out til 5 am christmas eve morning. my wife helped my dad get the meat ready to cook...
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