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    Pop-up ads are out of control

    I'm using firefox and the popup ads started yesterday and are crazy, everywhere top of posts in middle at bottom!!
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    Snakes on board!

    You want the king snakes around, pretty mellow snake and they kill and eat moccasins, copperheads, rattlesnakes or any other snake they can get ahold of. They are black with white rings, got couple around my place in NC and they other snakes will stay away. down side is they love turtle eggs.
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    Very Low Compessions on Mercruiser 5.0 MPI Engine. with Exhaust Manifold, Thermostat Housing Removed.

    Spray WD-40 into each cylinder crank the motor over by key or by hand to get it into the rings, let set over night then spray a light oil into each and turn engine over again. Had my one boat merc 305 sit for 8 years and it wouldn't turn over did the above and its been fine and running great for...
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    Airsep Filters for CAT 3116's = 7-1/2" diam x 8" Tall

    Are you selling or giving them away??
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    Trailer winch

    I ran heavy cable straight from batteries to back of truck with a heavy duty quick disconnect and put two 30 amp breakers wired in parallel as thats the largest breakers I could get and pulls my 290 DA with no problem.
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    Trailer winch

    I got a power winch rated at 5000 lbs and pull my 290 DA on the trailer, they come with a extra pulley and you hook that to boat and run cable thru that back to trailer, doubles your pulling capacity.
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    40 sedan bridge forum

    You'll probably be better off going out and just getting new ones. That's what I did with mine, was a lot less of a problem. I had to drill and tap new holes in the floor mounting piece but the new pedestal bases covered up the old holes.
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    Pump out on a trailer

    They have pull up pump out stations for RV's at varies places and some camp grounds. Some service stations have them that cater to RV's.
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    cherry laminate

    Why would it need to be shipped flat? Why can't you roll it and box it? Then when you recieve it lay it out on a flat surface and it will flatten out and lay flat in a couple of hours.
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    40 sedan bridge forum

    I was wondering what the new style screens and gaskets are? I got same boat as you and need new screens and gaskets on both of my heads and the originals are no longer available.
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    A Dog. You say you have one? Lets see...

    These two live in the water and love their boat rides on what ever boat
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    380 salon/cabin flooring

    The wood thicknesses are metric, trees cut here, shipped to canada and/or ever seas processed into plywood and shipped back to us. Been doing that for years. If you can remember there was a big stick about trees being cut on federal land then shipped out of country and processed then sold back...
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    How's your marina's security?

    If you swim in any water with barracuda they tell you to take off all your jewelery or they will get you!
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    Bellows Replacement

    My 1989 maxium has the original gimbal bearing 35 years ( 500 hrs ) and still going strong,every spring one or two pumps from grease gun. Alpha I with 305 merc engine
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    Water line leak

    can you maybe try regular hose fitting washers, they are 5/8" fittings
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