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DaveKamp replied to the thread Pull motor to install freeze plugs?.Frozen blocks are very common failures north of I-70... and being significantly north of that range, I've seein it. For six springtimes... -
DaveKamp replied to the thread Official SRV 240 Weekender Thread! (1972-1980).So for anyone interested, I have a 240 flybridge that needs a new home... it has weather and wear, but it's an excellent start point for...
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DaveKamp replied to the thread Seacock mfr.I'm thinkin' same as Yonder... a Wilcox-Crittenden... but I don't think W-C blind-labeled theirs for any boat manufacturer... Take a...
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DaveKamp replied to the thread Never been through a lock? Read on.....Some locks do fill from the center... but not all are built that way - depends on the time and circumstances of the build, and some have...
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DaveKamp reacted to ClarkGriswold's post in the thread Never been through a lock? Read on.... with
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Good point. AIS has been super useful for me. We are above lock 2 on the upper Miss and to get to the “good parts” of the river we... -
DaveKamp reacted to Clark_Griswold's post in the thread Never been through a lock? Read on.... with Like.
Marintraffic app can be very helpful in timing commercial traffic. A lot of our boating friends on the upper Miss use it just for that.
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DaveKamp replied to the thread Front bilge location.Hi Cal! So, I can't climb up into mine to look, but IIRC it was under the cabin floor, accessed either through an access cover under...
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DaveKamp reacted to Drifter22ft's post in the thread 1975 SRV 220 Overnighter Hard Top - Anybody know the Top Speed? with Like.
I have a 74 220 srv with the ford302 something to keep in mine is the haul is thicker than the newer one even just a couple years newer...
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DaveKamp replied to the thread Vintage Mechanic Recommendations?.Harold (the previous owner) says that he had never experienced a situation where the drive didn't lower all the way. I suspect...
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DaveKamp replied to the thread Westerbeke problem.not really... there's all kinds of stuff in the way. probably best to just take a pump type oil can, stuff the tube in as far as you...
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DaveKamp replied to the thread Never been through a lock? Read on.....Great picture, Erich! You don't need FENDERS on that lock... you need FEELER GAUGES! One'a those cases where slime on the walls is a...
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DaveKamp replied to the thread Never been through a lock? Read on.....When you listen to ch14, you hear what's happening at locks in both directions. When you hear that there's a double-lockage, either get...
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DaveKamp replied to the thread Never been through a lock? Read on.....Listening to VHF Ch 14, and either advancing, or retracting the throttle solves that. Imagine how much fun it would be to cruise the...
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DaveKamp replied to the thread Never been through a lock? Read on.....St. Anthony Falls is a very fascinating structure... actually TWO locks... upper and lower, and they're literally 300 yards apart. Lift...
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DaveKamp replied to the thread Never been through a lock? Read on.....The only locks on the Upper Mississippi that have floating bollards are those with extreme lift... Upper and Lower St Anthony Falls. I...