Boat Forum / Boats / July 2006

Looks like I have to spend about a week in Lost Wages in September or
October. I'll have some free time, unlike every other time I've been to
that marvelous town. I want to enjoy some of the natural surroundings
outside of the city, not near the casinos, and away from the buffets.

No, I am not a "Netcop", but I liked this N/G a lot better when there was a
lot of boating related stuff posted here.
IMHO I think we should really stop replying to the flamers who post stuff
about racism etc., and get back to serious discussion topics like

Is there a rule about how far the ball should be from the motor on an
outboard?  Merc 75 2 stroke and 60 4 stroke
Mine is under the console near the tank. I have always had an air
bubble in my inline glass filter near the talk. I assumed I had a

I am a newbie boater (bought  a used bass boat last year). and have
some questions about the functions of the control lever and a primer
solenoid.
The outboard is  a  Johnson V6, 150 HP outboard, circa 1990

  I have a 4.3L Volvo (Chevy) motor in a 1998 Larson ski boat.  This motor
has the 'upgraded' 4bbl carb. from the factory.  Last year the engine ran
great.  I have had it out 4 or 5 times this year and have noticed a problem
that gets worse every time I take it out.  During the ...

I saw my wife grab a bucket and a scrubber and a bottle of bleach to go wash
our boat.  Her thinking was that since we've been on a lake with an algae
problem the bleach would kill any algae that we brought back with us.
I asked her to stick with liquid detergent since I didn't ...

I am fairly new to the group and to boat restoration but have done
several cars over the years. I now have island property in Georgian Bay
and as there is no road access my old car hobby has had to go. I have
no experience with steel hulled vessels, or any with a vessel this

Link to photos showing how the battlefield looked before superintendent John
Latschar raped it.
http://users.snip.net/~hart/
We loved Gettysburg: took dozens of week-long trips, spent many thousands of

could small boats be next? This thing is cute, goes a long ways, and has a
nice web site. According to today's NYTimes, it'll cost in the $80-100K
range. Who'll be the first?
http://www.teslamotors.com/

DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO GET THE PLAY OUT OF THE STEERING.
AT ANY SPEED THE OUTDRIVE TURNS ITSELF ABOUT 4 INCHES LEFT AND
RIGHT WHILE THE BOAT IS MOVING.
THIS IS MY FIRST I/O

Dear friend:
      Welcome to our web--www.lanvs.com. There is lots of commodities
on it, which is my favorite collection. For example, bags, shoes,
guitar, violin even curios......they are is very discount. Your dream

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This is a test..............
Is anyone reading this?
Fredo

Well,
I am finally doing it!
I am going to buy a 1999 Crestliner 1750 Fishhawk with a 2000 Mercury 90 hp
2 stroke engine a new Lowrance 7" screen 17X gps fishfinder, (it also has

Nikon will soon announce a new consumer digital SLR with a 10.2mp
sensor, probably an addition to the D70-S line with a couple of new
features.

God response to Bill Clinton visit & talk.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2006/07/26/clinton-halifax.html