chinook35
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🤞 it’s not freeze damage
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Made oil ??!
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I agree Change oil and filter before further use. If it happens after another trip or two ( check frequently ) I’d be looking for cracked crankcase or head or blown head gasket
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All you NY veterans !! NY has a new pass that gets you into most state parks and DeC run parks ( including free boat launches ) apply through the parks website You need proof of service (DD214 , etc) I got mine today. Should save a lot of money- 1 reply
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Many years of experience have taught me there is NO accurate wind prediction. I use NOAA marine forecast to get a general go - no go idea I will add 1 foot to ANY prediction if it’s calling for 1-3 you can bet on 2-4 bottom line , what you see when you get to the lake is what you get I’ve sat in the parking lot. Many times watching the 1-3 waves clearing the breakwall
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If you go blind , you probably have counterfeit glasses -
I started to uncover the old girl today. Wind was a bit much to wrestle with the cover
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They still are. They haven’t moved an inch
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That’s not as funny as it sounds. Years ago the local ford/chevy/ everything dealer had a promotion he had Robbie Knieval here to jump like 150 cars. Rt 11 , a major 2 lane , had that exact thing happen. It became a parking lot , north and southbound lanes were totally blocked for 10 miles. People just got out of their cars and left them in the middle of the road. There is a golf course near the venue , and hundreds of cars parked on the fairways and greens. Tow trucks couldn’t get to them to tow. So I can see this happening for the eclipse
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I live in Watertown, right in the direct path. The city is warning of chaos 180000 extra people expected , traffic gridlock , the Watertown airport is expecting 157 inbound flights , they normally have 2-3 per day There are several streets being closed on the 8 th. The hospital has issued a special code. Only ER will be open for business. This should be an experience. I’m going to sit in my yard with a nice rum punch and watch the eclipse and the fun
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And anything but a bronze thru hull below the waterline is just asking to sink -
I got tired of fighting with alpha 1 exhaust bellows. I have the tool and have changed many bellows , but , last year I replaced my bellows with the tube , and have never looked back. Yes , it is louder with the tube and you get some exhaust soot in the transom , but I can live with both. It takes about 15 minutes to install the tube anybody else had any experience?? Mercrusier came out with the tube to relieve pressure build up in the bellows on big block engines. The bellows would balloon and put pressure on the drive shaft bellows causing wear and failure the only time the exhaust goes through the prop is in full down/ in trim im a happy camper with the tube
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The new super fast retrieval rates on the newer riggers can be a problem without snubbers to cushion the sudden stop and to keep the weight from coming out of the water in rough seas it doesn’t seem to be a problem with older riggers and ones without fast retrieval rates -
The stretch is what makes them work 😝
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I was a little shy about the dreamweaver rip cord snubbers. They are advertised as for diver snubbers and nowhere is there a weight recommendation for them. The Amish would be a good choice also with 500 # spectra So far the fish thief has worked well for me
