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      If you noticed in the photo, I also changed out the engine-mounted fuel filter, the original of which was a clumsy item to service, for...
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      rgano replied to the thread Can you hear the call?.
      Hobson's Choice, Wall Street Journal May 14, 1952 I have the copy I sent to me from the office of the Chief of Naval Operations along...
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      My original return line just after the head connection was a coiled piece of copper I distrusted which is why I changed it to fuel hose...
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      Quite simple. I disconnected the return line at the right rear corner of the engine's head and cut the end off of the bicycle pump hose...
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      I'd be afraid of the smell as the water heater warms the board. Then there's the added fuel if a fire broke out nearby. If a water...
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      Ah, but think to the curb appeal of that XX-year warranty left on it when you sell. :)
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      rgano replied to the thread Mast and boom capacity.
      I agree, but I never distrusted the spars themselves because those things were built to last. If conditions were such that the spars...
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      rgano replied to the thread Mast and boom capacity.
      I never trusted the 1972 wooden boom and mast rig on my 1972 GB42. Before I would hoist the inflatable and OB motor combo on it, I...
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      rgano replied to the thread Boat swaps.
      I had 20 hours on my generator rebuild when I took a sample for the heck of it. Horrible metal numbers which Blackstone Labs said was...
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      rgano reacted to tiltrider1's post in the thread Survey finding(s) & renegotiation with Like Like.
      I would find the local Volvo service center and get a quote for replacing a leaky #6 injector. I would then request a reduction in...
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      Everybody keeps restating the "encapsulate-in-Epoxy-resin" refrain, but more specifically, I encourage saturating wood in Clear...
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      rgano reacted to dhays's post in the thread ROI/Sweat Equity v. Reality with Like Like.
      A boat is not an investment so the whole concept of ROI for a boat is a fallacy. A boat is a money sink. We need to understand and...
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      rgano replied to the thread Budding trawler fan..
      Glad to have you.
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      rgano replied to the thread POR 15 Tank Sealer for a gas tank?.
      I wonder if somebody has figured out a way to spray it in in the same way professional diesel fuel tank cleaners shoot diesel fuel at...
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      Friend with three 100-gallon gasoline tanks in his boat has found one leaking at the bottom. Luckily, all is now safe. It would cost...
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