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"Blazer" wrote in message
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On Sun, 1 Mar 2009 15:26:07 -0400, "Don White"
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Holy cow! The first time I check here and I see this. It must be the
dumbest post I've ever seen. Absolute stupidity.
glyci

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Ah.. you've come slinking out of your hole.
We wondered where you were last week when Harry passed through the Atlanta
airport.
You can change your shorts now and get back to normal.


I don't want to offend, but is there something 'special' between you
and the 'HK' guy?


If you're looking for "special", look no further than the Drone Army..and
its irregular compliment of agitators, instigators and facilitators.

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"Mike" wrote in message
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snip..
Leave the boat in forward, connect the winch strap, and winch her the rest
of the way up.
Keeping the boat in forward, even at idle, will help immensely. Jump back
to the helm,
put her in neutral, and cut the engine(s).

I hope this helps.

--Mike


What the hell... is this 'Idiot Hour'?
No wonder there are so many screwups at launch ramps.

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On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:39:45 -0600, Vic Smith
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Here around the Great Lakes water is cheap

Heh, just wait until California builds that pipeline... !

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On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:37:14 -0600, Vic Smith
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Good list.
I'll probably renumber things a bit, the big changes being
1. Make sure the drain plug is in, a *very* common mistake.
2. Make sure the drain plug is in, a *very* common mistake.
3. Make sure the drain plug is in, a *very* common mistake.
12. Remember tips 1,2,3.

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Don't forget tip # 12 :-)

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On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:25:07 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

What reason is there for a drain plug to be larger than 1/4 inch?
It only has to drain 40 inches a year.

There are times here in FL where we get 3 inches in an hour, no joke,
you can actually see the pool level rise that much. Most small
block I/Os will ruin the starter motor if you get more than 6 inches
or so in the boat, not to mention the potential damage from the
(considerable) extra weight.

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On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:58:15 -0500, Wayne.B
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On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:39:45 -0600, Vic Smith
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Here around the Great Lakes water is cheap

Heh, just wait until California builds that pipeline... !

They'll have to get approval from the Canucks.
They watch that water level like a hawk.
I don't think they care to water California lawns.
Water is, after all, the source of precious bodily fluids.

--Vic

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On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:22:34 -0600, Vic Smith
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Water is, after all, the source of precious bodily fluids.

....and beer.

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"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:58:15 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:39:45 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

Here around the Great Lakes water is cheap

Heh, just wait until California builds that pipeline... !

They'll have to get approval from the Canucks.
They watch that water level like a hawk.
I don't think they care to water California lawns.
Water is, after all, the source of precious bodily fluids.

--Vic

Not just Canada... the US states that border the Great Lakes are also very
interested in preventing any massive diversions to the US west.

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On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:31:53 -0500, Wayne.B
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On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:22:34 -0600, Vic Smith
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Water is, after all, the source of precious bodily fluids.

...and beer.

That's just redundant!

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On Sun, 1 Mar 2009 19:33:44 -0400, "Don White"
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"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:58:15 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:39:45 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

Here around the Great Lakes water is cheap

Heh, just wait until California builds that pipeline... !

They'll have to get approval from the Canucks.
They watch that water level like a hawk.
I don't think they care to water California lawns.
Water is, after all, the source of precious bodily fluids.

--Vic

Not just Canada... the US states that border the Great Lakes are also very
interested in preventing any massive diversions to the US west.

Heck, I won't complain about cheap water.
But I've seen the issue raised about the local water flow here in
Illinois. Diversion into the SAG canal and then the Illinois river
it tightly controlled by U.S./Canadian agreements.
Wait until the price of water out west gets as high as oil, I say.
Then sell it. I'd really like to sell them the snow before it hits
the ground.

--Vic