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    Boat ramp excitement

    LOL that was entertaining just to read!
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    RANT

    feel your pain. ozarks last month, on a late season trip. idling into a cove for lunch at a restaurant, in no wake. 30+ foot twin engined cruiser zipped by at 30+ GUess they wanted the better table...? :/ The wake almost swallowed my little boat LOL My sisters daughter, who is afraid of boats...
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    Geeeeeeeez, it must be fall

    good karma shines through. spun prop. much better mood.... :)
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    Geeeeeeeez, it must be fall

    howdy folks... its been a busy year. Havent had much time for the boat. extensive motorcycle repairs... family stuff, weddings etc.... work... you name it. Certainly hope all is well with you guys here! weve taken 3 trips. 2 sucked. lol then had one REALLY good one. and had to park it awhile...
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    another great one in the books

    yep, after the spring delayed its start again, then flooding.. its been absolutely perfect. hot, slight wind... water warmed up nicely. gorgeous. there MIGHT be some boating into september, but its a difficult proposition. with soccer on weekends. Then wife works every other. i could...
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    another great one in the books

    looks like 2015 boating season is done for us, but.. it was FANTASTIC. :thumb: had a great weekend... Planned to take my sister and her family out. But, I really dislike a mob at the ramps and dock, we went out ahead of time. cruised around... Then had a scare while we were doing that...
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    Boating season has begun

    I'm not TOTALLY against the IO. Actually, getting good at working on it. I suppose, if I had a nicer (not clunky 3.0) motor.... and I was the first owner....I would like it more. I agree with the working upside down quote. been there. but I boat in shallow, skinny water. and its perilous. I...
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    Too nice

    yep. internetz are for when you cant boat and want to daydream about boats...LOL been quite perfect as of late. got in two good days. friday AND sunday.
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    Boating season has begun

    LOL drink mixers, I recall you saying that before... :) yeah the alignment tool is not bad... im just bein a big baby. cheers!
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    Boating season has begun

    Yep I saw that... assembly looks to be fine I HATE buying tools for limited use...IE: my next boat will NOT be I/O. But I see no way around it. :) So ill be ordering that up as well.
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    having trouble docking?

    no need to fret. just relax, youll get there. Its an art form and cant be rushed. best done sober! LIKE A BOSS! :cheers::cheers::cheers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qHdPhkSSNQ
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    Boating season has begun

    haha I offered! hey any of you guys do the merc gimbal before? Ive only worked on outboard :) any advice is appreciated. Looks somewhat straightforward. just need that darned alignment tool. heard a squealing at startup. and then rumbly last time out. Seems about the only thing that would...
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    Boating season has begun

    so far so not bad here. 3 trips! though, sadly, I got to experience the "need help" side of the camaraderie of the boating community. its been nothing but cloudy,windy,rainy. a week ago, Sunday, we had warm weather finally...THEN the clouds broke. it got wonderfully HOT. we ordered pizza at...
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    Boating season has begun

    YES, IT IS! Sunday morning the covers came off, carburetor got a nice cleaning...plugs came out.. fired right up. Its a beautiful thing. Hope all of you fine folks have a safe and wonderful season!
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    Going to file for my retirement !!!!!!

    congratulations and good luck!
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