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    Help please: how to replace a prop shaft

    Hey guys Got to agressive last year chasing Bass around rocky areas and next thing I had a messed up prop Don't have a book to use as reference and can't find a repair video on line for this application. Here's a couple of pics I just took. Thanks in advance for any help
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    Block Island Seabass 11-6-11

    Well well, I just had to do it; a seabass trip to BI before the winter sinked in. Launched the boat at 6:30 am in P Judith State launch, flat seas allowed a fast cruise to the East Grounds, after getting setup I dropped bait in 60' of water and the fist seabass hit the deck, a nice 4 pound'er...
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    Block Island again 9-10-11

    At 5 am my wife and I were passing thru the West wall just outside of Point Judith RI. The water was as calm as I've seen so the 18 mile cruise to the SW ledge of Block Island felt like a boat ride on the local lake. Once there and after checking a few favorite spots, I marked fish just before...
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    Block Island Strippers 9-3-11

    Despite rough seas for the evening of 9-3, I became one of a four guy team to hop on my neighbor's 42 foot lobster boat in Rhode Island. The plan was to steam out to Block Island for a night at the Strippers club...not what you're thinking, I said strippers!:head: Long story short, slow pick at...
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    Storage compartment hatch doors

    Hey guys Last Sat, while I towed the V up to Rhore Islad for the season, I lost one of the trasom side storage compartment hatch doors...I was going at 68 mph when this frigging think flew out of the boat and landed on the highway, thank God it didn't hit a car behind me. At any rate, I'm on...
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    !50 HP Ocean Runner fuel pump

    Hello fellow fishers. I've been having fuel problems running out of power while underway, I would pump the priming bulb and the motor would run fine again for another couple of minutes, then the same problem came back, on and on... By the end of last year's season It got to the point that I...
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    fuel pickup line corroded (pic)

    Good morning Some of you may recall one of my recent posts about my motor loosing power while underway...you gave me excellent tips on the subjec which I used to troubleshoot my problem. I started by replacing the Racor filter and fuel line priming bulb...after that we went fishing and...
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    Smoked meats, Att. BR

    The in-laws stayed with us for a week for their 50th, here's part of one of many meals we entertained our family and relatives with, a 40 pound pig ready to be pulled: Easter treat, my wife did the turkey stuff and I stuck to the smoker for St Louis style spare ribs and beer chicken...my...
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    Where do I get these parts? (pic)

    Hello my fellow V20'ers The end pieces of the bow rail on my V look like chit and in much need of replacement, the problem is I can't find these things even if my life depended on it..:oh:. Any leads are much appreciated: Here's a pic: Thanks Joe
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    Loosing power under way

    Today was just fishing, certainly not catching day, thats right, not a even a single keeper fluke in the boat. Oh well, it was better than working nonetheless.:nice: Running the boat beetween our drifts, I noticed the motor loosing power and sounding like it was running out of fuel, both...
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    Broken exhaust rubber gasket

    Hello hello! I finally managed some time for the boat and managed to uncover her from the long winter season. Decided to install a brand new raw water pump kit which I bought on line last year. Removing the lower unit was a breeze, one bolt for the shift rod in the cowl, seven bolts on the...
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    Seabass in Cape Cod

    Hey Macojoe Hope you filling better... I came across this video on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZDLc95-hb8 Been in your neck of the woods I'm curious if you have fished for these tasty sea biscuits? I have never been lucky enough to find a decent school of keepers down this...
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    Fall blackfish trip 10-24

    Left home at 5am for another fishing trip to the coast on a very cold yet typical Fall morning in New England. The freshly made coffee and BE&C samies hit the spot just in time for the 2 hour trip to Niantic CT. After pit stop at the bait shop, we quickly launched the State Launch ramp. I had...
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    Motor will not start (pics)

    Motor will not start (pics) update 8-25-08 Hey guys Before I even started doing the decarburization with Seafom, I found another problem with the motor…I couldn’t start it. At first, the starter motor would not even turn so I thought the batteries were low on charge, I plugged the battery...
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    Fouling plugs? Update 9/2/08

    Hey guys, long time no talk... Finally I took the boat out for a shake down cruise and a little water skiing with the kids. For the first few runs the motor ran top shape topping of at 42 MPH on the GPS. After many stops and take offs and lots of idling, the motor started to idle a little...
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    HR news

    Dear fellow Fisherman The company I work for is adopting a new and friendly work environment so they are spending 100's of thousands of dollars on "good leadership practices" ... I strongly believe this training should be adopted by and easily integrated by all fisherman... At any rate...
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    Pollack at Eastmans 11-25-07 (more pics)

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    Niantic CT 11-08 (pics)

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    MacoJoe and his wisdom

    You know how MJ loves to fish right?  He was sitting in his boat the other day when he heard a voice say, "Pick me up." He looked around and couldn't see any one.  He thought he was dreaming when he  heard  the  voice  say again, "Pick me up."  He looked in the water and there, floating on the...
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    Towing vehicle rear end!

    Coming back from a fishing trip last Sat. my Dodge pickup truck started making “read end noises”  ;D ;D No no, not those noises from the rear end you're thinking  :o :o   Well… let me explain, the rear end of my truck has been troublesome for a while now, after a big bill repair it never came...
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