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  4. Posted

    10 hours ago, Fishfiles said:

    Hmmm ... wonder how that works out 

     

     

     

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    Ha!  Just the other day I saw a Honda wave runner with a Rotax hanging off the back.

     

     

     

     

    NOT

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    I woke up at 02:30 and saw stars so out I went.  The weather was supposed to be severe storms but that didn't pan out.  This was the first decent few hours for observing in over a week.  Here's a picture of the galaxy Andromeda.

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    2 hours ago, Fishfiles said:

    Gaspa Gou , fresh water drum , nice size for eating !!!! Fillet that sucker , cut it in little chunks and fry it crispy --- make a dip , ketchup , mustard , Lea and Perrins , Chahoula Sauce , lemon juice , horse reddish , whip it good , !!! 

     

     

     

     

    That or just throw it back.

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    On 6/14/2023 at 7:34 AM, Fishfiles said:

    I keep telling him this is an accident waiting to happen ---- they called me chicken crap , but I would't do it 

     

     

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    I'll get the band-aids and have 911 on hold.

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    59 minutes ago, Fishfiles said:

    When I ask Siri if Ford got woke this is what she said : 

     

     

    Fact Check-Ford shared Pride-themed rainbow truck promo video in 2022, not 2023

    """ Carmaker Ford debuted a Pride-themed rainbow-colored Ranger Raptor in 2022, but some social media users are sharing the car’s promotional footage in 2023 and saying the campaign comes after Bud Light’s partnership with transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney.

    “Ford goes woke! Looks like they didn't learn from Bud Light. The alphabet mafia is ramming their agenda down our throats! """ 

     

     

    I stopped listening to Siri years ago.  Me:  Siri, where's the nearest gun shop.  Siri:  Clueless.  Me:  Siri, you are useless.  Siri:  You are certainly entitled to your opinion.  BTW, the gun shop I wanted to go to was only a few miles away 

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  19. Posted

    14 hours ago, Fishfiles said:

    The power of the wallet 

     

     

    What's this I'm hearing about Ford jumping in the rainbow bandwagon?

     

    Reminds me of Larry the Cable Guy talking about the Dixie Chicks badmouthing George Bush.  "Like going into a trailer park and yelling WALMART SUCKS.

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    Our first boat was a 14' wooden SeaKing with the 35 Elgin.  Dad got it for a song since it was singed pretty bad in a barn fire.  After restoring it we got a couple good years before the lower unit took a dump.  Dad found a 28 HP at Sears in the fall of 1963 on sale.  Was $399 marked down to 199.  This Elgin as made by Scott McCullough.  Maybe 10 years later the neighbor had a Glastron  156 Tri hull with a Chrysler 55 for sale.  Dad bought it and on the first day out the engine ran lean and scuffed a cylinder.  Found out the dealership that worked on it didn't put the main bearing retainer pin in and the bearing outer rotated in the crankcase allowing play and air to leak around the seal.  Dad still had the old 35 West Bend with the bad lower unit so we took the 35 powerhead and put it on the 55.  We figured out that the problem with the Chrysler lower units was the seal behind the prop would get chewed up if the got the ski rope wrapped around the prop.  Dad made a spacer at work to prevent that.  I ended up finding another 55 with a bad lower unit for $125 and put that back on the boat 

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  24. Posted

    2 hours ago, Fishfiles said:
    Chrysler
    Force Outboard was the unwanted stepchild of the outboard industry. Originally made by Chrysler, it was sold and resold until it finally disappeared. In the meantime, market pressure from outboard makers such as Yamaha and OMC -- maker of Johnson and Evinrude outboards -- cut into Force Outboard's market share.

    My Dad's first boat had a 35HP Elgin (Sears) made by West Bend (Sold to Chrysler). The fiberglass hood had 56 Chevy fins.  It did have a novel key lockout that restricted the throttle allowing the motor to be used on lake requiring lower HP limits.  The lower unit was the same for 35~55.  Good motor but loud and a gas hog.

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