Forum: For Sale - Other Items
09-17-2019, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 4,065
1975 Ranger 33 For Sale
I'm looking for a new home for my beloved Ranger 33. Not quite ready to give it away, but it's sitting unused in Brookings, OR, which is a high crime. I have a larger boat in other waters to fill...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
10-14-2017, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,517
The gradually getting harder to start syndrome...
The gradually getting harder to start syndrome probably rules out wiring order, etc. When I bought my boat last decade, it was really tough starting, and it turned out to be the carb gasket leaking....
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Forum: General Interest
10-11-2017, 08:45 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,390
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Forum: Cooling System
08-04-2017, 08:39 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,226
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Forum: General Maintenance
01-18-2017, 08:25 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,660
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Forum: General Maintenance
01-17-2017, 08:35 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,660
Clutch slipping in both forward and reverse
My '74 A4 sees very few hours, and over the last few years it has started slipping in both directions. The usage has dropped to probably less than an hour of running per year recently, due to health...
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Forum: The Wish List
05-22-2016, 03:59 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 11,432
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Forum: The Wish List
05-21-2016, 10:48 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 11,432
Economy shipping
I wanted to order an impeller today, and the lowest cost shipping was UPS Ground for $20. Seems like small items ought to have a method such as 1st class mail or Priority Mail? Other companies seem...
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Forum: General Maintenance
03-20-2016, 03:07 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,002
Dipstick oil draining
I've always threaded a small plastic tube down my dipstick to pull out old oil, but the process is pretty slow. I recently discovered on my other boat, that the Yanmar dipstick goes right to the...
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Forum: Introductions
09-24-2015, 09:29 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 18,011
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Forum: Electrical
12-01-2014, 09:03 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,350
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Forum: Exhaust System
08-04-2014, 08:38 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 6,300
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Forum: Overhaul
12-16-2013, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 100
Views: 28,830
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Forum: Ignition System
09-30-2013, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 20,029
50 to 1 it's your battery terminals. A high...
50 to 1 it's your battery terminals. A high resistance connection (due to oxidation) will seem good at low current. Put a meter on the battery connectors (not the actual battery terminals) and turn...
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Forum: Cooling System
05-02-2012, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,915
I had a similar problem last week and went down...
I had a similar problem last week and went down to the boat prepared to find the worst, but it turned out to be some vegetation in the raw water thru-hull. Since I had the stuff, I did an acid flush...
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Forum: General Maintenance
04-03-2011, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 6,999
Please don't lump ethanol policy with...
Please don't lump ethanol policy with environmentalism. The only good thing ethanol does is make some corn farmers rich. It's bad for the environment, bad for marine fuel systems, bad for your lawn...
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Forum: Ranger
06-20-2010, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 13,671
On my 76 R33, the choke cable leads to the...
On my 76 R33, the choke cable leads to the sidewall just above the port cockpit drain. Check for a filled hole or other trace. I can't imagine mine starting easily without the choke, although I can...
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Forum: General Interest
01-15-2010, 09:36 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,402
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Forum: General Interest
11-08-2009, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 9,785
How about using two tethers, one to each bow...
How about using two tethers, one to each bow chock, and installing PVC pipe on the tethers to make a rigid connection. I can imagine some problems with the PVC ends cutting the tether, but just...
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Forum: Polls
10-17-2009, 09:24 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 83,905
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Forum: Polls
06-26-2009, 09:39 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 54,878
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Forum: Exhaust System
05-17-2009, 09:27 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 9,042
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Forum: Electrical
03-15-2009, 09:33 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,331
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Forum: Troubleshooting
02-09-2009, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,852
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Forum: Electrical
10-10-2008, 09:44 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,822
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