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This is something Daddy showed me when replacing a water pump.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...Picture129.jpg
Use the size bolts that secures the pump to the foot but longer (in this case the heads cut off). After putting the impeller to the shaft then slide the pump down to the impeller and rotate the shaft (in the correct direction)and it aligns itself.
I've been wrestling these pumps and impellers for years and worring if the impeller key fell out of place. NOMORE *;D

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I luv little tricks like that!! 8) ...

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Here's another one I forgot about.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...Picture127.jpg
This is for turning the boat over to do bottom work or painting.
Just hope you got two trees a little longer than the boat apart and choke a chain with come-along up in the tree and connect to the bow eye and this thing on the other end up the other tree with chain and come-along.
One person can lift the boat and turn it over this way.
If your careful, a tree and engine hoist will do also.

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I'll straighten the pictures out, didn't realise it had gotten that bad.
Think I got this thread back readable.

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Hey T, i tried your "Tampon" trick and it works great....
i always had a pint of water i could not reach and get out of the bilge, no more............... dry as a popcorn phart!!!!!!!
i also use stinkys trick of putting a small fan blowing in the anchor locker and crack the hatch at the splashwell. moving air & drying the insides.....

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Great glad you like it.
Oh speaking of "stinky" (no not hooker).
If you ever have a problem of smelly coolers that you just can't get the smell out of, just place a chlorine tablet in it and store with the lid closed.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...Picture132.jpg
Might work for in deck coolers!

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About 1 1/2 years ago I decided I needed this on the Cherokee. When I almost had them finished found out they actually sell them.
Front reciever (althought the one manufactured is a 2 inch)
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...Picture223.jpg

For the rear carrier (don't want blood in the truck) a 2 inch reciever and removable (not for use with a V)
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...Picture224.jpg
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...Picture225.jpg

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I changed my waterpump this weekend and put a small amount of spray adhesive on the key and the seal between the housing and the plate. Kept everything in place as I put it together.

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This is one I have used so long that I have forgotten about.
Ground the light itself by running the wire to the ground at the harness pigtail (white wire).
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...cture238-1.jpg
This eliminates most corrosion problems at the tongue and at the light bolt on location and gives you something easy to test with when problems do arise.

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There is one thing that has made my boating life alot easier -

THIS FORUM! THANKS BigShrimpn!