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Forum: Off Topic 05-20-2010, 12:31 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 394
Posted By Monkey Butler
Anybody here get Boattest.com email?

I recevie this on a regular basis but I usually just delete it as it is mostly just advertising disguised as boat reviews for boats that I'd never own but an article about the Chesapeake caught my...
Forum: General 05-19-2010, 11:39 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 363
Posted By Monkey Butler
What boat to strap a 200HP O/B on?

I have wound up with two spare Yamaha outboards, a 1986 200HP and a 220HP. I want to keep them as back ups for the 1991 225HP I have on my boat now but in the mean time I figure I could look for a...
Forum: Off Topic 03-29-2010, 09:11 PM
Replies: 292
Views: 16,659
Posted By Monkey Butler
Fantastic! What an amazing kid. Best wishes to...

Fantastic! What an amazing kid. Best wishes to her an your entire family.
Forum: Repairs 03-29-2010, 01:38 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,304
Posted By Monkey Butler
Nope, I don't think that there is anything that...

Nope, I don't think that there is anything that you can do to protect the shaft from further corrosion. Too much of it is just too inaccessible to do anthing to it.

I have done a jury rig repair...
Forum: Repairs 03-25-2010, 07:53 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,304
Posted By Monkey Butler
Here is what the shaft looks like: ...

Here is what the shaft looks like:

http://www.monkeybutler.com/help/x1.jpg


It rots mostly at the very bottom which is not visible with the motor together:
...
Forum: Repairs 03-25-2010, 12:22 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,304
Posted By Monkey Butler
Look at the forward edge of the midsection just...

Look at the forward edge of the midsection just below where the lower pivot connects.

http://www.monkeybutler.com/tmp/v20/inspectshaft.jpg

You can just catch a glimpse of the shaft. It is as...
Forum: Repairs 03-24-2010, 01:19 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,304
Posted By Monkey Butler
Taking off the lower unit doesn't give you a...

Taking off the lower unit doesn't give you a better view of the shift shaft. You can only get a peek at a tiny section of it rigt below the where the lower mount bolts are on the midsection.

Ebay...
Forum: Off Topic 03-09-2010, 03:15 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 579
Posted By Monkey Butler
Ferm, Okay, now I see what you are talking...

Ferm,

Okay, now I see what you are talking about but it looks like it's not an adjustment issue. It seems that the cable is binding up. I took a quick look underneath last night but coldn't...
Forum: Modifications 03-09-2010, 11:00 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 547
Posted By Monkey Butler
I had some Raka epoxy in my unheated garage that...

I had some Raka epoxy in my unheated garage that was at least 10 years old and had gone thru many winter deep-freeze cycles. The resin showed som crystalization near the bottom of a gallon jug. On...
Forum: Off Topic 03-06-2010, 08:13 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 579
Posted By Monkey Butler
Thanks for the quick reply Ferm. I can get a...

Thanks for the quick reply Ferm. I can get a picture in the AM but I don't think I see an adjustment on the cable???
Forum: Off Topic 03-06-2010, 06:56 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 579
Posted By Monkey Butler
Jeep Question

Where else would I go if not V20.com?

Looking at buying a 1997 Grand Cherokee Limited 5.2L with 165K from a co-worker. This will be a project car for my 17 YO son. The car needs some work but I...
Forum: General 03-06-2010, 06:42 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,794
Posted By Monkey Butler
Glad they were able to fix yer up Hammer. I...

Glad they were able to fix yer up Hammer.

I look around and see guys who I thought were in good pretty good shape going to the hospital and I start to think that my crappy eating habits and...
Forum: Performance 01-26-2010, 06:29 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 731
Posted By Monkey Butler
What 'Ferm said, plus let me add a few tips that...

What 'Ferm said, plus let me add a few tips that I learned the hard way.

If you have the tank pretty much empty then do this BEFORE you top off the tank with new gas:


Gather a bunch of...
Forum: General 12-25-2009, 04:46 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 819
Posted By Monkey Butler
Merry Christmas gents!

Merry Christmas gents!
Forum: Off Topic 12-24-2009, 08:13 PM
Replies: 467
Views: 30,556
Posted By Monkey Butler
I like how following each set of pictures in...

I like how following each set of pictures in Ferm's posts there is a shot of his truck leaving the scene. All I could think of was, "If only tiger knew how to high tail it outta there like that"!
...
Forum: Off Topic 11-24-2009, 09:06 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 3,514
Posted By Monkey Butler
When my daughter was little I would ask her what...

When my daughter was little I would ask her what she wanted to be when she grew up. One day she turned the tables on me and asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up and that if I told her she woud...
Forum: General 11-14-2009, 05:29 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 612
Posted By Monkey Butler
The T-Stats are are a copper/brass/bronze alloy...

The T-Stats are are a copper/brass/bronze alloy of some sort just like a penny. There are plenty of tricks to make an old penny shine.

Your engine block is aluminum.
Forum: Off Topic 11-14-2009, 07:41 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 394
Posted By Monkey Butler
Looks like that Escort trailer folded up like a...

Looks like that Escort trailer folded up like a cheap lawn chair.
Forum: General 11-14-2009, 07:39 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 612
Posted By Monkey Butler
Keep in mind that if it is a Yamaha or a Suzuki...

Keep in mind that if it is a Yamaha or a Suzuki you must use rice vinegar.

It is not salt deposits that you are dealing with but a build up of aluminum oxide instead. When I tore apart my motor I...
Forum: General 11-13-2009, 07:57 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,049
Posted By Monkey Butler
Reelapeelin / Ozzie - Honest to God Good Guy

Turn the Wayback machine back to my post about how I discovered some history online of how my late Uncle had served and was KIA aboard the USS Columbia during a Japanese kamikaze attack. After the...
Forum: Fishing 11-11-2009, 08:58 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 573
Posted By Monkey Butler
Way to go MJ! I have never been out of Chatam....

Way to go MJ! I have never been out of Chatam. How do you pick your way out of there? Looks all shoaly and stuff.

Once your out then where do you go for the cod? 'Zackt numbers would be nice....
Forum: Off Topic 11-11-2009, 08:38 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 261
Posted By Monkey Butler
Only Here...

Read the article... Cop killer welcome at UMass..

http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1211235&format=comments#CommentsArea

I'm sooo glad that my daughter bailed out of...
Forum: General 11-02-2009, 09:43 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 344
Posted By Monkey Butler
Whatcha got there reel???

Whatcha got there reel???
Forum: Off Topic 09-11-2009, 08:33 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 217
Posted By Monkey Butler
Best Award Ever

This hangs in the lobby of the company where I work. I look at it every day but today I took a moment to stop and reflect. I am both proud and grateful that we received it but above all I am thankful...
Forum: General 08-21-2009, 06:14 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 275
Posted By Monkey Butler
Very likely to be the shift rod is wasted. Drain...

Very likely to be the shift rod is wasted. Drain the lower unit and look for metal shavings. A little bit on the drain plug magnet is normal but if it chewed up a gear you should be able to tell real...
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