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Windlass neatly lays the rode every time the anchor is raised.

Maxwell-Windlass-Mounted

Maxwell-HRC-6-outer-case-removed to show heavy duty bronze clutch face and motor. The gypsy is captured between the inner and outer clutch faces. Notice the removed nylon rode finger at the top which is captured in a slot and holds the rode firmly against the teeth of the gypsy.

Maxwell-HRC-6 - New Maxwell windlass replacement for Lewmar Pro Fish 700 Free Fall.

Rick and Donna, We are so sorry to hear about your pup and hope that your pain will eventually fade even though your memories never will. We have had our Toy Poodle, Chester, about 5 years and cannot imagine not having him. Chester has no idea that he is a dog and goes everywhere with us. Yep-...

Roger, I just replaced the water pump on my Honda 90 and found it to be straightforward but there are a few tips that may help. As mentioned by others, get a manual to guide you. Place the gear shifter in neutral and do not move it while you are working. The bolts holding the water pump cover...

Dr. Bob - Thanks for the good research and information on ethanol. I hate the stuff and I will not get into the idiotic reasons that we a stuck with it. I may know of one local station not using it but I will need to fillup in the middle of the night to get the boat trailer in and out. Roger...

Sorry, I would have replied sooner but we have been having too much fun on the river with our newly revived engine. I have cancelled my order for 90 each 1 HP Waterwitch outboards to replace the Honda. Thanks for the thoughtful comments and questions. Larry and Jo - Here is a cut at the...

About 6 weeks ago, we went out for a cruise on the Tennessee. As usual, he engine started and ran perfectly all day and we clocked about 40 miles before overnighting. The next morning, we headed out into the channel and opened the throttle but the Honda would not get above 3500 RPM and had a...

Emulsifier-Tube: 2 of 4 of these tubes had hairline cracks in them; very delicate. Cracks are very small and cannot be seen in this photo.

Intake, Carbs, Silencer-from-back-side: The intake gasket and all carb gaskets should be replaced.

Honda-Carbs-Synced-to-1/16in.Hg using this homemade manometer. Much more sensitive than dial vacuum guages and easy to understand interaction of intake vacuum for each carb.

Intake manifold carbs Silencer Assy. You must remove this entire assembly to disassemble the carbs. It is easy to take out the nine bolts holding the intake to the head.

Carb-viewed-from-bottom-with bowl-cover-removed: Below brass cap screw in center lies main nozzle and emulsifier tube (slow jet). Two other jets unscrew for inspection and cleaning. Float has been removed.

Main-Nozzle- showing broken and eroded end; Guessing that this was caused by previous rebuilder forcing nozzle out with a screwdriver.

Marc, I do not know if alcohol was involved but I do know that NO BRAIN CELLS were. No manufacturer can indemnify its customers from STUPDIDITY, IRRESPONSIBILITY and BAD JUDGEMENT. Of course, aquatic ambulance chasing is the name of THIS GAME. DUH..........

Jim, I use Canon DSLR bodies (30D and 40D) and generally two Canon image stabilized lenses for most wildlife shots: Canon 100-400mm zoom LIS Canon 500mm LIS supertelephoto with Canon 1.4 teleconverter There is a 1.6x multification factor with these digital bodies which makes these lenses 640 mm...

For Wildlife enthusiasts, here are some images taken in January 2009 of several species migrating through the Merritt Island National Widlife Refuge near Titusville Florida. Some of these. like the Kingfisher, gator, red bellied woodpecker, White Ibis, Wood Stork and Herons are residents. We...