Chrome! Sure glad I upgraded to stainless!!:D

Atleast you could put OUR salt in your food. How 'bout that nice Virginy salt water?

Ok, now I have to go look at the boats. What plastic stuff are you talking about???

Waters fresh up on the Chick where I live :D
Take a look at the fitting on the trim tabs that the indicator cables go thru and the tie straps on the steering ram hoses.

It gets on any non coated metal on the transom. Tailpipes, steering rams, tie bar and props. It sticks to stainless steel worse than anything. When i got home last week I had to clean my props with on & off to remove it and then saturate them with CRC. It's just one of the things you have to deal with if you want to boat in the beautiful Florida Water. :grinser010:

Lime-away is a lot milder than On & Off and CLR and still gets it clean. You can get it at the grocery store.

Is that the same water I was wading around in where we grounded at the marina? :(

That plastic retainer on the K-plane comes with the plane. Now the builder has to sound stupid.....who makes them in SS?

Mark, says Stainless Marine.

That's what I'm thinking...isn't it the same Atlantic water I boat in? Still wondering what you are talking about. Although, maybe my thorough post run was down is the ticket! :D

Come take a look dude! We can grab some dinner on me...and you can bring a set of those 5 bladers you have hanging on your wall. :D

I see that now.

But if we put all that stuff on at the factory, Mark wouldn't have anything to spend his money on! (except maybe Lori) :D

I wouldn't be worrieing about that, you can't do it all and there is always something new and shiney comeing out. Still very nice of you to be concerned :evilb: :D

MERCURY when you order the tabs you can order the fittings in plastic or stainless. I saw the stainless ones at the show and thought Mercury had upgraded them. I mentioned it to Jay and he told me there available either way. Sure enough I looked on BAM Marines site and the plastic are available for $23 a pair and stainless $106. I'm going for the Stainless Marine highly polished stainless set that include the rubber boot to go over the cable. I saw them at there booth at the show and decided right then there ones I want. Bling-Bling :D

and there's a BIG differance in the water in Hopewell and the Chickahominy. We dont have a chemical plant on the Chick like they do :eek: The Chickahominy is so clean they pump water out of it into the resovoir for the drinking water in Hampton and Newport News.

I agree :cool:

Mercury makes a plain stainless one but Stainless Marine and Dana Marine make the blinged up version.
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She says I spend way more on the boats than I do her but after our little afternoon shopping trip in Aspen I'm not so sure. :rolleyes: :drink:

As much as I've posted on this thread you might think somebody slipped me some of Johns meds. :party-smiley-048:

Keep going dude! You are on a roll!!:D

Has anybody seen my pills?:p

Got caught up a family crisis today, neice bought patio furniture and needed a way to get it home.....So my 9 MPG Big Block truck got the call:Whatever: What are uncles for:p

24SkaterVa aka Buzz started all this :hitfan:
See what happens when these people with other brands ride with the Cult :evilb: :grinser010:

I'll never tell :drool:

You have to change your avatar a few dozen times...:D

And start a few new threads.....post a chitload of pictures.....:D

Yep, about time for a new thread...........

Thats funny :grinser010:

So what do you guys think about my latest avatar? I'm gonna get that sign copied:cool-smiley-011:

Here's an avatar for you.

Here's the BAM link showing both fittings :signs069: :p

http://www.mercruiserparts.com/Show_...d+845630A02%29

That's standard on the American Thunder 43!

How come your needles not moving?

ANd let me get this straight, almost 17000 posts???? WTF, over.

You need to change your screen name to OSOaddiction. :evilb:

I believe he has been dubbed the A.T. post King, all hale the king :evilb:

My bling meter is pegged!!!:evilb: Especially when I get those SS caps on my indicator cables:evilb:

I've been here for a while, and we have this thing called Snow, so I post it up on OSO stir up a little trouble here and there:D

I'm looking for a chain for my new Bling necklace:cool-smiley-011:

You cant wear chit like that unless your a beaker :evilb:

I was gonna dye my hair black and wear nylon sweatsuits.:D

Might as well make it look good, but he's still slower than me....:evilb:

Somebody on here called those nylon suits Reggies racing pajamas :party-smiley-048:

Yer not supposed to lifting heavy objects:p careful the comp cops will get ya:evilb:

:DDayum!!!! Banish him to the trailer Mark!!

Even though that is true:party-smiley-004:

For now but that might change real soon :angry-smiley-038: