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Things I Found While Looking For Something Else – Part VI
There were articles in Bloomberg and in “The Week” about overdraft fees. Both articles commented on how Federal regulators are looking into bank practices when it comes to these fees. Apparently the Feds (under the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) are urging banks to offer no-overdraft accounts and are thinking about drafting rules that stop any […]
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The Art of Quilling
The Art of Quilling by Stacy Lash Some of you probably know me as just “Stacy” or “extension 112” or “the accountant” however, today I’m writing as Stacy, the paper artist from Mainely Quilling! As you can see, I wear many different hats both at Marine Parts Express and in my life outside of here. […]
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Winter – Maine Style
No one can accuse us of having a mild winter this year. Here are a couple of pictures of Dave (our mechanic), trying to reach a storage tent. With the drifts being over six feet deep in areas, he had no choice but to use a pair of snow shoes! Comments? Questions? Suggestions for […]
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MerCruiser Plus Series Engines
MerCruiser is positioning themselves to take up quite a bit of the market share for inboard/outboard (IO) applications. The reason for this is that unlike most maritime engine vendors, MerCruiser is actively producing engines that are exempt from the rigorous Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations for the specific purpose of re-powering . If you have a boat built prior […]
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Part Supersession – RPL/Replacement Parts – And New Part Numbers
Marine engine and transmission manufacturers often supersede their part numbers. At times, it is because there has been an engineering change or some improvement to the part. Other times, it is due to a change in the vendor that actually makes the parts (or supplies components to the manufacturer). And sometimes, though not very often, it […]
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Volvo Penta’s High Capacity Fuel Filter and the Battle Against Ethanol
We have discussed the problems related to ethanol in fuel in an earlier blog (Ethanol and Your Marine Engine), but Volvo Penta has been re-emphasizing a couple of earlier bulletins dealing with this issue. Below is a Volvo Penta bulletin talking about the high capacity filters. Volvo Penta states that this filter “is especially useful […]
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Repair Kit for Corroded Exhaust Pipe 31-44 Series
Kit Number 3581114 (3.5″ exhaust pipe) – Click to add this part to your shopping cart Kit Number 3581115 (4.0″ exhaust pipe) – Click to add this part to your shopping cart Loosen the exhaust pipe elbow and bellows. Grind down the upper edge of the exhaust pipe so that it becomes even. Check that […]
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First Golf Game of the Season
The first golf game of the season was on April 3rd at the Sheepscot Links in Whitefield, Maine. This is George about to chip up onto the #1 green. We had to make a course rule that if one’s ball disappeared in the snow or the mud, you were allowed to dig it out before […]
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OMC and Volvo Penta Ignition Module (Part No 3854077)
It has come to our attention that a very common ignition module for many Volvo and later model OMC engines has now been listed as obsolete and is no longer in production. The module part number is 3854077. While we have a few 3854077 still in stock, it is becoming increasing difficult to find. We […]
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The Heartbleed Bug
Brian, our security guru, immediately confirmed that Marine Parts Express was protected from this bug and that our systems were and are secure. Below is an article published in “Fermilab Today” written by Irwin Gaines that is one of the best and most comprehensible explanation on how Heartbleed worked. Comments? Questions? Suggestions for topics for […]