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As expected, I have tired of blog writing after a few days. More importantly, I’ve run out of things to write. So much for “blog therapy.” The boat outdrive trim hydraulics uses motor oil, as far as I can tell and from what my brother tells me. That’s…

A title of “Nothing to Write” is an oxymoron or some such thing. The simple act of writing that title means that there was something to write. I rebuilt the trailer brake master cylinder. That involved replacing the replaceable parts in it. it took about 15 minutes and…

I ordered hydraulic hoses for the outdrive trim. There are four of them and two looked ok. Still, they are old and who knows what might happen. Hoses are available at a variety of prices. Some websites seem to double the price of everything hoping you won’t shop…

I ordered rebuild parts for the trailer master cylinder. It will be a miracle if the parts are right. I had to search a brake manufacturers site until I found a master cylinder that looked right and had the right size bore. I then found a car that…

I took apart the master cylinder on the boat trailer yesterday and cleaned it. It’s been sitting dry for 10 to 20 years. I cleaned the cylinder walls as best I could and reassembled it but it seems to leak a bit. Still, after adding fluid and bleeding…