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• Kowalski Deli Meats

• Fresh Subs & Sandwiches
Boxed Lunches
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(48 hour notice please)

UMSW.OatS.anc.CytoCanlmO8ar5e80i7ibA88or1C03S68C0CP-o48-T3-oo4ru-9-29ouu36Gn814vnn19tU5-i2yt-t04n-5A-yy8-24cS11R1SS20ih15a1Dh20he21l5e:er2Prirfioifff:lffi::ce: Continued from page 15…I need a new prop. What do I buy?

In 1835 Edward A lot of factors change the speed of your boat…number of
Petit platted the passengers, fuel and supplies on board. Is your boat waxed on the
land north of bottom, is it free fro m algae?
Grisw old Street,
east of 4th How about a stainless steel prop, they’re pretty cool looking…
Street, and south You should use a stainless propeller for over 46-50mph because
of the Black you lose too much efficiency with alu minum at high speeds... it
R i ver , int o flexes too much. Boats built for this speed are normally delivered
blocks and lots. with a stainless prop. You shoul d not repl ace a stainless with
He named it the aluminum prop for high speed boats. An alu minu m prop will
Village of Peru. In the same years Messrs. crump le if your boat flies out of the water at h igh speed when it
White and Harrington platted the Village of returns back into the lake. The alu minu m will bend and look like
Desmond in the vicinity of Grisw old and 7th a rose. Stain less steel has memory and can fluctuate and gener-
Streets. In 1837 the owners of the Bonhomme ally will return to its original state.
and LaSalle Claims platted the land lying be-
tw een the Military Reserve and what is now Back to alu minu m... If your boat came with an alu minu m propeller and you
Holland Road into a village and town named replace it with stainless, your manufacturer’s warranty or boat insurance!
Hur on . may not cover your boat if you hit bottom and ru in your lower unit! Check
before you change!

Boat manufacturers generally
test their boats at optimu m
levels to provide you with the
right size and material propel-
ler for speed and efficiency.
Expert Propeller Service rec-
ommends, “Stay with what the
manufacturer reco mmended.
In most cases, this is your best
bet for speed and fuel econ-
omy.” See page 2 for Expert
Propeller if you need some
propeller work! Thanks for
your advice, Rich!

There seemed to have been an urgent desire tion was granted. The Village of Port Huron included in its boundaries
on the part of these pioneers to have a single the five separate villages of Peru, Desmond, Gratiot, Huron, and Fort
village encompassing the various plats, for also Gratiot.
in 1837 a petition was filed in the Circuit Court
of St. Clair County for the establishment of one Port Huron became an incorporated village in April, 1849, governed by
village to be known as Port Huron. The peti- a president and a village board. February 4, 1857 w as the date of city
incorporation, 150 years ago this year! Happy Birthday!

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