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    Boating GPS

    Not familiar with the area, but I see the channel marked on the NOAA charts. What built in charts are you using?
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    Boating GPS

    NOAA is responsible for maintaining the official marine maps. If you go to the NOAA mapping website, they list the date the map area was last surveyed and the date of any critical updates made over the past year. If I don’t see any updates noted on the NOAA site, I don’t need to update Having...
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    Best diet to lose 20 lbs?

    Talking about nutrition isn’t off track in a diet discussion. I’m not against recommending dietary supplements to individuals as needed. I’m adamantly opposed to the indiscriminate mass dosing of populations with chemicals and compounds for whatever purpose. The US government has a horrible...
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    Boating GPS

    Unlike street maps, a large percentage of the charts for the Bay have not been updated in years. Do yourself a favor and go to the NOAA website and check the current (update) status of your charts. It’s for that reason that I have not updated my charts in 5 years...
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    Can't stand your buddies wife?

    Don’t copy her with your text..lol Be glad you’re not in my situation. A friends wife, an ex-girl friend of mine, hangs all over me when I’m around. The friend and Mrs. Dingbat don’t feel threatened and generally look the other way, but it’s very uncomfortable at times.
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    Best diet to lose 20 lbs?

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    Best diet to lose 20 lbs?

    “Processing” isn’t the issue. Cutting my steak into bit size pieces to eat is “processing” When Mrs. Dingbat makes a loaf of bread she uses four ingredients, flour, yeast, salt and water. Here is the ingredient list for a loaf of white Wonderbread…. Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin...
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    Best diet to lose 20 lbs?

    Speaking about eating "healthy"....lets play name this foodstuff What popular foodstuff is this? Is this something you would eat? MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN, PORK, WATER, CORN SYRUP, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, GROUND MUSTARD SEED, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM...
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    Best Aluminum cleaner/brightener available today.

    You beat me to it. Aluminum losses it's "shine" when etched.
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    Best Aluminum cleaner/brightener available today.

    The problem you’re facing is aluminum is white. The shine you see is a mechanical finish, either polished or rolled, which is easily marred by etching the oxide from the surface. Your best bet is one of the aluminum tank truck cleaners. Seen it done at a couple of truck stops and the results...
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    Offer accepted

    Looks like I need to move to Tennessee….. The property tax on this house sitting on 1 acre, acreage deeded separately, is $7,900 a year.
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    My safety tip of the day is...

    Good write up on wave action and boating https://bluewatermiles.com/extras/waves/
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    Gemlux Friction Hinge Repair

    Looks to be nothing more than a socket head cap screw and allen/socket nuts with copper washers to provide the friction. Could be "sex" bolts as well Have you tried tightening them up?
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    My safety tip of the day is...

    Looks and acts more like swell than wave, but l put it as 6-7 ft. tops
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    Best diet to lose 20 lbs?

    I’ve yo-yo dieted over the past 10 years. Loose 20-25 pounds then put it back on over the course of a couple of years. Just started my diet for daughter #3 wedding this fall. For me, remove carbs from my diet and the pounds just go away. Eat bacon/sausage and eggs for breakfast, skip lunch...
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