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    Can't decide who's the most annoying

    I agree. Last year I decided I would answer in both the little Spanish I know or my fractured French and tell the callers I did not speak any English. A couple of weeks later my wife mentioned that it seemed that all the incoming calls we were getting were in some foreign language. I never...
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    A bit of forgotten history;
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    Can anyone identify the type of boat in this painting?

    It is obvious that the artist was not a sailor since the flags and pennants on the hoist are going the opposite direction of what they would be when the boat was underway with the wind behind them.
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    Can anyone identify the type of boat in this painting?

    Some historians claim the first cultures to paint an eye on the prow were from Egypt and India but there are examples all over the world. Note the modern boat in Vietnam pictured here.
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    Co-owning a boat?

    That is the normal business plan for shared aircraft ownership. I was in a partnership with two others like that for many years and it worked out well. It did help that my home airport operator had a couple of planes that could be rented and I was qualified in both their types so if there was...
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    water pressure vs air pressure

    Reading this post reminded me that I hadn't drained the water line to my shop and garage yet. Since it is slightly downhill I just blew it out with the shop vac.
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    water pressure vs air pressure

    During normal operation the tank has both water and a cushion of air. The tank's integrity is not changed by what is causing the pressure. If there would be a catastrophic failure of the tank the potential energy would be more if it was 100% air than say 75% non compressible water and 25% air.
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    I am sure a lot of us have had a similar project.
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    Skeg Q

    My first choice would be to do noting as I have so much to do and little time to get it all done. The better choice for a normal person would be to file it smooth, and paint.
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    Shop manual needed

    That boat looks like it just came off the showroom floor 25 years ago.
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    One I never saw before;
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    johnson 115 no spark on right side of motor

    Just reread my first post and realized what I typed. The actual shift interrupter if it did have one is not in the control box but mounted on the engine and actuated by a cam on the shift lever. It has been several years since I had a v6 Johnson and my 84 year old mind sometimes doesn't keep...
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    johnson 115 no spark on right side of motor

    Shift interrupt switch in control box will kill one side. It's been too many years and I don't have wiring diagrams any more to help in trouble shooting it. I am sure one of the Johnnyrude pros on this forum will chime in.
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    Moving 275 Tons w/two Chrysler Outboards

    The construction sorta meets the definition of an outboard as it bolts on to the back of the craft. I seem to remember that the Chrysler Marine/Industrial six of the 1940's was rated at 110 hp but there my be other iterations of that motor.
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    Moving 275 Tons w/two Chrysler Outboards

    The RHF or the "Rhino Ferry" as it was better known was designed by the Navy's Civil Engineering Corps to bridge the gap between ship and shore, or for short cross channel operations like that of the Normandy invasion. They were pontoons powered by two Chrysler outboard engines of 143 horsepower...
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    I am sure many others on this page can remember back a few years (In my case around 65) and agree .
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