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  1. dingbat

    Real ID

    Up to the last couple of months, flew 6-7 times a month Order all my tickets using my aps. Login automatically enters my frequent flier, TSA Pre-screen and pass port info, if applicable. Don't remember seeing anything about Real ID. Just tried booking a flight to Chicago on May 12 with a May...
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    Real ID

    Real ID is a Federal program. Required to enter Federally protected and or secured facilitates. If your CCP is State administered, you have your answer as too why not FWIW: On top of proof of Identity, (Passport or US birth certificate) and SSN number, I was required to present two documents...
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    Going straight at low speed?

    It's not car..... point, don't steer ;)
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    M40C Tachometer install weird readings

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    Real ID

    https://www.dhs.gov/real-id/real-id-faqs The REAL ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005, enacted the 9/11 Commission’s recommendation that the Federal Government “set standards for the issuance of sources of identification, such as driver's licenses and identification cards.” The Act and...
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    Real ID

    Surprised your drivers license isn’t Real ID compliant. Our (MD) driver’s license are compliant. Only unlicensed residents need a Real ID card
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    Honda BF150D internal anodes

    https://cdn.powerequipment.honda.com/marine/pdf/manuals/00X31ZVT6010.pdf The anodes are made of a sacrificial material that helps to protect the outboard motor from corrosion. There are two anodes on the gear case, one on the stern bracket and two small anodes in the water passages of the...
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    M40C Tachometer install weird readings

    Motor is a 2 stroke. “Wasted spark” is a 4 stroke
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    M40C Tachometer install weird readings

    I use the same tach to set idle on all my small engines. Works like a charm The problem is the pulse settings are not clearly defined. Typically: 1Pr= 2 stroke 2Pr = 4 stroke Given that your running a two stroke, your only get 1 pulse per revolution, not 2 pulses as you currently have it setup
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    Best way to connect Hummingbird Helix 7

    The current draw of your unit is 8 mA (0.8 amps). You run the 10 awg to a fuse box/block then connect the smaller wire (18 awg) from the unit to the fuse box/block using the specified 3 amp, slo-blow fuse
  11. dingbat

    Acceleration problems

    Per his post….1996 J150 Carbed, Johnson 150
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    IBOATS site no longer has annoying garbage all over it !!!

    Refuse to use a Microsoft or Google web browser. Went to Firefox long ago. Lots of free tools to block/limit cross site tracking and pop-up ads.
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    How many very new 4 stroke engines will be running trouble free at age 50 to 75 years old ?

    That $525 price in the ad is roughly $6,000 in today’s money. Can buy a new 25hp today for half that price.
  14. dingbat

    How Do You Utilize Sliding Rear Window on Your Pickup

    The longest it’s been open was the time it fell out on the way to the beach. Took a week to order the materials to fix it….lol Used it twice in 6 years. Once to transport a 10’, one piece fishing rod to the beach. The other, to transport a piece of drip edge home.
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    Boat Battery Questions - Cranking

    For a starting battery, I would agree. Deep cycle batteries are much more robust. Reason why I switched everything except my daily driver over to Deep Cycle years ago. Replaced the last set of deep cycles (AC Delco RV) on the boat at 10 years of age as PM. It wasn't until I went to replace...
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    Boat Battery Questions - Cranking

    Good write up on the technical and marketing aspects of batteries. https://marinehowto.com/what-is-a-deep-cycle-battery/
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    Anyone have experience with exterminating Rats?

    My home state has been using contraceptives to control the White Tail deer population for the past 10 years. Not sure how well it's working. Still harvested 72,642 deer between Sept. 8, 2024 and Feb. 3, 2025
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    Anyone have experience with exterminating Rats?

    Raptors and rat poison don't mix. https://www.vet.cornell.edu/about-us/news/20220707/rodenticide-poisoning-widespread-among-states-red-tailed-hawks
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    Nobody fishing?

    https://www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/shoreline-fishing-trophy-blue-catfish-potomac
  20. dingbat

    gas from exhaust

    If it is gas, on an EFI it could be the MAP sensor (controls A/F ratio) or a leaking injector(s)
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