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    Portable electric heater Thermostat jump

    Thanks Matt,connected the 2 black wires and working fine now.thanks again Charlie
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    What gauge clear marine vinyl?

    It depends if you need to roll up your plastic.40 gage is not gonna roll easily unless its a sunny 90 degree day.20 is the absolute minimum and 30 is the most common on a quality setup.Most important you need polished optically clear.A lot of plastics you get at a "Michaels" or "Joanns fabrics"...
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    Portable electric heater Thermostat jump

    Thanks,it a regular old 120v .Glad I asked as I was going to try to attach the black and white on the right side of the pic.Charlie
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    Thoughts on a 2001 Yamaha 200 HP 2 stroke - GOOD ? BAD ? UGLY ?

    Awesome motor..."bulletproof" is how they are referred to in my neck of the woods.I bought exact motor a few years ago and absolutely love it.I have always been a 2 boat owner .over 30 years of mercruiser i/o's on bigger boat and Evinrude outboard on fishing boat.I never owned a Yamaha before.I...
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    Portable electric heater Thermostat jump

    thanks Matt,so the 2 wires on the right side..double connector correct? Charlie
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    Portable electric heater Thermostat jump

    I have an older 5' baseboard heater.I use it for approx 10 mins a day to slightly warm my workout room.Its been perfect.The thermostat seems to be on the fritz as it shuts off not very long after it turns on .I dont think I am gonna be able to replace the stat because of its age.I have jumped a...
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    Alpha One Gen 1 transom repair kit - where do all the o-rings go?

    Sounds like you got it .Yes to the glueing of the large gasket.Glue the 2 contact sides of it and YES grease it thoroughly before installing.Also grease ujoints via zerks and all over the outside of the joints to assist in sliding through the bellhousing.As BT DR stated 3m trim adhesive works...
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    Alpha One Gen 1 transom repair kit - where do all the o-rings go?

    The large rubber gasket will fit perfectly inside the bellhousing.There is a ridge in the housing that is the exact height of the gasket .This ridge should be sanded clean and wiped with acetone prior to glueing the gasket in.Do a practice fit in the housing and you will see exactly where it...
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    Odd message on my MacBook Air laptop

    It happens on a bunch of websites and claims clock and date of off when they are in fact correct.Here is a screenshot.
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    Odd message on my MacBook Air laptop

    Has anyone had this before.When inputing a website address and hitting enter,a page comes up with a red clock stating "Clock error" with the http in the address bar having a red line thru it and the http is red.My clock and date are correct so seems suspicious.There is a blue tab on the page to...
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    Question on Barnacles in pickup -Alpha one Gen 2

    using a pick or a shash-ka-bob spear,clean them up and flush with hose or pressure washer.When antifoul painting the outdrive,start with spraying inside the intake and also end with spraying inside the intake again.Charlie
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    Is fogging oil different than it used to be???

    Also the fogging oil used to be a foaming displacement additive.Spraying it into sparkplug housing ,the oil would foam up once inside the cylinder and coat the entire cylinder.Todays fogging sprays sure dont do that any more.Charlie
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    Brandnew retro fitted water shutters making tons of noise

    I have twin 5.0 with one new flapper and one old.New style no noise at all.Old style loud as heck..Charlie
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    Is fogging oil different than it used to be???

    Been fogging and winterizing for 30+years . Always remembered at the point of fogging the engine a cloud of smoke which was the same cloud upon spring start up.Using Starbrite and Stabile fogging oil spray in past years ....no noticable smoke.Hardly any at all.I am not shy with the fogging oil...
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    Hope everyone has a Great Thanksgiving!!!

    Thanks moderators and lprizman for the return well wishes.Things here sure aint the way they used to be.Thanks again to the few.Charlie
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    Craftsman 6" polisher ,changing to larger polishing disc

    Thanks much will give it a try or...... just stick with a 6" disc..Lol Charlie
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    Hope everyone has a Great Thanksgiving!!!

    Thanks guys??? That is surely the strangest replies I have ever got on a well wish.Charlie
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    Craftsman 6" polisher ,changing to larger polishing disc

    Thanks,I dont have that wrench for sure.Gonna need something else to stop the disc from turning and hold the shaft.?? Charlie
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    New ujoints grease doesn’t spread evenly

    Just keep pumping the grease ,no damage possible.Take the excess and wipe where ever you dont see grease.Charlie
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    Craftsman 6" polisher ,changing to larger polishing disc

    I have a good old craftsman polisher/sander.Lots of torque,works great.Would like to change the disc to acomodate a larger bonnet.Rather than break something and ask questions later.....I am going to ask BEFORE trying to change the disc.How do it get the disc off??? see pics of model tag,disc...
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