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  1. gm280

    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    Here are examples of pin holes on this boat before and after I filed them using the lacquer spot putty and razor blade. These holes are pretty much on the front half of the boat. So whoever was doing the mold up that day didn't do something right, or merely didn't care. IDK. Yea, I know...
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    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    Okay another update. I don't know what's happening, but I worked on the boat again today. Hope this keeps up. The weather was again in the mid 70's today, so I hand sanded the hull with wet 400. And boy does that hull feel smooth now. BUT, I still have sand throughs AND those pesky pin holes...
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    Minn Kota 3hp...anyone have one?

    The "ground foil" is actually the ground traces remaining on any circuit board. And lots of time they manufacture circuit boards with a lot of ground material remaining on the board to help with noise rejection and save on acid material used to remove it. So the majority of the metal material...
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    Minn Kota 3hp...anyone have one?

    Let me chime in here and see if I can orient you all as to how those two DIPs chips are installed. Looking at the previous picture, the top "little box" on the left hand side is the UC3842N PWM chip. The orientation of that chip is faceing in towards the board. So pin one is the right hand side...
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    Calling all ammo reloaders

    With the exception of the tumblers themselves being painted, here is the final finished case tumbler now. Some of you may recolonize the paint finish. And that is because it is some left overs from the trailer project I did. I had just enough to paint this with a little left over for...
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    Calling all ammo reloaders

    Here are a couple semi-technical drawings for anybody interested. I am making true scale drawings but that will take a little while longer. But this gives an idea how it is built. And the basic dimensions are 14" wide by 20" deep, the main platform section without the motor section. I used 1.25"...
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    Calling all ammo reloaders

    I have been seeing and reading a new way to clean fired empty brass for reloading. And I looked at lots of tumblers that a lot of folks built. So only having a mere small tumbler from years ago that I used to clean brass cases, I decided to make a new larger machine. Well I did and here is that...
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    Carb cleaning ?

    I realize there are tons of topics about how someone cleaned their carb(s) up for boats, vehicles and such. But I was researching different methods people used to really clean carbs to like brand new again. Some use typical carb cleaners while others use acid or base type cleaners. So I am...
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    Advertisment on top of Page

    Is it only my computer or are others having an advertisement at the very top of the screen for a Honda OB engine? It takes up the page to the point that you have to scroll down to get to any threads to read. Is it just my setup or what? :help: :noidea:
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    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    Okay, here is a little quick drawing of what I was trying to solder. I tried numerous times to solder that 90 degree 1/2" street fitting and even when it looked sealed, I took a little inspection mirror and would look all around the joint only to see the mirror steam up knowing it wasn't...
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    Attic Cleaning Anyone?

    Since the fall temps finally hit our area, I had a brilliant idea. I would go up in our attic and get rid of some things. Well I did just that. I was amazed at how much "Stuff" was shoved up in the attic. Obviously I did have a lot of good stuff up there, but equally some crappy things as well...
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    Smoke Detectors, which one?

    I am sure everybody has heard about changing your smoke detector batteries when you changed your clocks in the areas dealing with Daylight Saving Time. Well I see now that new versions are hitting the market with the Lithium Ion 10 year batteries. And since I have a hosh posh of different types...
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    Minn Kota ss 3hp motor desperate to find one

    Okay final update on this from my perspective on this trolling motor thread. I soldered all the new components in place today and clean the entire board and even coated it with a few coats of Clear Lacquer to protect the circuitry. It is now totally finished and I will be sending it back to you...
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    Minn Kota ss 3hp motor desperate to find one

    jeepwm69, I have received your trolling motor controller circuit board. And I have already removed all the rubbery coating and tested all the parts. You did have a few blown parts and I already have them on order. They should be in in a day or two. I also took pictures along the way to show you...
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    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    With every thing going on today, I don't know how I managed to work in priming the hull, but I did. And there are a lot of things that look a ton better. But also some more pin holes that I can now see as well. So some more sanding and filing. Not like before but a few yet. The temps were near...
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    All I can say..

    It is Wednesday isn't it? :noidea:
  17. gm280

    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    Well I got some pictures but they are not much to see. Once you seen a hull sanded, it looks basically the same until something visually changes. I didn't shoot the primer coat today because as I was sanding with some 220 grit, I found a little void in the fiberglass and as I opened it up, it...
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    Blown Fuses

    kybanker, I am still unsure what your real problem is. So I drew up a little pictorial to help me figure this out. Look at the actuarial and tel me if that is how you have everything wired. And if so, are you telling me that when you connect the engine up to the battery, it blows that 7.5 amp...
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    Dillon Laker 14/16.5 Wooden Tunnel Hull Build/Mod Project

    gomopar440. I am using Klixon Aircraft Circuit Breaker myself. They are very good circuit breakers. And I am using a few different sizes depending on where I am using them. You can see the Klixon CBs above the switches on the right hand size of this panel. And on this panel. So once you...
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    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    Oh mickyryan, I can easily eat my fill of crab as well. But I have never fished, or hunted, or whatever you would call catching them. Today I mixed up some special Poly/MEKP/Cabosill/Surfacing Wax/Glass Bubbles mixture to fill in some low areas. I didn't use any Acetone because the mixture was...
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