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  1. dingbat

    Nobody fishing?

    On a boat, moving water an hour on either side of sunrise and sunset is the best In the surf zone, I’ll take an outgoing tide in the middle of the night any day of the week.
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    Boat opinions

    Something to think about….Smaller boats on “open water” are doable, but your windows of opportunity is very limited. Started with a 19’ cuddy. Ran the boat to death, but really had to pick my days. Didn’t take much to get bounced around like cork. Now running a 22’ Walkaround. Twice the...
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    Nobody fishing?

    Know the area pretty well. Have a customer in Kalama. My favorite “carbon fiber fabricator” Lamiglas is across the river in Woodland
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    fuel gauge sending unit test

    The gauge is responding to changes in resistance. Check that connections are secure and free of corrosion. Usually 50/50 whether its gauge or sender
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    fuel gauge sending unit test

    Wire colors vary by unit, but set meter to ohms and move the float up and down. Reading should fluctuate high to low while moving the float up and down. The amount of fluctuation varies by the “standard” followed. Found out the other day (working on my own equipment) that some senders operate...
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    Trailer guides

    The primary difference that I see is that “fixed” side boards are used to guide and center the boat on a pair of bunks. In my case, I have two sets of bunks. The usual square, weight bearing bunks and a set of “contoured”, target bunks (set forward and much lower) that captures and centers the...
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    Keep blowing my starter solenoid up.

    No idea how my calculator came up with the numbers above.....lol but the answer is still the same...... Higher voltage = less current
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    Keep blowing my starter solenoid up.

    You would instantly blow the filament making R = 0.0 To Solve for current (I): I = V/R I =24/0 I = 0.00 Let's assume you have a five (5) watt bulb rated up to 24 VDC ....... 5 watts @ 12V= 1.3A 5 watts @ 24V = 0.3A Ohm's law deals with the relationships between current, voltage and...
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    Nobody fishing?

    Grew up with a trout stream in the back yard. Later on, Mom would drive us down and drop us off at the river to fish for cats and carp (chicken livers and dough balls) once a week or so. Got invited to go on saltwatercharter when I was 16 and got hooked. Mated for a couple of summers to learn...
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    Nobody fishing?

    Many men fish most of their lives without knowing it’s not the fish they are after… - Henry David Thoreau
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    Keep blowing my starter solenoid up.

    Explain the me mechanism of this My understanding is that V = I x R
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    Seastar hydrolic steering testing

    Lines don't need to be "sterile". Flush with clean hydraulic fluid All seals should be lubed prior to installation Displaced by the hydraulic fluid
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    Keep blowing my starter solenoid up.

    Circuit breakers trip on current, not voltage. Have you checked to see if the starter is on the way out?
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    Let's talk skill...

    Spend many hours "steering" from the back of boat while trolling. Comes in handy fishing a fish solo as well
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    Let's talk skill...

    One of those hidden features that wasn't included in the brochure
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    Let's talk skill...

    Can you dock better than a 5th grader….
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    Remote oil tank

    1997 Evinrude 2 stoke with trim and tilt….20” shaft I have the same but with a 25” shaft
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    How do you trim?

    Outboard...... Set motor to neutral trim, put tabs down for 3 seconds and hammer throttle. Once on plane, adjust tabs counter tide lean and go. Normally, don't need to touch trim settings the rest of the day. Adjust tabs as needed throughout the day to counter conditions
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    Wacky Fishfinder Display

    That’s (electronic) “noise”. Problems in either the signal generator, transducer and or supply power. The repeatability of the noise points to the transducer I’m seeing a 0.6 spread on the voltage display. What’s going on there? My money
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    Trailer bearing blowout. Need help with repair(s)

    Sorry, got to ask the obvious…..how long since you last serviced the bearings? That amount of corrosion didn’t happen overnight
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