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  1. redneck joe

    Replacing bow seat foam

    True, and can be compressed a bit like house insulation
  2. redneck joe

    Motor Replacement

    Any thoughts on his mechanis swapping as far as cost?
  3. redneck joe

    Insurance

    My umbrella covers all that and in case you didn't notice my screen name I can get a case of beer for my other boating friend to have a day on the lake pulling the boat out all but environmental and the 12 gallons of fuel or less I carry won't mean crap here in TN.
  4. redneck joe

    daily music fix

  5. redneck joe

    I didn't want to restore this 1997 Islander this summer

    Me too brother, me too... I keep telling myself that this one season mostly missed will be rewarded with many trouble free ones.
  6. redneck joe

    Replacing bow seat foam

    I'll third or fourth the electric carving knive, i used a couple boats ago and get one for fileting fish so it does not sit in the garage for years not being used. Small fish are easy but when I order a whole fish 5 lbs plus the electric is nice.
  7. redneck joe

    Insurance

    I only insure my boats for liability using my umbrella policy. Anything under 20k or so i consider a disposable toy. At 11k, and still depreciating, think about is it worth the cost to keep insured for loss? Add up couple three years of premiums, look for the boat to lose 1/4 at least of its...
  8. redneck joe

    Motor Replacement

    If you find same era motor labor should be a few hundred bucks, at least around here and any shade tree mechanic with an engine hoist or you with a harbor freight pully and a tree can do. Swapping like for like takes just a couple three hours tops. If you do find same family, keep the old...
  9. redneck joe

    helm wiring, should be simple, i'm not too bright.

    Yeah all that's good. To my earlier water analogy it would be like having two Water hoses filling a pool and two hose emptying at same time. That said, I just realized that things are 'working' but I have not hooked anything up to the new fuse panel buss bar. I'll get some pics after I...
  10. redneck joe

    helm wiring, should be simple, i'm not too bright.

    Yeah I'm sure I'm not explaining correctly so try this... Is it ok to use two positives and two grounds to the fuse panel? From one battery. Either way a fuse is in there.
  11. redneck joe

    helm wiring, should be simple, i'm not too bright.

    Or what if i hooked up both positives, would that effectively increase my positive to like an 8 ga or something?
  12. redneck joe

    helm wiring, should be simple, i'm not too bright.

    OK, (not so fun) update, at least for me. Turns out that in fact the bilge pump had indeed seized up. So my initial connection would have in fact worked. God looks out for the fools and the idiots so running the new 10 ga wire was him telling me to beef it up a bit. New question. It only...
  13. redneck joe

    rodent infestation

    Couple three years ago a mouse made a nest in our pool cover stored in the shed with a few holes made as well as feasting on my bag of grass seed so I used moth balls sprinkled around haven seen any since. Non lethal, minimal work and I kinda like the smell. Reminds me of grammas house and barn.
  14. redneck joe

    Early Fathers Day dinner.

    For father's day I am allowed the privelide of doing what I do 99% of the time which is to cook supper. Only difference is I get to cook what I want, no discussion or compromises however by being maiired for about 35 year I compromise silently....
  15. redneck joe

    Nosing down

    To bondos point.
  16. redneck joe

    What do you Recommend for Beautifying a Teak Swimstep?

    Yeah but nothing like teak....
  17. redneck joe

    helm wiring, should be simple, i'm not too bright.

    Great diagram and thinking that the fuse block is just a type of battery connection aka power source in a remote location.
  18. redneck joe

    helm wiring, should be simple, i'm not too bright.

    Post 21 hit me, other than the separate buss which confused me at first. I have a good friend who is an auto mechanic coming to help Monday if i can't figure it out but I think can, he just lauged at me (via text, he's camping with the family this weekend). And didn't think about not having...
  19. redneck joe

    Random

    https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/06/17/science/spiders-deep-sea-methane-new-species
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    Random

    https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1BigkLTfSX/
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