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    Arghh! Freakin raccoon.

    When I was in high school, a friend and I hunted raccoons for fur. We could get as much as $40 for one skinned and stretched. We encountered a big female one night. I had alternated solids and hollow points in the .22 long rifle magazine. She had 13 holes when we skinned her. 5 were in the...
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    Arghh! Freakin raccoon.

    I trap in a live trap then dispatch with .22 short unless it is a skunk. Being within city limits and between 2 law enforcement officers does limit my options. Raccoons killed all my chickens one year so I bought a dog proof leg hold trap. It worked pretty good for 2 of the 3 raccoons and one...
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    F115 - no signal to #2 injector

    Sometimes disconnecting and reconnecting a harness can get things working. If that fails then I would do a continuity check on the wire followed by checking for the signal coming from the ECU.
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    Reminder to check gear before towing.

    I got an old Mercury motor running for a buddy a while back. It belonged to his grandfather. His plan was to use it on a small boat to push docks and slips around. On the first job, his crew pulled the motor, carried the boat to the trailer and loaded it then set the motor unsecured on the...
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    Enough is enough

    We have cameras and motion activated lights but when my wife got nervous about the possibility of someone coming around because I had them arrested, I loaded the gun and made sure she knew how to use it.
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    What Thrust Size Trolling Motor?

    I can see the reasons behind such a setup for trolling, even on smaller lakes. I haven’t trolled for fish much. Occasionally on a “no wake” lake while crossing using the big motor is about all I have ever done. The biggest walleye I ever caught was caught that way. It would not take near as...
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    What Thrust Size Trolling Motor?

    My 17’ G3 came with a 12 volt 45. I got tired of not moving in a 10 mph wind. Currently have 24 volt 65 and am happy it. Boat weighs around 1100 empty.
  8. J

    Troubles with 8HP

    I believe the safety switch on those ground the magneto. If you have spark with the safety clip installed and no spark with the clip removed then it is working properly.
  9. J

    Flat tire on haul-out today . . .

    All tires have speed ratings and sometimes they are lower than a person would think, especially if a person only looks at size and price when buying. Speed ratings and load capacity could be more important than size. I have seen recommended maximum speeds for towing on trailers. Check the...
  10. J

    Troubles with 8HP

    Racerone has the better/safer idea. Starter fluid can be little dynamic for my tastes.
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    Troubles with 8HP

    Fuel mixture is the first thing that comes to my mind. Fuel to the carb isn’t worth much if it’s not letting a combustable mixture through it.
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    Flat tire on haul-out today . . .

    I have had it happen 4 times. The first time was a failure on the boat ramp on a single axle trailer. The other 3 were on tandem axle trailers. The second one I had bought a boat sitting in a slip and the previous owner arranged the trailer. It had a low tire that wasn’t apparent until the boat...
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    Loosing Faith in Humanity . . .

    This is exactly what I need to happen. Unfortunately the tractor won’t start and I don’t have time to mess with it. I’m pretty sure the float either stuck or sunk. Gas probably went bad by now too. I have a couple of mowers that need new homes too. One is a Kubota G3200 that runs and mows.
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    Loosing Faith in Humanity . . .

    I have some things I would like to sell but don’t know how I want to go about it. I don’t have a facebook account. I have used Craigslist for items I didn’t want to ship and Ebay for Items I was willing to box up. It seems like marketplace is the way to go now but I keep dragging my feet because...
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    4.3 gxi run without water...

    I have yet to be called out for an overheat between servicings. Volvo impellers are easy to check so I generally do so during oil change while waiting for the oil to drain. These boats get beached a lot and the lower units used as anchors so it is hard telling what kind of trash gets sucked...
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    Nobody fishing?

    East central Oklahoma. Little warm for the long sleeve shirt but like it better than sunscreen.
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    4.3 gxi run without water...

    Of the 4 GXi Volvo Pentas I have worked on, I don’t think any of the impellers ever made it to the recommended change time. The Monterey had a closed cooling system so that added picking rubber bits out of the heat exchanger when doing an impeller change. The last one I did on a Cobalt had less...
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    Nobody fishing?

    Tried for catfish and crappie today. Caught 3 catfish, zero crappie and one of the biggest gar I have seen in the lake.
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    Boat is put away for winter. What to do every day ?

    An “oh crap” moment while fishing for catfish today.
  20. J

    Modern PT lumber

    I just replaced a top board (treated 2x6) on outdoor steps I built in 2020. Mostly just pulled it off with my hands instead of undoing screws. I should replace a couple more. I will be replacing the entire set within a year and will likely use composite although I am not sure where I will find...
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