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    Reminder to check gear before towing.

    When I was in my early twenties a bunch of us went tubing on a river one day. We had a pickup bed loaded with inflated inner tubes and 2 people. The driver liked to go fast and when he hit a hump one of the passengers in the back got launched. Fortunately for me, my leg got hung up in a tube and...
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    Nobody fishing?

    Sitting still in the cold never did much for me but it was better than just sitting in the house unless the wind was blowing. I never had a hut and don’t think I ever caught anything either. I was thankful for the gas powered ice auger with extension. Almost didn’t cut through a couple of times.
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    Aluminum Boat Paint

    I think zinc chromate went away nation wide or was so restricted no one could use it around 25 years ago. That’s when I started seeing zinc phosphate. I went to order some zinc phosphate a few years ago and zinc chromate had appeared in the search again. Otherwise I wouldn’t know it was out...
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    Cotter pin for Prop...Any one will do??

    I would recommend stainless no matter where you are. I accidentally installed a plated cotter pin a couple of years ago while replacing a damaged prop. A month or so later the boat came in for oil change and the cotter pin had corroded bad. The split ends broke off instead of straightening for...
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    Aluminum Boat Paint

    Zinc Chromate is not banned in NY. There are some stringent regulations governing it. Most seem to revolve around the VOC’s. I don’t know if the rattle cans have the correct mix or not but if Amazon or other supplier will ship it to NY then I would think they do. Otherwise there are spray gun...
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    Aluminum Boat Paint

    If you use a wire wheel, it’s best it is stainless and never been used on anything else. We used “rivet cleaning discs” chucked into a drill motor to prep airplanes. Harbor Freight has a pretty good fiber wheel that should work but I haven’t tried it on aluminum yet.
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    Aluminum Boat Paint

    Zinc Chromate is available. Zinc phosphate works too.
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    Draw on battery 1

    I am being lazy today so haven’t read everything posted in this thread. Apologies if I am duplicating someone. 3 things that seem to be commonly wired directly to a battery that can drain it are the radio memory (radio won’t work but must have constant power to keep time and/or save settings)...
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    No Center Attachment for Hauling onto the Trailer

    I’m glad the power loading topic came up. I just searched the states where I have operated or intend to operate boats. Only one has a state law against it and I may be moving there so I’m glad I saw that. Of the others, none had a state law or regulation but one did mention it was up to the...
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    No Center Attachment for Hauling onto the Trailer

    I haven’t heard of a law against power loading anywhere I have been. I will admit to not studying the boating regulations most places I have been, especially in states I just visited. I have seen 2 problems caused by power loading. One is the aforementioned pile that builds up on the ramp. The...
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    Seized engine

    It could have been hydro-locked which can lead to all kinds of fun things if it was actually ran that way. I had a friend 40 years ago think it would be fun to splash his truck through a puddle. Water made into the intake and trashed the engine. Bent connecting rods and the like. However, just...
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    View from central Minnesota tonight

    There were some good shots from southern Oklahoma Tuesday. We didn’t see it because we didn’t know about it. Tried to see them last night but couldn’t. I’m nearly 60 and have yet to see them except for when I was stationed in Alaska. It’s quite a show up there.
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    No Center Attachment for Hauling onto the Trailer

    While I have waded in chest deep while fully dressed and in my work boots to load boats I do everything I can to keep my feet dry. I don’t like wearing wet work boats. I grab my muck boots if I think of it before I leave the house but they are only knee high anyway. As much as I don’t I don’t...
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    Thoughts on winter dust cover

    The sheets recommended above should work good inside the building. It makes a huge difference on stuff I cover that doesn’t get used often in the shop.
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    No Center Attachment for Hauling onto the Trailer

    Very seldom can that be done with a 2 tube boat. Mine had a 90hp, which was max allowed on the tag, and it wouldn’t push onto the trailer if any of the bunks were showing. The 150hp tri-toons push pretty good but still end up crooked, even with guides.
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    Pink Super Tech (Walmart) -50 RV and Marine ok for engine?? I always thought NO...??

    The -50 RV/Marine product advertises corrosion protection. It is widely used here. Many boats are winterized on the dock so the non-toxic feature is sought after since any that is spilled goes into the lake.
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    No Center Attachment for Hauling onto the Trailer

    That’s what I used to do with the 24’ Fisher I used to own. It usually took a couple of tries to get it straight on the bunks. I removed the stock guides on a work trailer. The boats kept floating over them and getting hung up.
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    Bad Gas

    Fuel pumps should have glass bowls on them like they used to so a person can see what they are buying.
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    View of unloaded trailer with pickups

    I leave my trailers where they are when I disconnect. I will hit the bumper if I use the bump method. I usually drag the boat out by hand so no big deal if I don’t get lined up unless I have it on soft ground. The lawn mower trailer can easily be adjusted by hand too. The dovetail is a...
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    View of unloaded trailer with pickups

    What’s wrong with your mirrors?
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