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  1. dingbat

    LED interior lights

    LED Side marker lights are crazy bright. Can’t imagine using 8 of them unless you’re lighting the Titanic. Suspect he”s trying to replace his “rope” lights which the USCG is not all that fond of, especially red lighting that can be seen outside the cockpit
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    Any tricks for wire corrosion

    The dreaded “black wire” disease is a cancer. Once it takes hold your done. It will continue to wick up the wire and there is nothing you can do to stop or slow it. It will spread until removed or the circuit fails outright from the buildup of resistance. Copper terminations turn green...
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    LED interior lights

    Why do you need eight, LED (bright) side marker lights on a boat to see? What you are considering is most likely a Rule 20 violation. My helm light is a two way light fixture with one white and red incandescent bulb for night lighting...
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    Worm Bed Anyone?

    Grew up with a creek full of trout in my back yard. Tried worm farming but didn’t have any luck with the endeavor. Was easier to just turn logs and rocks on the walk way down to the creek. In this day and age I’d try one of the “gum” baits on the market. Fishbites work very well once water...
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    Banking Software

    Held off for a number of years, but finally gave up and went the "rental" route once the old version was more or less cut off from the rest of the world. I use too may of the on-line tools to live w/o. Cost me a 1/3 of a draft beer per month for the convenience. Cost me more than that to have...
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    Boat with engine ($500 update)

    As long people use rock salt and salt brine on the roads the rusting will continue....lol. You may find it interesting..........Toyota is the only company that doesn't compromise on their coating specifications. The others will take/use "non-conforming" product if the price is right
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    Boat with engine ($500 update)

    It’s not build quality per say and it’s been a bit longer than 7 years since galvanneal became the staple of the automotive industry. Long story, but was Lead Mechanical Design Engineer for the Project to design, build and patent the first Measurement and Control system to facilitate the mass...
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    Which Side Left???

    Port Side
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    Engine stop when put into reverse. Evinrude 225 2002mod.

    Sounds like either the shift cable is out of adjustment or the switch swift is sticking. The switch is item #80 on the assembly drawing but not showing up on the parts list for some reason
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    Boat with engine ($500 update)

    What is failing mechanically? Three good friends and my sister own Tesla’s. All rave about them . Giant golf cart
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    Boat with engine ($500 update)

    My daily driver just turned 198,000 miles and gets 38 mph. Have done nothing to it but change the tires, brakes and oil. What car from the 1970’s or 80’s had similar lifetime and maintenance expectations? As one of my college professors once said, things are only complicated to those without...
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    14" trailer wheels with 5/8" holes

    Might be easier to replace the studs in the axle than drilling out the wheels
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    Fish Locators

    Just turn Fish ID on. You would be amazed at how many "fish" are down........lol In reality, no units show fish. They simply show you a sonar return of the object below. It's up to you to interrupt the return and decide if its a fish or not. With lots of experience and a good quality...
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    Ethanol free gas age vs carb

    Had ACDF surgery 2 years ago. Boat ended up sitting for 9 months with 30+ gallons of untreated E10 in the tank. Topped off the tank and went boating.
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    Circuit Breakers Question

    Makes absolutely no sense at all. The circuit is open (no conductivity) with the reset button kicked out. No way.. not a fan of breakers but the odds of 8 going at once is astronomical. You have an upstream problem What is battery voltage at the battery with positive cable removed? What is...
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    Circuit Breakers Question

    Anything to save a couple of $$ I’ll take fuses over breakers any day. You can get home with a gum wrapper if worst come to worst.
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    Fasteners thru hull of thin hull fiberglass boat below waterline

    Repairing holes or stripped threads is easy using the procedure outlined below. Have repaired deck screws, fish finder mount holes in transoms, etc. Drill the hole a bit over sized and through the material. Counter sink the gel coat side a bit to make it easier to fill the void. Clean debris...
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    Type of sealant to use

    You hear people say that all the time but that has not been my experience. Used Silicon II to caulk two, large fiberglass panels down the middle of the cockpit…..twice. Don’t ask…lol Cut most old material away with razor blade. Alcohol cuts the remaining residue. Doesn’t take long to clean...
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    Type of sealant to use

    Had to caulk all my deck seams and windows. Called my manufacturer to see what they used…..GE Silicon II in Almond was their answer
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    Boat trailer brakes

    Keep in mind that good design practice mandates a minimum 200% safety factor built into the load rating. Then there are ride quality issues. A #5,500 boat riding on #20,000+ of spring will not be heavy enough to load the springs properly. Ride quality would suffer badly. Might as well put hard...
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