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  1. dingbat

    Best Aluminum cleaner/brightener available today.

    You beat me to it. Aluminum losses it's "shine" when etched.
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    Best Aluminum cleaner/brightener available today.

    The problem you’re facing is aluminum is white. The shine you see is a mechanical finish, either polished or rolled, which is easily marred by etching the oxide from the surface. Your best bet is one of the aluminum tank truck cleaners. Seen it done at a couple of truck stops and the results...
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    Offer accepted

    Looks like I need to move to Tennessee….. The property tax on this house sitting on 1 acre, acreage deeded separately, is $7,900 a year.
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    My safety tip of the day is...

    Good write up on wave action and boating https://bluewatermiles.com/extras/waves/
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    Gemlux Friction Hinge Repair

    Looks to be nothing more than a socket head cap screw and allen/socket nuts with copper washers to provide the friction. Could be "sex" bolts as well Have you tried tightening them up?
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    My safety tip of the day is...

    Looks and acts more like swell than wave, but l put it as 6-7 ft. tops
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    Best diet to lose 20 lbs?

    I’ve yo-yo dieted over the past 10 years. Loose 20-25 pounds then put it back on over the course of a couple of years. Just started my diet for daughter #3 wedding this fall. For me, remove carbs from my diet and the pounds just go away. Eat bacon/sausage and eggs for breakfast, skip lunch...
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    Nobody fishing?

    You would need to know my sister and the boys to appreciate the joke. Urban types…..oldest was 16 before he was allowed to operate the extension cord powered lawn mower. Know where you’re coming from. Worked structural steel for a few years. Railings on scaffolds? Tie off harness, what is...
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    Boat purchase during Northern winter

    Sales 101… never give w/o getting something in return. First off, if you’re not willing to walk away just pay the price and be done with it. If you want a better deal, you have to be willing to push back and walk away if need be. First concessions I ask for are things that don’t affect the...
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    My safety tip of the day is...

    Found this site the other day looking for wave data for Va. Beach after that last frontal boundary went by. A treasure trove of documents related to wave data collected during extreme events, ie hurricanes and N’easters https://cdip.ucsd.edu/themes/cdip?pb=1&d2=p12
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    Nobody fishing?

    Should have seen the look on my sister’s face when the 13 and 15 yro nephews returned home with stories of uncle Dingbat teaching them how to operate a chain saw….lol
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    Audio nerds

    I have a four speaker Sonos 5 (WiFi) system upstairs. A full blown component (wired) system in the basement and a Bose Bluetooth system out at the pool. My component stereo has the best sound, but the Sonos system isn’t far behind. Pricey, but the Sonos offers the best sound with ease of...
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    What razor and single razor blade in it are available ? CHEAP Who sells such a simple razor and holder ?

    You just proved my point...lol What incentive does a manufacturer have to build higher quality equipment if consumers buy the less expense model nine times out of ten anyhow? In the business world warranties are treated as liabilities. Requires a percentage of each sale be put in escrow...
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    rodent infestation

    Great aunt lived in Bradenton. Her favorite place to fish was under the lights off the “green bridge”. Understand they have since built a new bridge over the manatee. Kept part of the old green bridge as a fishing pier.
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    What razor and single razor blade in it are available ? CHEAP Who sells such a simple razor and holder ?

    You can blame that on consumers. Given a choice of a $10 pump with a 90 day warranty or a $50 pump with a lifetime warranty, they pick the $10 pump every time.
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    rodent infestation

    Spent a bunch of time in a small town outside Kissimmee Fla. growing up. Mid to late 60’s. Once a week or so they would drive a pickup with a fogger in the back around the neighborhood spraying DDT. A guy on the loud speaker would advise everyone to seek shelter until the fog cleared.
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    1990 bayliner trophy 24 foot walkaround

    I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again…unless you can plane the boat with a “kicker” leave it at home. It’s more of a hindrance than an asset when battling ocean currents
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    1990 bayliner trophy 24 foot walkaround

    Seen more than one kicker bracket bend or break in rough conditions. If you feel the need for redundancy purchase a membership with a towing service or go with twin 115hp. Wouldn’t worry to much about the transom unless you are purposely backing in open water. The boat moving forward causes...
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    maybe changing from 4.3 liter cobra to 175 Suzuki outboard on a Starcraft Islander Islander.

    Here is a data sheet for your motor. Looks like CG is pretty much identical to an outboard. In the days of mass production, find it hard to a supplier wouldn’t design to power plants to be pretty much interchangeable. With outboard in the up position, the center of gravity is directly over...
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    My safety tip of the day is...

    Block island reported significant wave heights of 30’ with largest at 47ft.
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