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  1. dingbat

    1994 Chris Craft Concept 197 Bimini Top Question

    The front and back strap hooks look ok, but I have never seen a top that used that style of mounts, let alone plastic ones. Typically look something like this
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    UUUUGGGHHH

    Between surf fishing, boating, farm work and the back yard pool, I spend a far more time outdoors than most. Fortunately, I have a bit of “genetic resistance” built into my DNA As a radiation worker, I’m far more concerned with the gamma, beta and alpha radiation I’ve worked with and around my...
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    UUUUGGGHHH

    You didn't plan that very well....lol Long time beach bum......the heat doesn't really bother me. Off next week........will put in a couple of 8 hours days working on my tan while mowing the fields. Learned back in my iron worker days not to go in and out of the air conditioner. Not going to...
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    Honda BF60 Dies Above 3kish RPM

    The primer bulb on an EFI is only there to get fuel to the low pressure pump. Pumping the bulb has no effect on a starving motor. What is the fuel pressure?
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    UUUUGGGHHH

    It was 102F when I left the office yesterday. Rather pleasant 86F and breezy (storms all trying to form) when I mowed the yard last night. A cold front backed in off the ocean over night. Woke up to 63F this morning. Forecasted high of 70F today. Back to the upper 80’s the rest of the week...
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    1969 85hp Evinrude charging system/ Over charging!

    The rectifier (diode bridge) converts the AC output of the stator to a (mostly) DC voltage. The regulator simply takes the rectified output, now DC voltage, and regulates the output typically between 13.5 and 14.2 volts. The "excess" voltage is dissipated by the regulator as heat. Proper...
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    1969 85hp Evinrude charging system/ Over charging!

    Your rectifier, battery cable, battery or possibly the stator have issues Have you checked for AC upstream of the rectifier or run ohm test to determine the condition of the stator? You said you replaced the rectifier. Quite often a failed rectifier will overheat and compromise the stator...
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    Summer Night Fishing

    Mid-Chesapeake Bay to the Atlantic beaches. Assateague is infamous for its mosquitos at night and its green head and biting flies during the day. A westerly wind blows them out of the back waters, right on top of you. No-see-ums are a problem anywhere rock mets tide water, ie rock reinforced...
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    UUUUGGGHHH

    104F at the office Only 91F at home........pays to live on a ridge in the woods sometime :) It's something new every Spring. Last year it was the pump seal and a leaking filter "key". This Spring, filter key "repair was leaking again. Bought new...all good now It's called a "Brown...
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    Water tank heating

    How would one calculate State of charge w/o considering voltage? This is the one I use to charge my two batteries with a common source https://www.bluesea.com/products/7610/SI-ACR_Automatic_Charging_Relay_-_12_24V_DC_120A
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    UUUUGGGHHH

    It’s all relative… We’ve had air temps right around 100F with high dew points for the past 4 days. Had a “feels like” temp of 108F yesterday. Mrs. Dingbat and I had a very enjoyable evening at the pool last night after being held up in the house most of the day with the AC on. The air temp...
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    Summer Night Fishing

    With us, you better have a good easterly breeze or the no-see-ums will eat you alive.
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    Takes on water over the transom while loading and unloading

    Scuppers are there to allow water to drain out of the splash well should the need arise. Plugging them is never a good idea. Are the scupper flaps in place? The steepness of the ramp should have no bearing on how the boat sits in the water. How far above the water line is the top of the transom...
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    Summer Night Fishing

    My favorite is a black Smack-it at night. Deadly in the inlet at night with a moving ride https://stillwaterlures.com/classic-painted/
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    What is this connector and bracket? Fishfinder/GPS/etc.?

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

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    Boat stalling when toggling between Forward and Reverse (Docking)

    Shift/Safety switch out of adjustment or on it's way out
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    helm wiring, should be simple, i'm not too bright.

    Occurs when a motor shorts thru the windings. I went to the boat one night to the red light on the bilge pump switch just barely glowing. Pump armature locked up. Ultimately the culprit was water in the bilge that froze, actuating the float switch. With no water to cool it, the motor burned...
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    What is this connector and bracket? Fishfinder/GPS/etc.?

    Spent my entire career manufacturing, designing and supporting industrial measurement instrumentation. Have this conversation with customers almost on a daily basis with the wide scale implementation of ISO/IEC 17025 Quality System related to measurements. Your confusing accuracy with...
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    Insurance

    Asked my agent about the boat when I renewed our homeowners and upped our umbrella last fall. Told me it would be a waste of time and effort… My policy has a $20k agreed hull value, $7k rider for equipment, $500 in towing, $75k spill coverage along with the same $30k/$60k/$15k liability as my...
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