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    dingbat replied to the thread End of Season oil changes?.
    Have not changed the oil in my motor (outboard) going on 30 years now. Have not pulled the drive for inspection in as many years. I...
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    dingbat replied to the thread Loosing Faith in Humanity . . ..
    Fortunately, this was a diesel tractor (IH) with a Woods belly mower. It started right up, but the rear tire/inner tube would no longer...
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    dingbat reacted to redneck joe's post in the thread Loosing Faith in Humanity . . . with Like Like.
    Only one truck, but four times we have had people live with us for a year or so for the same reasons. Just got a text an hour ago...
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    dingbat replied to the thread Modern PT lumber.
    We salvaged a number of 6x6 and 8x8 timbers from a timber frame barn they torn down on the property behind us. Took pegs and all. Make...
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    dingbat replied to the thread Loosing Faith in Humanity . . ..
    Listed a tractor on Market Place at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon. Rolled it on the guys trailer at 5:15 that evening
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    dingbat replied to the thread Modern PT lumber.
    Chestnut was the wood of choice for (colonial) ship builders because of its resistance to rot. Grew up in a two story, chestnut log...
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    dingbat reacted to airshot's post in the thread Transon mounted trolling motor with Like Like.
    Back trolling is just a way of going slower with better steering going backward. No different than having a bow mount and going forward...
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    dingbat replied to the thread New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes.
    Are you sure about that? You could turn it off on the 2025 Camry I rented a couple of weeks ago.
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    dingbat replied to the thread Anchor roller mounted on bow wooden plank.
    Interesting comments...most anchor pulpits are bolt on-installations In teak - https://butlermarine.com/teak-anchor-pulpits/ Fiberglas...
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    dingbat replied to the thread 1988 Johnson 70hp inspection.
    Bored a couple of cylinder jugs on a lathe w/4 jaw chuck, but no engine blocks. A block would take forever to set up properly on that...
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    dingbat replied to the thread Modern PT lumber.
    Our 300 year old, hand hewn chestnut log barn is testament to the durability of some hardwoods even w/o PT
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    dingbat replied to the thread 1988 Johnson 70hp inspection.
    Learned on a Bridgeport
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    dingbat replied to the thread Modern PT lumber.
    What kind of wood? Makes a world of a difference Our four board fence was installed circa 1985. Has 6"-8" Southern Pine post (PT) and...
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    dingbat replied to the thread Modern PT lumber.
    You will not find it in big box stores, but a large maritime market combined with our proximity to the heart of yellow pine industry...
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    dingbat replied to the thread Modern PT lumber.
    You can still get CCA treated but it’s not for residential work. MCA treat is the next best thing but more expensive. Other grades that...
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