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    Audiophiles, reconing a speaker?

    Hey gang, I have a older set of Cerwin Vega DX-1's with 8" Woofers. They were beautiful sounding speakers when I bought them years ago, but have been in storage in my basement for sometime. I went to use them last night and the foam that supports the cones is dry rotted and cracking. Has anyone...
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    Dogs can smell a sucker a (half) mile away

    I think someone is trying to tell me something. Around thanksgiving I had to put my beloved black lab Morgan down. I still to this day miss her companionship dearly. There's times I come home and still expect to hear her familiar jingle of dog tags racing through the house to greet me, I still...
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    trying to identify an artist

    Was out to eat at a local place the other day and fell in love with a painting on the wall. I got a picture of the artist signature but can't seem to locate who he is, or she. Sorry for the poor quality, it was pretty dark in there. I asked the waitresses and the owner, but they had no idea...
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    Anyone dabble in home automation?

    I have this idea I've been thinking about doing for some time with home automation. I often find myself coming home to a dark house with the boat, or a trailer in tow, having to head inside, turn on the lights, open the garage doors and finally back in. Usually about that time the mercury vapor...
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    firefighting like a boss!

    The guy in the background is a tool, but the guy in the boat is my hero. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esxpEoDENsk&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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    DIY Project, Switch Panel with backlit legends

    This came up in another thread, so I thought it may be relevant to post some ideas I'm working on. Two things, excuse the super crude mock up, and excuse the super cluttered garage. It's a never ending work in progress. I always liked the look of those custom switch panels with the lite up...
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    I knew better than to stay from iboats

    I'm working in my little tinny. Had to pull the old deck out and replace it, this boat had always left me longing for a live well so I figured it's now or never. I'm not to familiar with marine plumbing so I choose to shop locally at my local west marine where I could hold the parts in my hand...
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    Thru hull near rivet line on a tinny

    I'm redoing my 16' Grumman tinny, and adding a freshwater livewell. I need to add a thru-hull for the drain, and I want to add it close to the LW rather than run it all the way back to the transom. The less pressured hose in the boat to fail the better. Ideally I would like to install it on...
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    helicopters and air conditioning

    I don't know any USCG pilots, so I thought I'd ask the collective think tank we have here. Seems we have people from all walks of life. I was watching something on TV the other day about the cost guard, in several pictures they showed inside the chopper and the pilots apparently had the...
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    Livewell drain

    My deck is trashed, so it's time to rebuild it, and modify! I want to add a livewell to my little tinny, the best option for my deck is to do a simple cooler and pipe it in, as it will double as a additional seat as well. This will be a raw water style setup, I don't believe in recirculation...
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    missing my toys, got it bad

    I sold my last bike a few years ago and regretted it almost immediately. So last month a deal became available I couldn't pass up. So I bought me a new scoot. Now the weather is to cold here in Ohio to go out for a ride. Last year I didn't get the boat out but a few times. This year I wasnt in...
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    Now this is boat heckling

    Launch Ramp Hecklers - YouTube I know we all have talked about pulling up a lawn chair, and a cooler at the local launch to watch the show, These people take it to the next level. How'd you like to launch or retrieve as a novice at this ramp? Bill
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    EVOC/Vehicle blocking techniques

    Hey gang, I do a lot of work with Ham Radio, and public service. We have a great group of guys that do somewhere between 8-14 MAJOR biking, running, and marathon events every year, not to mention training, with groups like ARES, and RACES. Many of these events put us on the roads, running SAG...
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    Motorcycle turn Signal Issue

    Time to ask the the collective think tank. On my Intruder the previous owner had removed the turn signals, and instead installed 2 LED brake lights. To keep it legal added a hoppy brake converter to combine the brake, and turn fumnctions. I have done this on previous bikes, and it's pretty...
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    contura switch as a panel indicator

    I'm having a hard time visualizing how to do this in my mind. I want to use a contoura switch in my truck to control my onboard air compressor. But I want to use the power on indicator on the switch to only illuminate when the compressor is on. The only way I can think of at the moment is to...
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