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  1. JustJason

    freakin ouch!!!!

    So i'm going to be a bit slow on my posts guys... :) worst part of it was the damm novicaine needles.
  2. JustJason

    Off to Gloucester....

    For a day of cod/haddock.... i'll let you guys know how the bite is.
  3. JustJason

    You all missed my birthday......

    32 on the 8th.... ugh. Getting old sucks.
  4. JustJason

    Timing light STB.... Recomendations???

    So my cheapie actron timing light stb.... Need a new one with advance. Thank god I had my ESI self powered backup with me. I'm looking at the equus 5568. http://www.equus.com/product_info.php?product_id=5568 Looks to be the identical to the snap on/blue point EETL5568... even the model number...
  5. JustJason

    A few of my notes.....(good stuff inside)

    Hey guys... I'll be uploading some of my notes here and there as I get some time. I'm sure you'll find them worthwhile. I scanned these from my notes and converted them into pdf's... So a page may be tilted here and there, but the quality is good. 1. What is the history behind my Mercruiser...
  6. JustJason

    Wrong section for this... Need a manual...

    But thought i'd ask anyways... As the Mercruiser guys here often have access to mercury manuals. Specifically I need one for a dinky 25. Serial # C118XXX. Unfortunately I don't have an index for OB's so I don't know the manual number. If anyone (Don s :) ) can help that would be great...
  7. JustJason

    Dumb Dumb eska/sears cooling question

    K.... here's the story. I recieved a sears/ted williams/eska 5hp for nothing. It's complete. It's a bit rusty, but nothing a couple coats of rustoleum won't fix. It's got 80psi in the hole. Good spark on the board. Looks like its a 71. I would like to fix it up, clean it up, paint it up, and...
  8. JustJason

    Anybody make their own lure scent???

    I see the berkely gulps... the van damm scented stuff on the shelves. Anybody make their own that they swear by? I've been thinking about blending up a bunch of cocktail shrimp and mixing it with a light vegtable oil and letting it sit. Anybody else try anything crazy like that with any sucess?
  9. JustJason

    Marine Flat Rate.

    http://jacksonville.craigslist.org/trd/1170947503.html So does MarineMax have a special flat rate book that nobody else has or is this their way of expecting mechanics to work for "warranty work" pay for 40 hours a week? Warranty work being working for next to nothing....
  10. JustJason

    Driving range... Hitting the long ball.

    So I like to go once a week to whack the crap out of some golf balls with my 7 dollar sports authority special Ram brand driver. Just for fun. I maybe play a round of 18 once or twice a year.... i'm terrible. But my drive has always been.... decent but needing work. I consistantly drive 250...
  11. JustJason

    Any Cape Coral, FM people here??

    Heading down in about 2 weeks. Going to be looking at housing, for a job or possibly some commercial property. How is the local economy down there as far as the marine world goes? Are all the shops grasping at straws or is the repair business fairly steady. Can anybody recomend shops to look...
  12. JustJason

    From self employment to working for somebody else

    I've been self employed for the last 5 years fixing boats on the run, but I need to move for better work and need to find a, and i hate to say it.... a J O B. As employers, managers, HR people out there. What conversations should a tastefully avoid/dance around when on interviews. I know the...
  13. JustJason

    Marine Mechanic Work... Best places for work.

    Last year was bad with 4 dollar gas, but this year is almost even worse with the economy this and the economy that. I live in Mass and am tired with this 7 months on, 5 months off seasonal schedule. I have some cash and I need to move. Right now I have my eyes on the Cape Coral/Ft Meyers...
  14. JustJason

    Marine Mechanics pay, for the commission guys

    Okay, this if for the commission guys. This poll is private. Please check off if you recieve a base pay or not, then check the closest percentage
  15. JustJason

    Marine Mechanic pay. What are you making

    3rd of the polls. This poll is private, your answers can not be seen. This is for the hourly guys only. What is your total base pay per hour, not your total compensation package which includes benefits, bonus's etc etc.
  16. JustJason

    Marine Mechanics pay. What would you want.

    Second of a few polls.... If you could pick your own pay schedule, what would you pick. After voting if you wouldn't mind, chime in and post why you would pick what you picked.
  17. JustJason

    Marine mechanics pay

    1rst of a few new polls to come, i'm trying to figure some stuff out.
  18. JustJason

    Show us your box!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Another guy aspiring to be a tech posted his first box. Lets all show our box's... I've been drooling over the Snap On war wagon for years... anyone got it? Don S, Bond-o, Rodbolt?????? I'm still looking for another heavy gauge steel locker if anybodys got one (that 1 in the pic is from the 40's...
  19. JustJason

    Hit the mini lotto at walmart today....

    Woot woot.... bout time. What's the real deal anyways????
  20. JustJason

    Oil....

    Where did my oil thread go and why?
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