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  1. dwco5051

    Unknown part

    I have a feeling your shop looks like mine. Lots of projects to be done someday with stuff too cool to scrap or things taken apart just to see how they work. Does your wife ever look around and tell you that you are an idiot in a roundabout way? By the way I inherited the genes. My father...
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    Does Anyone Know Any Halloween Songs?

    I play at a show once a month that consists of several groups that play classic country, bluegrass, gospel or any combination thereof. Most all the players come early and we get together in a back room to jam, get to play with people we normally don’t see that often, make sure we all don’t have...
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    Unknown part

    What boat? What motor? Has the motor been replaced at one time or another. Looks like it might have been the hydraulic pump and controls for an add on tilt and trim and the original motor was replaced and they left that on the boat.
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    Trolling Motor Help

    I believe this is the 12/24 charge/run switch they are posting about. Different mfg's use different variants of this set up. The last boat I had with this setup I just took the defective switch out of the circuit and wired the receptacle direct as it was easier to just lift the hatch and...
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    Trolling Motor Help

    I think the switch he is asking about is not shown on the diagram as it is part of the boat wiring that feeds the power to the motor. Would almost have to be there but I think it is before the receptacle that the motor or a charger plugs into. Some setups consist of two separate switches for...
  6. dwco5051

    Antique Motors - Scott Atwater, Game Fisher and more

    Take a look on Ebay at "Vintage Complete Outboard Motor Engines" See what the asking price is for motors similar to what you have. Then find out what they actually sold for. Maybe it is my age but the prices that they want for some of the motors there is 5 or more times what I think they are...
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    Random

    Does leaning against the door jam count as standing up.
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    Proper Nomenclature of Various Retaining Rings

    Laying in plain sight on the shop floor and the first thing you spot when you come back from the parts store after spending a half hour looking for it.
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    Proper Nomenclature of Various Retaining Rings

    Having tinkered with things mechanical over the better part of 85 years the were some on here I had no idea what they were really called. There is a misprint on the lower right hand side . It should read "constant section ring."
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    Cleveland ohio national airshow

    I watched it from the air years ago. Long story but a buddy of mine called and said a mutual friend is at Burke/Lakefront with his P51 Mustang but forgot his paperwork to be able to fly in the show and needed it flown to the show right away from our hometown in North-Central Pennsylvania. I...
  11. dwco5051

    Parking boat in driveway

    My house is on 25 acres but I still belong to a HOA. Its sole responsibility is maintaining the bank account to pay for snow removal on the lane that services 6 homes on 450 acres of forest land. I could never live in town where people have no other hobby than driving others nuts.
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    Purchase Question Need help

    Even better have him give the neighbor a limited power of attorney to handle selling the boat. A simple one page notarized document that he could type up himself. Then you and the neighbor go to where ever you have to go to in FL and do the paperwork transfer.
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    Random

    How to drive your OCD neighbor nuts.
  15. dwco5051

    Engine tune-up spray

    Probably the same as Seafoam but labeled for OMC motors. People have been using it for years on outboards.
  16. dwco5051

    Barefoot skiers?

    Tried to learn it but never could get the hang of it. Back then the boats my daughter and I both had would just barely reach barefoot speeds.
  17. dwco5051

    White/gray wire

    Normally a gray wire would be for the tachometer signal.
  18. dwco5051

    What depth/fish finder do I want

    Forget about all the hype and electronic stuff. What you only want to know is where you are on the river and how much water is between you the bottom. Do you have friends that fish that could show you the basics? Is there an outdoor store near you like Bass Pro, Outdoor Man, Cabalas, or so...
  19. dwco5051

    Trolling motor disrupts sonar image

    https://support.klipsch.com/hc/en-us/articles/4416949281044-Using-Ferrite-Chokes
  20. dwco5051

    Need help

    He was on loan to Stone & Webster, who was selected as the overall contractor for building the plants producing the necessary fissionable material for the Manhattan Project. Much of his work in APD later was related to containment structures for nuke power plants and designing ancillary...
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