Search results

  1. dwco5051

    1992 Evinrude 150hp EXEN will not run correctly

    Does it idle rough only in gear but OK when in neutral?
  2. dwco5051

    Deadman Switch?

    I think the chain on the bow you referred to is the safety chain (or strap depending on the size of the boat} when the boat is on the trailer. This is to hold the boat down tight to the trailer. The winch line is pulling horizontal which would not help much in case of an accident. The kill...
  3. dwco5051

    daily music fix

    SS Edmund Fitzgerald - forty five years ago today
  4. dwco5051

    Herters boats

    Search the internet for Herters catalogs from back then. Every old guy as at least one that is at least 50 or 60 years old. I found this in about 2 minutes on the internet from 1958. Most of what they sold was advertised in their catalogs as "World's Finest."
  5. dwco5051

    Random

    A busy night at Stonehenge this Sunday as the staff work all night to move the stones back 1 hour!
  6. dwco5051

    Admiral's New shower

    Copper DWV. That's a trip down memory lane.
  7. dwco5051

    vintage boat id help

    Very interesting. I have never seen one like it before but am intrigued by the construction of it. Hope someone here can fill in the blanks.
  8. dwco5051

    wood handle preservative question

    I have used linseed for years. Over the years they may darken but they won't rot. Same with shovels, rakes, etc. I still have some wood handled tools over 50 years old that I still use on a regular basis.
  9. dwco5051

    Tide Chart

  10. dwco5051

    launch / retrieval 'systems'

    Just about the same procedure I use for my 14' tinny side console with a 30hp. It still works at 83 years old. I don't usually fish on weekends so I can take my time as my usual ramp is not all that busy.
  11. dwco5051

    replacing tires

    It may be a lot more than 6" if the trailer has slipper springs.
  12. dwco5051

    replacing tires

    Usually I use a scissors jack as briangcc said right under the spring perch. If you only have one jack throw you spare on and leave the other side on the jack.
  13. dwco5051

    daily music fix

    Just realized how old I am tonight when it came to me that it was 45 years since the plane crash that killed Ronnie VanZandt. October 20, 1977 another day the music died.
  14. dwco5051

    Random

  15. dwco5051

    Using navigation lights with bow lights in unison.

    Imagine you are running at night with you "headlights" on an another boat is approaching you head on. All he sees are the white light because they overpower the red and green running lights. The other boat assumes that you and he are on the same course and he thinks those are the stern white...
  16. dwco5051

    boat will startup and then shut down

    Too new for me. I was thinking ballast resistor but they were long gone when that engine was made I think. If the problem is ignition related about all that is left is the key switch or shift interupt. https://www.mercruiser-shop.at/data/datenblatt_0000029_1.pdf
  17. dwco5051

    boat will startup and then shut down

    How old is the motor? Does it have a ignition point type distributor with an ignition coil?
  18. dwco5051

    CT Police Driving With Blue/Red Lights on Steady

    https://www.clickorlando.com/traffic/2021/04/26/more-police-cars-have-lights-on-but-not-flashing-heres-what-it-means-and-what-you-should-do/
  19. dwco5051

    daily music fix

    Grew up with the Sons of the Pioneers and had this song on a 78 album by them but really like the cover of it by Willie & Leon.
  20. dwco5051

    Riddle me this Batman.....

    Actually since the change in the ratio is linear it would be easy to use Excell to set up the formula. You would have to change the fluid an infinite number of times to achieve 100% new fluid. That is similar to moving an object to a wall by moving it one half the distance remaining at a time...
Top