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  1. harringtondav

    Momentum Management

    ....which this is not. https://www.facebook.com/groups/187866265059233/permalink/1067859493726568/ ..just realized this is a FB post. If you don't have FB it shows a large cruise boat gobbling up several feet of docking and decks.
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    Snow Birds: Beware!

    Yea. I looked into the Honeywell "wire saver' per @sangerwaker 's post #3. I couldn't figure out their wiring diagram, so I called their tech support. Turns out it only works with Honeywell stats with a 'K' wire terminal. But the guy was good enough to tell me about the G wire workaround...
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    Potential Purchase of a Rinker.. Thoughts?

    My pal still has his Rinker Captiva 206 cuddy. '93 or '94 I believe. 350 mag Merc Alpha II. It's been a mostly solid, hard running boat. ....personally I think the cuddy is a waste of space vs. a BR, but they did beach camp with it when their kids were young. We did discover lower transom rot...
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    Need advice on a Tecumseh 2 stroke diaphragm carb.

    Thanks. I reread the downloaded manual and realize I had the two screw functions swapped. I'll try these adjustments and see if things improve.
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    Need advice on a Tecumseh 2 stroke diaphragm carb.

    I resurrected my folk's '82 Toro S140 snowblower for use at the river house. I has a Tec 2 stroke AH1584a engine with a 632103 diaphragm carb, with fan vane governor. Manual says back the front idle screw out 1 turn, inside power screw out 7/8 turn. It runs OK as long as I don't crowd it. If I...
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    Residual Heat during this "lockdown"

    I've been pondering a smaller utility tractor, or compact utility tractor for our river house. There are 21 properties on our +- 1/2 mile private road. We pay $150 in club dues for road maintenance and upkeep on an old snaggletooth S10 P/U that moves the snow. One or two full time residents...
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    Prop boat to jet boat?

    For sure. The available fossil petrol is in the ground and fading fast. Pleasure uses of it will fade just as fast. My new gas powered pleasure craft boat will be here this summer. I'm not sure which will die first: Me, or my ability to afford to keep it fueled up. I cringed when I hard a news...
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    Snow Birds: Beware!

    We've had fiber optic WiFi at our river house for a couple years now. So remote temp adjustment will be a $saver once I get the new HVAC up. <2 hrs travel time is plenty to get it comfortable. Until now I've farted off this kind of thermostat at home. ...a near miss has changed this. We'll have...
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    Snow Birds: Beware!

    We are double vulnerable this winter. Normally I drain the river house and shut off the heat. This winter we've kept it open so I can continue to work there. The new forced air HVAC will have a WiFi thermostat for monitoring from home. Your idea of shutting off the water is good. Draining &...
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    Snow Birds: Beware!

    Our home furnace is less than three years old. I'll check the manuals, but I believe it has two stage capability. If so I'll do the same. I'm also installing a new heat pump with air handler electric heat at our river house. I'll be installing a top end dehumidifying thermostat to utilize the...
  11. harringtondav

    Prop boat to jet boat?

    This reply is based on opinion and observation, no facts. @QBhoy 's reply #6 mostly sums up my thoughts. I don't know the engines pushing jet boats. But I know the engines pushing outdrive boats. Most are variants of proven automotive engines. Maximum power and speed around 4600 to 4800 rpm...
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    Snow Birds: Beware!

    Good to know. Thanks. I saved the link. ....I'm not looking forward to fish taping a new cable. ...I suspect the original is stapled on a stud.
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    Snow Birds: Beware!

    We've been spending a lot of time at our river house this winter while I continue to work on the basement finish project there. Yesterday ended an eleven day trip away from our main home < 2 hrs away. When I opened the door at home I knew something was wrong. It was cold inside. A quick check...
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    Not sure if this is real, but it sure is cool

    ..a follow up from the original FB post. This may be a vintage Reinell. https://fiberglassics.com/forum/main-forum/132205-bill-s-museum.html?fbclid=IwAR16LjQUNRHpuxyu8w97gNaVHK6vE1IhmUnBGswc9q0YON2H7dnpO-enUbw
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    Not sure if this is real, but it sure is cool

    ......copied of a boating pal's FB post
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    Mississippi Slough Icebreaker

    ..Alternate title: Ice Fishing Boat. I spotted this trio coming up our slough, crunching through the ice. 27 deg F air temp, 32 deg F water temp. They made it up to the channel and got stuck for several minutes. They broke free and went down a back slough for a while before coming back up and...
  17. harringtondav

    New Boat Bummer

    ....we have a 17' Grumman alum canoe with a 4 hp Merc two cyl 'Gnat' o/b on a side mount. The last two registration stickers are still unused. Maybe I'll fire it up this summer and apply that last sticker. Weekday calm water shore patrol rides.
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    New Boat Bummer

    Last June got a verbal trade in offer on my Larson B/R. The dealer said if ordered then my new Regal 1900ES would be shipped in Oct. OK. Four months. Good to know. I used our Larson until Aug and sold it for 150% of the dealer's offer. I didn't want the new boat until this Spring, so I...
  19. harringtondav

    New DIY Learning Curve

    Continuing with our river house basement finish. I'm working to do it all myself. HVAC installation is a new frontier for me ...maybe the last at my age. Round ductwork is mostly erector set assembly, with a bit of cutting. Now I'm getting into the rectangular trunk sections. I watched the...
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    Anyone here interested in Japanese kitchen knives?

    Carbon is OK. I have a couple for cheese etc. ...actually better for cheese. The slices don't stick to the blade like with SS. Also a good practicing metal. It will take a fine edge quickly. But the edge fades faster than SS. But don't worry about effing up a good knife's edge. ...practice...
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