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  1. bruceb58

    Re-upholstery Job on Cruisers Yacht 338 Bowrider

    Is that the PTFE thread? Personally, I would never use non PTFE thread anymore.
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    Re-upholstery Job on Cruisers Yacht 338 Bowrider

    What are you using for thread this time? I buy vinyl and "sew foam" from Albright's if Trivantage doesn't have it.
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    Compression test 180 and 160

    That's fine. 180 actually seems very high. This a good compression gauge? I take it you had the engine warmed up right?
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    Boat Wiring Help

    Marine deep cycle batteries are dual purpose batteries. If they have a marine cranking spec on them, they are dual purpose. Personally, if I had a trolling motor, I would be using golf cart batteries if you wanted to go with flooded batteries. Even if you use true deep cycle batteries(golf...
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    Electric power steering

    Yep...need to head over to a forum oin these cars. Probably a common issue.
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    2021 NFL/NCAAF News and Nonsense

    It's pretty crazy here. That is why it was kinda dumb to be doing things out and about 3 days before the game. All these things they did are already in our backyard. San Diego is only 90 minutes form the campus. They could do these activities anytime they want! Very true about the urban vs...
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    Courtesy Lights Bayliner 2655

    With something like this, you are likely just better off replacing it with an LED fixture that covers your existing holes. I see a few in this search...
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    Can someone fix the homemade outdrive pressure tester links?

    I was thinking about making a home made tester at one time. I just bit the bullet and bought one of the better ones and it isn't really that expensive. I bought it straight from Stevens. I put in a company name just in case. I also bought the vacuum tester. $112...
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    Electric power steering

    What is the voltage at idle and what is it when at higher RPM? Is it stiff when the car is not moving but better if the RPM is higher and the car is also not moving? Reason I ask is because many cars with electric power steering use speed sensors to determine power steering output. Another...
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    2021 NFL/NCAAF News and Nonsense

    UCLA effed this up. The players went to Sea World and some Navy thing. Of course if this was for a major bowl, this would have all been covered up and they would have played anyway. You can't tell me there aren't a ton of cases in all teams.
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    2021/22 - CFB

    I think Pitt missing their first two QBs is a way bigger handicap.
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    Blue Sea Add a Battery

    It was the factory option listed on the "window sticker".
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    Blue Sea Add a Battery

    Yeah...that's why Cobalt didn't install fuses. Have you ever even used an ACR? There are many ACRs out there that say nothing about putting in fuses. Out of curiosity, what do you think you are actually protecting with the fuses? Do you have fuses on your battery to starter cable? Adding...
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    Blue Sea Add a Battery

    Just following your lead.
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    2021/22 - CFB

    And they are doing pretty well!
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    Blue Sea Add a Battery

    Over 30 years as an EE including electric vehicles and automotive electronics...used to work for GM let me say, I had a feeling you were an electrician...doesn't surprise me one bit what you are saying. Had to fix more than one electrician's goof ups. And yes, the thread was hijacked back on...
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    Blue Sea Add a Battery

    And you missed the point entirely. The point is if you have a fault and you have a short circuit in the wiring feeding the lamp within that cord plugged into the outlet, even if it has a 16awg wire feeding it, it will still blow the 20A or 15A circuit breaker without the rest of the wiring melting.
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    2021/22 - CFB

    Looks like Tennessee got screwed there.
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    2021/22 - CFB

    They do it for other reasons. Any other sport besides men's football and basketball wouldn't exist if they only did it to make money.
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    Blue Sea Add a Battery

    No it doesn't...thankfully a 16 AWG wire can tolerate 22A before it fails. It's also why the ground wire of 240V and other circuits doesn't have to be the same size as the conductors. It just has to be big enough to not melt before the circuit breaker trips. BTW...EE here...your background?
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