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  1. dwco5051

    Can You Wear This Shirt

    All these trips down memory lane brought to my attention that I still have a drafting machine which was my fathers on a shelf in one of my shop buildings. Checked on E-Bay and there is a ton of them for sale. Don't think it is even worth listing. I don't remember the exact year but my first...
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    Can You Wear This Shirt

    And you probably had one of these also;
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    1957 Johnson Seahorse 35hp value?

    Yes there is a buyer somewhere for that motor. I has no special value as a collectable, antique, or classic as there are lots of them still around. The buyer you are looking for is probably one of two persons. 1) Someone who has restored their grandfather's old boat and wants a period motor...
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    Can You Wear This Shirt

    I do remember that around 1972/73 range my Dad got what I remember was a HP35. I played with it but didn't like using RPN to operate it. Later I did do some stuff in FORTH but RPN still slowed me down. I wasn't long after this I bought myself one of the first TI's with the red led numbers.
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    Can You Wear This Shirt

    Walked around campus with my K&E hanging from my belt as a freshman in 1957. Really impressed the chics. Even the elementary ed coeds avoided me.
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    Can You Wear This Shirt

    Chances are if you qualify for shirt this you are probably already retired. I figure I was the next to last generation for it.
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    My boat needs to run real good on the 4th of July. FIX IT !!

    For many years I worked on my home lake at least two out of three, usually all three, trying to keep the crazies in line. I vowed once I retired I would never go out on a weekend again. Memorial Day was the worst because people would not check out their boats and launch with dead batteries...
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    helm wiring, should be simple, i'm not too bright.

    Brings back memories. Back before modern building management systems ran a high school HVAC system on one PLC. Boorlean Logic ladder diagrams programmed in octal. Could not even remember how to turn in on today. Another skill I learned at one time and completely forgot just like differential...
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    That wasn't the problem, I needed the bubbles.
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    Have three or four old levels in the shop that need repaired. Finally found a source repair parts but it is overseas.
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    Steering Wheel Locked Up

    Step one: Disconnect cable from steering arm on motor. Will the motor turn freely both directions by hand? Hopefully it does because often freeing up a motor that will not turn in its bushings can be a lot more work than replacing a cable and helm. Step two: Will the wheel now turn freely...
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    A wiring question

    I retired HTC, back when we still did everything from damage control to real shipfitting, still had AD's, AR's, and AS's, and SIMA's weren't staffed by civilians. A lot of opportunities back then for us T**d Chasers.
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    A wiring question

    Just noticed your signature picture. You and I might be the only HT's on this site. HTC-retired
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    A wiring question

    I personally would go with the 18 gauge, won't kill the budget and the heavier connectors would be less likely to be damaged over the years. No problem with keeping the lower amperage fuses.
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    NYC Accident

    I don't know what the current velocity was when she departed but if they had a complete propulsion and/or rudder failure that might have been the only way to avert the crash. Leaving port against the current would be best in an area of restricted maneuverability as that is when the ship has the...
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    NYC Accident

    A lot of unanswered question on how this could have happened. RIP to the 2 I am assuming midshipmen who were on the yardarms when this happened. https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/brooklyn-bridge-mexican-navy-ship-05-18-25-hnk
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    How times have changed;
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    Woohoo! Daughter gets to take the pick of fellowships!

    For other old fogies like me that only know what civil, electrical, mechanical, and railroad engineers do; "Polymer science and engineering is a multidisciplinary STEM field focused on this special class of molecules. Polymer materials are ubiquitous in almost every aspect of modern life, and...
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