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  1. dwco5051

    Anchor light wiring

    You didn't say how old the boat is but here is a diagram for how a boat with a 2 bulb 3 wire masthead light was wired years ago before diodes. https://www.seachoice.com/pdf/05991_MASTHEAD%20&%20ALL-ROUND%20WHITE%20LIGHT.pdf
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    Need Electrical help

    Just reread you answer about no ceiling box. You will have to install a junction box to support the socket and enclose the wire connections. Without knowing details about your garage ceiling's construction I can't tell you exactly how to do it as there are several methods that come to mind.
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    Need Electrical help

    I had two electricians who worked for me and one was my expert on code and since I retired 19 years ago so to the best of my knowledge the sockets do not have to be grounded (bonded) since there are no exposed conductive parts. The ground wires have to be continuous so they will have to be...
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    Need Electrical help

    Are you are installing a ceramic/plastic fixture that has one standard socket for a screw in bulb to accept a multi-lamp LED onto a standard ceiling box? Similar to this;
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    Random

    Captured is the word they used to not upset the squeamish . They were on their way to a quarantine facility which is standard practice for imported animals. I would love to hear the theories being bantered around in the local bars in that part of the state. People in that county still think...
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    charging not working on Merc 850 1974

    When you are reading the resistance of the stator you are just measuring a long length of copper wire. Depending on the accuracy of your meter and the temperature of the stator it will vary so it seems to be withing specs. Like raceone said those old mercs are good motors but known for brittle...
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    Freezer door not freezing

    Might just be the defrost timer if you are lucky. Don't know how long it was off but the evaporator coils could be completely iced up. Also bad fan motor as someone also said. Bad drain or coil heaters. My side by side went haywire on me out of warranty and I had to replace a circuit board...
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    HULL REPAIR QUESTION

    Have to agree. This might be a diamond in the rough but would require really checking to see what is there. It looks like it belonged to a serious flats fisherman with poor navigational skills. As far as the motor I know quite a few dedicated anglers who will keep up on engine maintenance but...
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    Ice Fish

    I'll go with you providing you auger the holes through the 6 feet of sea ice. By the time you get the second hole dug I will already have my limit.
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    Random

    I showed the picture to the admiral and she did not take it well. She said there are 7 bays there and you already have 6 now. Then she informed me that since even with six we have 3 pickups, 4 trailers, one boat on a trailer, and a skid steer sitting out in the weather perhaps a giant yardsale...
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    Random

    How many on here would consider this the ideal house? If I just could talk my wife into it.
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    Boat slow after cleaning

    Perhaps it was just a coincidence that a possible loss of power happened at the same time as waxing the boat. It might be time to look at the motor. Compression check first and then fuel, electrical, etc. If you work at trouble shooting problems sooner or later you will find yourself chasing...
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    TCW-2, use it?

    Yeah, my memory of 70 years ago gets a little faded. I thought when I typed that that it might of been 30 also. Yep, it was straight 30w non detergent. I first remember detergent oils when I was a senior in high school 56-57 and I was working part time in a gas station pumping Amoco white...
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    TCW-2, use it?

    I must have a few years on you. In my youth there were no multi viscosity oils. We used to stock up with a case of Gulf 20w quarts. The mix was 1 us quart to 5 imperial gallons. My dad and uncle claimed it would work in any of the motors in the family and it did. A few of the motors were...
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    TCW-2, use it?

    I would only use it in any of my chainsaws as bar oil, not as mixed fuel. Two stroke air cooled motors run much hotter than outboards and quality oils for them are a different formulation. About 15 or so years ago I ran out of saw fuel about 45 minutes away from the shop but happened to have...
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    trailer dolly?

    Do you see that black trailer on the right side of the picture. The oldest boy asked me how come the hitch ball is never more than a couple of inches from the coupler when I pick it up. He never did figure it out (he thought I was blessed with mystic powers) until I showed him two small piles...
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    trailer dolly?

    Yes, if you are using a hand trailer dolly and the attachment point is behind the axles it may take a few feet to do it. What helps is to stick tape to the garage floor to show where you have to be. Since I have to back in here on my blind side I lay a couple of pieces of wood outside the door...
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    trailer dolly?

    That is how I used to get my plane into the hanger years ago if there weren't any linemen available late at night. Was going to put the same type of setup in my garage with a winch that had a remote but got a much smaller boat instead. Once you pass 80 you learn to work smarter.
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    1972 Ranger Bass Boat

    Looks great. I wanted one of those so bad back in the early 70's when I was even poorer than I am now. Forrest Wood was the father of bass boats and you don't see many of his original hull designs. Nice Job.
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    Boat slow after cleaning

    Did they do the just a cleaning and waxing of the outside of the hull? Did it sit outside and take on a bunch of rainwater at wherever it was cleaned? Did they have it off the trailer to do the job? Have you done a complete visual of the bottom and the prop for possible damage? I am just...
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