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  1. dingbat

    Are Gift Cards still safe to buy and give ?

    It’s a life style. You get what you make of it. The flexibility of my schedule allowed me to spend far more time with my kids than most. Spent the last 30 years jet setting around the world first as an Engineer, then as a Project Manager. Have managed world wide Sales for the past 20 years...
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    1992 XR6 150 reed adapter plate hose barb

    Should be able to get from Mercury if nothing else
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    Are Gift Cards still safe to buy and give ?

    We’ve transition over to a mostly digital Christmas this year. Use Venmo for cash transfers. Since everyone in the family has Amazon accounts, we tried Amazon’s holiday gift list service this year. Works like a bridal registry. Family members login in and make a wish list that is visible to...
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    1992 XR6 150 reed adapter plate hose barb

    Wouldn’t take much to press one back in
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    Boat is put away for winter. What to do every day ?

    You all can keep the cold and snow up there. No snow, but windy with a high of 40 but winds supposed to drop out over night Don’t hunt. Usually spend opening day of deer season (tomorrow) on the water now that most the crazies have left for the woods. Full enclosure keeps the cockpit...
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    A Good Night to be on Lake Erie

    Saw pictures of Sandusky Bay. Thought that was quite normal until I read this thread. Really, minutes later? More of a wave effect, ie tidal wave? Pretty regular occurrence here to have the water either “blown out” or “piled up” on the leeward shore for days at a time. Things can get really...
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    1992 XR6 150 reed adapter plate hose barb

    Guessing they are pressed…given there are no means (hex) which to screw it in
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    Mercury Outboard vapor separator problem

    Have yet to run into a HP pump that doesn’t have some sort of pressure relief valve in case of a malfunction. No tolerance for “dirty” fuel. Ten micron filtration or better is required. Even then, it’s only a matter of time until they start leaking. In the carb world, the equivalent of a stick...
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    Forest destruction

    Cut up the larger stuff for camp/bonfire wood. Used the smaller stuff to build the three brush piles required by my plan. I was surprised how quickly the piles rotted away and things grow back with the canopy thinned out. We’re right on the transition from Piedmont to Coastal plain. Primarily...
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    Forest destruction

    It’s not that there are no mature trees in the picture, it’s the size of the remaining trees and the varieties that tell me its relatively new growth. The woods in preservation is an oak forest. It was last cut ~ 80-100 years ago as evidenced by their size. Most trees are between 24-30”...
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    Forest destruction

    Certainly, no expert, but I don't see a "healthy" woods per my understanding. I don't see any "mature" trees. Looks to be a field that was allowed to grow back. No understory to say, with little diversity in age and species.s Guess I should explain......I have 7 acres of mature forest (24"-48"...
  12. dingbat

    Pink Super Tech (Walmart) -50 RV and Marine ok for engine?? I always thought NO...??

    Solved the problem years ago……went to outboards
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    Offer accepted

    Don't hunt, but never grew up either. Can't imagine neighbors would be into live music, skinny dipping in pool, bush hogging at 5 am or firing up the outboard before heading out to fish at 4 am...lol. Bear in mind, the next County over, litterly across the creek from our propery, last year...
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    Offer accepted

    Still working to avoid thinking about it…lol My biggest concern with moving is having neighbors. Lived on top of a hill in the middle of 30 acres for far too long. Not sure how well villagers would take to me, or vice versa…lol
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    Offer accepted

    Congrats…
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    Boat is put away for winter. What to do every day ?

    Has not been a good fall for me Canceled my annual late October OBX Drum trip due to flood tides. Between work and wind, didn’t bother to put the boat back in the water for November. Have until 12/15 for things to calm down a bit. Obviously, not as hardcore as I was 20 years ago….lol
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    Boat is put away for winter. What to do every day ?

    The bigger fish are starting to show up in better numbers. The bulk are off Jersey Unfortunately, pulling the boat may sooner than later if this wind don't let up
  18. dingbat

    daily music fix

    Lost a close, childhood friend at 19 to suicide. Back to back family tragedies and the family dynamics afterward set the stage. He was very open with me about his feelings. Spent many nights/hours just talking. Same lack of loneliness and support. Thought he was strong enough…didn’t turn out...
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    May want to look at tables 5 and 6 in the attachedm https://nickelinstitute.org/media/8daa61d67a26b6e/10045_practicalguidetousingmarinefasteners.pdf A write up on crevious corrosion https://www.swagelok.com/en/blog/pitting-corrosion-crevice-corrosion-identifying-the-differences
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    daily music fix

    My favorite AIC tune… The MTV session video is a must see for AIC fans
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