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    Converted from oil to gas...

    Yesterday I had my ten year old Lennox oil furnace removed and a Bryant 95+% efficient gas unit put in its place. Oil heat had become excessively costly. I figure oil was costing me around $1900 per winter including the biannual "inspection and cleaning" and the extra electricity needed to run...
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    Spark Plugs...

    I want to get this settled once and for all. (Well, at least until next week...) In browsing forums - automotive and marine - I often see comments regarding spark plug preferences. My guess is that the least favorite brand among them is Champion. Yet, almost everything I buy comes with a...
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    Toro Leaf Blower...

    I have a Toro leaf blower that doubles as a leaf vacuum - a fairly common type of item. Problem is that when vacuuming leaves from my flower berms, I often draw up a piece of wood mulch or other debris and occasionally it's big and hard enough to break a vane off the plastic/composite impeller...
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    I'm Magical...!

    I have powers that even I don't understand. I can move inanimate objects at will - even cause groups of people to act in certain ways whenever I want them to. Examples: 1. I can cause the stock market to rise. All I have to do is move all my stuff into bonds. 2. I can make a traffic lane slow...
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    Self-stick floor tile coming up at the corners...

    Hey guys, if you've ever used vinyl self-stick floor tiles and had them either shift position or saw corners or edges lift after a couple of years, I'd like to hear what you did to correct these problems. I've used this type of product many times over the years with generally good results. But...
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    Garage Heater...

    Wanting to use my garage for more than storing cars during the long winter, but it gets COLD out there. I've used an old torpedo kerosene heater, but it's not very wise to work in its exhaust..! Same with an unvented propane heater which doesn't give me enough to make it comfortable. So I...
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    Black Walnuts...

    I have two beautiful black walnut trees, each of which is presently loaded with nuts. As any of you who have ever managed to get the green husk off the shell, and the nut out of it, it is a messy and difficult job. (I don't know how the squirrels around here can stand the taste/odor of the...
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    Drawing heat from fireplace...

    I'm thinking about buying/building a heat exchanger to install in my fireplace. Tired of seeing 90% of the heat going up the chimney. Years ago I had something called a "Heatilator", which was comprised of steel tubes that ran vertically from beneath the fire, to the rear of the firebox, and...
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    I muffed it on the muffs...

    My boat hasn't been in the water for almost 8 weeks, and the Merc 170 hadn't been run for at least four. So I lifted the cover, hooked up the hose, climbed in and started her up. As I always do, I sat and watched the gauges, intending to let her run for five minutes or so at around 1700-1800...
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    I'm really taking a chance here...

    This is the sort of post that will make people think I'm slipping away.... Last summer I was building a retaining wall in front of the house and using a masonry saw borrowed from a friend. Every time I cut a stone, a large fly would come around, as though attracted by the dust and/or the...
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    Ever feel like you don't have enough hands...?

    Warm, clear day, calm water, slow cruise around the lake, one hand on the wheel and the other on (choose one): 1. The lady's knee 2. A beer 3. A Romeo y Julieta churchill Of course, you could alternate, but all three at once would be ideal. Tried using one foot once, but burned my big toe...
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    The ad for the dating service (or whatever it is)...

    ..Just showed up again. I did a print screen for the moderators...
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    So I cleaned out the shed today...

    ...For the first time in about fifteen years. Oh my. As I kept coming out the door with armload after armload, the lady said I reminded her of the clowns getting out of the Volkswagen at the circus. Here I've been buying things for years that I already had, hidden away out of sight in that...
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    Clearcoat sealant...

    Hi guys. I need your thoughts on the absolute BEST sealant for clear coat on an automobile. The lady's Sebring tends, for some reason, to get water spots on the center of the hood that really resist removal by washing or waxing. I've used Turtle Wax Carnuba and Nu-Finish - both excellent...
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    I need a straight answer...

    Guys, I discovered the Iboats forums after I sold my old Sylvan 18 footer and bought an old Four Winns with a 470 Merc. I came to the forum for information on maintaining and upgrading the boat and engine, and have been well-served by it. But I have a question or two on maintenance. I averaged...
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    Watchdog...?

    Heard about a guy in New York City whose apartment was broken into three times over a year and a half while he was at work. Bought himself a Doberman to put a stop to it. Came home to find a burglar cowering in a corner, afraid to move. This happened twice. Turned out the dog would let anybody...
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    Re-striping a Four Winns Horizon...

    I have an '85 Four Winns 170 Horizon, the hull of which I recently buffed out to remove the oxidation/discoloration. It came out decently, and now my eyes immediately jump to the banged-up/scraped-up striping across the waterline. I'm sure that a number of you have replaced striping on an old...
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    Hey Mustang owners...

    A stupid question I suppose, but I'll ask anyway. I've got a pristine '99 GT droptop about which I love everything but one. I can't find a remote button to open the trunk! Nor can I find a reference to one in any literature. Therefore, it's reasonable to assume that there isn't one. But I just...
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    More supermarket foibles...!

    In the past few months we've discussed the tendency of check-out clerks to wait until they have run totally out of quarters before they break open a new roll, making everyone wait while they do that. We've discussed the patrons who watch every last item rung up and then - not until then - they...
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    Dual action polisher...

    I've got to "de-oxidize" my '85 Four Winns hull. Tried today with a drill and buffing tip using 3M Finesse-it. A couple of small spots came out just fine, de-oxidized and glossy. It appears I can get by with this stuff rather than something more aggressive. But to do the whole thing with this...
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