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  1. roscoe

    Hot water heater

    Went from electric to gas to cut electric bill by $70 a month. Needed high capacity for the wife's new garden soaker tub, which will empty any conventional water heater. And needed a power vent heater and an 80 gallon PV runs about $2500 and you are always heating that tankful of water. The...
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    Hot water heater

    On demand heats the water at the point of use . So a heater, usually electric for convenience sake, in every room with a faucet. Tankless, simply replaces your current water heater with a super fast ( high btu ) heater. Mine is gas, 174,000 btu. Btu size has to be high enough for the number...
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    Hot water heater

    I don’t have on demand, I have tankless. So far so good, but only had it for 18 months.
  4. roscoe

    Motor

    I'm wondering if the motor is off center, horizontally, port to starboard? OR... Is the motor not perpendicular to the water surface?
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    We had a bit of wind last night

    mazeophobia
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    Motor support racks

    Depends what you are building the rack out of. A welded steel rack, may only need a wheel in each corner. Something out of 2x6's on end, maybe 6 wheels. Something out of 2x4's, gonna need a lot of support. Why one rack instead of 3 separate racks???
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    Ideas for planters/raised beds?

    What is the benefit of a raised garden if you still have to bend over and reach down below your knees? Or actually get on your knees. If you are looking for good barrels, search out the food processing plants. They have barrels that contained corn starch, soybean oil, corn oil, vinegar, tomato...
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    Ideas for planters/raised beds?

    Neighbor is confined to an electric wheelchair. He uses 55 gal barrels cut in half (top to bottom). They are supported on a long 2x4 frame, high enough so he can access them with his wheelchair.
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    Boat Cover Repair?

    stitch a piece of kevlar on the inside where it rubs the windshield, and a heavy piece of upholstery vinyl on the outside.
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    StarCraft 181 SS conversion

    If I remember correctly, the splash well on my 18SS and my 70's mariner, was 34" front to transom. I then bought a newer Mariner ('82) and it had the smaller 11" splash well. So I gained 23" of boat interior space, but still had the same length boat. You can make the well as deep or long as...
  11. roscoe

    Trailer Set Up

    Just buy a new appropriate (taller) winch post and winch. No sense in trying to make that one work, it is used up.
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    Stuck floor board over gas tank on Alumacraft

    screw 2 eye screws into it, on opposite sides, attach rope, and pull up.
  13. roscoe

    1983 Blue Fin 16’ Resto

    Congrats on the new adventure. That hull was made by StarCraft- sylvan-smokercraft. It should be a good one. 16’ or 18’ - ??? ALSO—- Go to the StarCraft forum for detailed information on your project. https://forums.iboats.com/forum/starcraft-boats.131/
  14. roscoe

    Lower Unit Oil Leak

    Tightening won’t help because that is not what seals the gear oil in. There are seals on the driveshaft and the shift shaft. “I'm assuming some came loose after 6 years.” They should have been loosened/removed when the water pump impeller was replaced. If you haven’t done that yet, it’s...
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    How to prevent jack from seizing up? Gets submerged every launch

    I’ve beach launched many times. Once it was so shallow I was 150’ into the water before the water was deep enough to launch , but the water wasnt over the tongue or winch. Don’t try this with out a tow truck standing by.
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    How to prevent jack from seizing up? Gets submerged every launch

    Hmmm, So the trailer tongue gets submerged??? I’ve never seen a trailer tongue or Jack go under water. Mount it further forward? Extend the tongue then mount it further forward? Buy a higher lift Jack and mount it above the trailer tongue? Hard to suggest much more without a decent photo of...
  17. roscoe

    1989 80Hp trim switch location

    IF…. It had one. Side of the lower cowl. One can be easily added if needed.
  18. roscoe

    Boat to trailer latches

    For what it’s worth, maybe for newbies of or people trying to decide on what type of trailer they want to buy, here is my take. Unfortunately This is one of the downsides of a roller trailer. I switched to a bunk trailer about 20 years ago. The bunks are very low and the boat sits down...
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    R.I.P Chuck Norris

    But more fit and active than most guys in their 50's. He was still sparring a week ago.
  20. roscoe

    Texas weather is crazy🤣

    All of earth's weather is crazy. Constantly reacting to forces within our atmosphere, and with forces originating in outer space. It's actually pretty amazing that there are so many various forms of life that exist, and are thriving, given the constant changes and extremes found here on earth...
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