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  1. Lou C

    Been a little cold.

    Guess these guys shoulda pulled their boats…they are commercial fishermen from what I’ve seen, the harbor hasn’t frozen like this in at least 10 years.
  2. Lou C

    Been a little cold.

    Yeah a little cold by me! Someone tried to plow the boat ramp, funny eh?
  3. Lou C

    [SPLASHED] I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    With portable generators they depend on residual magnetism to make AC power. So it’s best to run them with a load in them so that the magnetism doesn’t dissipate. You can re-magnetize it using a drill, look on James Condons you tube channel for the procedure on how to do that. I run ours once a...
  4. Lou C

    [SPLASHED] I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    So far today I did it 3x and I’d say we got more than a foot, prob like 18”. I have a single stage Toro so you can’t wait till that much snow is done, you have to do it in stages but the single is nice because it cleans down to the pavement.
  5. Lou C

    [SPLASHED] I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    We’re getting the same forecast as Ted….just went out and took it down a bit, was about 4” and will do it again before nightfall… it’s not supposed to quit till Monday PM….
  6. Lou C

    [SPLASHED] I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    It's times like this that I feel like I've reached the end of the rope for me as far as living in NY. If my son and daughter in law come to that conclusion, we're out of here! Life is too short especially now for putting up with 4 months of cold weather.
  7. Lou C

    [SPLASHED] I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    We are at 10* also on Long Island. Here’s a tip about generators at least the portable style….when you run them to see if they will start plug in a load to them like a hairdryer to make sure they will produce current. These depend on residual magnetism to make AC current and if not run with a...
  8. Lou C

    Switching from Volvo TBI to Carb on a 1996 5.7 GI

    Looking at the edge of the outlet, is that casting flash or a crack? I think casting flash. I think those threaded ports on the pump are usually NPT but on the three carbs (Q-jet, Holley & Edelbrock) I have for the fuel inlets they use straight threads and a double flare fuel line fitting...
  9. Lou C

    Trailer wheel bearings - standard or stainless

    Remember “stainless” means stain-less but not rust proof…I have used standard bearings (not sure if they are stainless or not) and as long as you keep water out and grease once a year or so they last a long time. I have some spares in the garage now I’m curious to check with a magnet….
  10. Lou C

    Switching from Volvo TBI to Carb on a 1996 5.7 GI

    Great work and congrats! Question: did you use the bypass or blocking fuel regulator?
  11. Lou C

    Swap wood panel in upholstery

    Ah I don't know for sure but isn't that linseed oil REALLY flammable? I think if I do another one of these (have to do the starboard side coaming panel next), I'm just going to use some oil based paint. Interlux Bilgecoat or similar. I used that on wood panels in the engine compartment and they...
  12. Lou C

    Swap wood panel in upholstery

    PS I used PT wood when I did the big sunpad on my 88 F/W and nothing else, it's still good! Done 17 years ago! did the same when I fixed the port side coaming panel like 8 years ago.
  13. Lou C

    Looking for a part (steering pin)

    An OMC part may be identical because when they went into the Joint Venture with Volvo in '94, VP took the OMC Cobra transom mount and slightly modified it (the pivot housing part #76 in the diagram above in particular is different) but many parts, if not the majority are the same. I have bought...
  14. Lou C

    Swap wood panel in upholstery

    Also depending on how F/W did it, if you have nuts and bolts to hold the hinges to the rear fiberglass, think about making a backing piece of plywood (1/2" is fine) to spread the load of the hinges out so as to not stress the fiberglass. My boat has the full size sun pad in that location and...
  15. Lou C

    [SPLASHED] I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    One thing I just thought of....insurance....will insurance cover the cost of the new engines, etc? Agreed value policy? Would they cover a loss seeing as how the boat was significantly modified from its original configuration?
  16. Lou C

    [SPLASHED] I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    I hear that is a side effect of retirement or even semi-retirement. I have discovered it's a ratio. 60/40 "your" projects vs house projects, if you're lucky!
  17. Lou C

    Swap wood panel in upholstery

    All I did was use PT wood and stainless fasteners, the original was redone before I got it and it was unwrapped foam. I didn't know as much then as I do now, but I did that I think in 2009 and it's still OK now!
  18. Lou C

    Swap wood panel in upholstery

    I had to replace that huge piece of plywood about 15 years ago, it was the width & length of the engine compartment so it was big and heavy. The original was 3/4" plywood so that's what I used. Still in good shape now all these years later.
  19. Lou C

    Is there a complete service guide?

    Dexter might have some vids on their site about how to maintain hubs/bearings, since they seem to own everything in the trailer biz right now lol. Etrailer also has vids as well.
  20. Lou C

    Bob Weir of Grateful Dead passed on.

    There were definitely guys doing that in the parking lot of Nassau Coliseum way back when. Which ironically was the site of the former Mitchel Air Force Base.
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