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    Chainsaw cutting lube in a pinch

    Well......Dawn for dishes worked quite well in a pinch.Kept everything moving and no smoke from a hot chain so I may continue to use this since my reservoir is still full of it. So here is how lubricating the chain was explained to me by the last shop that sharpened my blade." a sharp chain...
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    Chainsaw cutting lube in a pinch

    I have a Bauer electric chainsaw.For an electric it cuts really awesome.Needed to do some cutting and had no chain lube of any kind what so ever.Concerned about dulling my very sharp chain, was going to opt for a really desperate source of lube.Was about to fill the bar chain reservoir with...
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    Anyone know What these are????

    probably not the best choice but cheap enough to try.
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    Anyone know What these are????

    I think I may try these from amazon AKOLAFE 12PCS Mending Plates, 10” Heavy Duty Flat Straight Brackets, Black. or just overlap the battens and drill holes for nut and bolt
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    Anyone know What these are????

    Thanks will have a look.
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    Anyone know What these are????

    Hose clamps will never hold on anything this shape
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    Adding Distilled water to battery. what qualifies as distilled?

    Wow!!! This is almost as good as an oil thread.Almost....Forgot to mention that rainwater is what my grandfather used .Charlie
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    Anyone know What these are????

    Lol ,sit and have a brewski, you are straining your brain on this one. Probably have to cover 10' maybe a little less.Thought of duct tape.Also thought of large shrink-wrap seals at overlaps and then duct tape over that.Probably gonna need some support from underneath unless I get a good bow to...
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    Adding Distilled water to battery. what qualifies as distilled?

    Cleared my pool cover of rain water after a week of rain.Took a quart of the apron 50 gallons and filtered it thru a towel and put it on my garage shelf to use as distilled water to top off my batteries.Anyone know if this wouldn't qualify as distilled water?? There was so much of this crystal...
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    Will This motor cover fit my 2000 200HP Saltwater series???

    there is a 2003 150 hp cover for sale in very nice shape.Wondering if it will be same fit for my 2000 200HP Saltwater series??? Decals are different but looks very similar.I grew up with Evinrude/johnsons and many covers were interchangeable regardless of exact year and hp.Charlie
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    Anyone know What these are????

    Yep,these I have seen.What I need is a way to connect the battens to each other.Probably need to string 3 together to cover the bow.
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    Anyone know What these are????

    thanks guys,I dont have a sailboat so no sails.However I could probably use these battens in the bow of my Grady to support the winter cover/ shrink-wrap.Will just have to figure out a way to connect them.Charlie
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    Anyone know What these are????

    Got these from a marine store that closed and was selling boxes full of items.They are very hard/rigid but with some flex, made of fiberglass I think ...Strips are all the same width and lengths vary from 3-5' long.The longer ones have rubber caps on the ends. sorry for the lousy pics.Got...
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    Please help identify this dingy

    Caribe with name removed.
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    Cheapest, easiest, fastest way to paint a crappy fiberglass boat?

    Fastest ,cheapest, not give a crap way.........Go to Home Depot and buy 20 cans of their $1.49 aerosol spray paint and spray away like you dont give a crap. Charlie
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    Staying warm on boat in the winter

    Been there !! Done that!! Christmas boat parade is pretty big here on Long Island and we participated in it once. My 1st advice to you is to get a slip with shore power to view the parade from your boat and plug in a heater and stay right there and you get to view the entire parade as it...
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    Looking for pump to drain oil through dipstick tube

    Hi guys, so I have agreements and disagreements on this topic. Kudos to Lou!! I use the same Topsider pump for over 20 years and it works quite well as long as the motor is fully warmed up and oil is hot. When oil in pan is just about empty and Topsider is losing suction due to almost no oil...
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    2000 200hp Saltwater series 2 stroke SX200 spark plug

    I have had this motor for 3 years.Came with brand new Champion QL78C. Runs fine but I assume time to change them. Didn't realize it came with brand new plugs so I bought NGK plugs to replace at that time.BR7HS-10 .I am assuming I purchased the correct NGK plugs at that time. Anyone know if they...
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    Best diy wax?

    You have BLUE GELCOAT???? I had a beautiful 27' Regal with blue gelcoat.First let me state that I will NEVER EVER own a boat with colored gelcoat again.My Regal was beautiful and it was a lot of work keeping the blue gelcoat beautiful.I had a very good system that did not include any compounding...
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    Winterization of my Commodore 272

    No need to remove batteries.Good idea to leave shore power connected and charge batteries every month while in storage.after draining block and manifolds and sounds like you are storing engine dry,I would pour some 50/50 AF thru the hoses to ensure any remaining water is diluted with AF and...
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