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    Another winterization question

    Years back a neighbor used the light bulb method for his boat, had it in a small unheated barn. He put a light in the window that he and the neighbor could both see. If they looked and no light, they knew the power was out and they would fire up a small power generator to keep the bulbs going...
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    Another winterization question

    Draining is the safest move bar none !!! With that said...to get a longer season I used to put two 75 or 100 watt light bulbs in those big funnel looking aluminum housings inside the dog house. Temp never dropped below 60 degrees even when outside temp was 25... Experimented to see if one bulb...
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    Care to guess tire size?

    With the conditions you describe, you have a 95% chance the boat is junk, rotted transom and stringers. Your getting it for free because that is much cheaper than the owner junking it himself. Sure you want that trouble just for a free trailer ??
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    Guessing young adult kids text back rather than call?

    Yes...remember them well...
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    1986 Chris Craft gas gauge or sender issue?

    Might hust ve a lousy gage and sender. The way boats operate, gas gages can read off. My own does similiar things. It stays full, until the tank us almost half empty then suddenly shows 1/2- 3/4 full. When up on plane it reads different than going slow due to angle of the hull. Over time I...
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    Care to guess tire size?

    Even a bigger point...what is the lug spacing, a spare won't help if the wheel doesn't fit....
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    Doing lack of maintenance repair on Ariens 1128 snowblower.

    Yep...gotta pay close attention to wind direction !! Tried the cab also but being tall and a big sail, the wind often blew the snoblower over on its side. What I did find that works very well, bought a snomobile helmet at a garage sale. Works great, just remember to wrap something around your...
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    My friend forgot to lock the hitch. Doh!

    My, my, how all these little errors seem so familiar !!
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    Guessing young adult kids text back rather than call?

    I look at it this way, todays students no longer learn to write, there math skills are seriously lacking, just look how they don't understand there student loans ! Many have difficulty reading....but everyone of them have no problem operating a smart phone !!! Don't ask me ??
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    Doing lack of maintenance repair on Ariens 1128 snowblower.

    I have had Ariens sno throwers and zero turn mowers for years. Great products !! And yes my 24" deluxe blower can blow snow out to 40'...easy to control though. My son bought one and his wife was watching out of the second story window of their home....needless to say he couldn't resist...
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    Weather analysis for nearshore fishing

    Many considerations to take into account...Winds from different directions will affect your body if water differently. I use western basin of Lake Erie as my place to go boating. In my area any wind from the NE will cause chop or rough seas and fishing will be poor. Winds from the west or...
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    SAFETY ALERT: Bow Seating Hazard (Malibu)

    Storms that just pop up out of nowhere means the skipper didn' t bother checking the marine forecast before venturing out. Or the skipper that saw all the signs comming, but chose to ignore them until the last minute before deciding to come back in. Weather forecasting gives us many advance...
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    My Islander had the 140hp, 3.0 ....easy to work on and winterize. Easy reach to everything. 34 mph by gps with two adults and fishing gear. Great boat!
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    SAFETY ALERT: Bow Seating Hazard (Malibu)

    There a person can get quite educated about what not to do !! Credit Card captains is about right...great videos!
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    Weird story

    Should have questioned that before you took it home. But...if it runs ok then why worry ??
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    SAFETY ALERT: Bow Seating Hazard (Malibu)

    On the bow is common sense, but when proper seating is provided, it becomes the captains job to determine when it is safe or not to ride up there !! " things happen" sounds more like an excuse for for poor decisions or inexperienced boat owners over driving their craft. Been piloting boats if...
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    Saddest day of the year.

    You must be further north than we are, I usually hang out until Nov, then based on weather reports make the call to call it a season. I know just thinking about the season comming to an end is very dissapointing....
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    SAFETY ALERT: Bow Seating Hazard (Malibu)

    Why is proper boat handling the last thing on the list ?? Any good boat captain could have prevented that !!
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    Winter storage cover

    That last sentence says it all !!
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    My friend forgot to lock the hitch. Doh!

    While I have not had a ball come off, I did one real dumb thing a few years back, all hitched up and ready to pull out the drive...got in the car and my favorite tune was on the radio, of course I had to crank it up a bit and down the road we went. Noticed a little drag but just kept going...
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