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    Vinyl Plank Flooring Installation Decision ???

    The flooring arrived today. It is a bit lighter than the room visualizer pictures, but it will be fine. I got to finish painting the walls and trim, then get the floor ready for planking. Probably will be working it this weekend.
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    LiFePO Batteries ???

    There are a couple of videos reviewing the Time USB batteries. I watched the more recent one (Jan 2025). Overall the reviewer thought it was a good battery and the testing met the spec's. It seems to me that many of the so-called economy battery brands have upped their game over the past...
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    Do i need to be concerned about these compression numbers yet

    I usually look for numbers in the 5-10% range of deviation from the 'norm', which in this engine appears to be 175-180 psi. So, yes, #1 & #3, are a bit out of range. A cylinder leak test would be my next step. Most engines will idle and even rev-up just fine, despite any issues.
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    Vinyl Plank Flooring Installation Decision ???

    Here is the other side of the room (kitchen), showing Option #1. .
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    Vinyl Plank Flooring Installation Decision ???

    After some YT video watching, it appears that the planks should run either the major length of the room, towards a significant source of light (window), or towards a major feature of the room (probably the largest window). So, it would be option #1. (I had a feeling) :LOL:
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    Vinyl Plank Flooring Installation Decision ???

    Greetings, I am doing a kitchen make-over and will be installing LVP (vinyl plank) flooring. I'm trying to decide the direction to run the flooring and am considering how it would/should look vs. the hardwood flooring in the adjoining room (foyer). Option # 1 Run it in the same direction . ...
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    LiFePO Batteries ???

    I was thinking about doing the jumper cable thing, but concerned about the amount of current that the LFP batteries would soak up. Also, the folks at LiTime recommended their 20 amp charger w/ activation feature. I'll probably buy one from them, because they were so nice. :D (y)
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    LiFePO Batteries ???

    Quick Update . . . My automatic charger (really an automotive battery charger) did not work to wake-up the batteries, as I suspected. I reached out to my good friends at LiTime and they agreed with my synopsis about the batteries having reached the low SoC limit over the winter. They...
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    Need some help

    I can reach out to Brian via email and work out a password resolution.
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    Which battery is best?

    I've used dual-purpose marine batteries with good success in the past. As for Lithium (specifically LiFePO4 type) . . . not really a nuclear risk, but charging and using them requires a bit of science. There are some 'drop-in' LiFePO4 batteries available . . . BUT . . . your outboard motor...
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    LiFePO Batteries ???

    My understanding is that the recommendation to store at mid-level charge (50-60%) is more for long term storage. Not sure if not using the boat for a few weeks or more is really going to break anything. I'd just see how things go . . . maybe run your blowers while you are closing up the...
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    alaska cruise

    Following along . . . We have an Alaska Cruise on our bucket list . . . Probably in a few years.
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    New boat owners leaving the hobby

    IDK . . . sort of makes sense. Could be the pandemic related cycle of people either having tried it and getting out of the sport or perhaps moving onto their next boat. Then there is the steep depreciation curve, which was muted during the pandemic years. Now reality is settling back in...
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    LiFePO Batteries ???

    Quick Update . . . The daytime temperatures are getting into the 50's, so I decided to open up the boat and see if I can get the LiFePO4 batteries to come to life. Good News is that the engine hatch, that normally runs off the house batteries (now in Low-Temp lock-out), has a secondary switch...
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    7.4 Gen VI cylinder head gaskets

    Those engines are not all that high in compression anyway. The thing about the head gaskets is you want to make sure you are choosing one that has 'parallel' flow from the block to the heads. My understanding is that many of the automotive gaskets are designed to have sequential flow. I...
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    Sseveral issues all at once!

    Rinda Diacom might be the thing to consider for the computer diagnostics. I'm not sure how much detail you will get from Merc's VesselView.
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    Sseveral issues all at once!

    The description of the running and the problem is a bit difficult to follow . . . but . . . It sounds like after some time of running with normal performance, your engine limits itself to 3500 RPM. Is that correct? Since it is an MPI engine, it will be difficult to diagnose without having the...
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    2008 Chaparral Signature 310 Trailering

    thanks for the update . . . Got any pictures to share?
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    Florida snow

    I checked some of the snow totals from yesterday . . . As much as 8" of snow in some parts of FL. The guy who bought my Formula 330 lives on the gulf coast in Mississippi. . . He posted some pictures of the snow . . . looked to be 5-6" and still snowing.
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Just found a conversion of a Formal 400SS with 'wings' on either side of the engine mounts for stern boarding. It must be a thing. .
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